Table 3 Influence of water line complexity on the foraging intensity of Little Terns inhabiting Opoka and Kłudzie Islands, analysed with GLZ. Habitat features were measured within buffers delimited randomly within the river reach around the island (Fig. 3b). N = 288.

From: Radiotelemetry reveals the dependence of inland tern breeding and foraging habitats on ADCP-identified sediment aggradation reaches in lowland rivers

Effect

Estimate

SE

W

p

Estimate /SE

Season (2018)

1.11

0.108

105.2

 < 0.001

10.3

Island (ref. to Kłudzie)

 − 0.65

0.086

57.2

 < 0.001

 − 7.6

Water line length [m]

0.008

0.001

78.2

 < 0.001

8.8

Water area [ha]

0.29

0.179

2.7

0.103

1.6

Season*Island

0.23

0.03

60.8

 < 0.001

7.8

Season*Water line length

 − 0.005

0.001

30.6

 < 0.001

 − 5.5

Island*Water line length

0.005

0.001

36.8

 < 0.001

6.1

Season*Water area

 − 0.68

0.176

14.8

 < 0.001

 − 3.8

Island*Water area

0.36

0.148

6

0.014

2.5

Water line length*Water area

0.008

0.002

17.2

 < 0.001

4.1

Season*Water line length*Water area

0.007

0.002

12.3

 < 0.001

3.5

Island*Water line length*Water area

 − 0.007

0.002

14.7

 < 0.001

 − 3.8

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