Table 1

Repeated measure MANOVA comparison of habitat stability between hilltop and stream areas during and after the rainy season.

Parameters (mean ± SE)

During rain

After rain

Hilltop

Stream area

Hilltop

Stream area

Number of days surveyed

121

84

Number of habitats surveyed

32

55

47

81

Mean duration that habitat remains aquatic (days)

16.71 ± 2.39 A

50.19 ± 2.65 B

15.68 ± 2.45 a

63.98 ± 2.83 b

Mean number of times that habitat dried up

3.75 ± 0.22 A

1.96 ± 0.17 B

2.62 ± 0.18 a

0.42 ± 0.14 b

Mean daily percentage that habitats were aquatic

63.77 ± 3.49 A

91.76 ± 3.49 B

44.62 ± 4.59 C

89.90 ± 4.59 B

Columns not connected by the same letter are significantly different at a level of α = 0.05 (Tukey-Kramer HSD test), lower-case and capital letters indicate independent tests

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