Table 2 Significant effects of land use, region, age, and sex on concentrations of elements in hair of free-ranging Koalas in Gunnedah shire, Port Macquarie-Hastings council, and Northern rivers region, n = 294 sampled between 2014–2016
Element | Fitted model | Region | Land use | Age | Sex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cu | ~ Land.use + Age | F(3,247)=3.26, p = 0.022 | F(3,247)=3.96, p < 0.01 | – | |
Hg | ~ Land.use | – | F(3,219)=4.22, p < 0.01 | – | – |
As | ~ Land.use | – | F(3,216)=10.10, p < 0.001 | – | – |
Sb | ~ Region*Land.use | F(4,212)=7.20, p < 0.001 | F(6,212)=7.26, p < 0.001 | – | – |
Al | ~ Region*Land.use | F(1,215)=9.87, p < 0.001 | F(3,215) = 3.88, p < 0.001 | – | – |
Fe | ~ Region*Land.use | F(4,212) = 7.35, p < 0.001 | F(6,212) = 4.82, p < 0.001 | – | – |
Ni | ~ Region*Land.use | F(4,212) = 4.71, p < 0.01 | F(6,212) = 5.73, p < 0.001 | – | – |
Se | ~ Region*Land.use | F(4,212) = 4.39, p < 0.01 | F(6,212) = 2.79, p = 0.012 | – | – |
Mg | ~ Land.use + Age + Sex | – | F(3,212) = 25.85, p < 0.001 | F(3,212) = 5.41, p < 0.01 | F(1,212) = 17.01, p < 0.001 |
Mn | ~ Land.use + Age | – | F(3,213) = 5.86, p < 0.001 | F(3,213) = 4.23, p < 0.01 | – |
Pb | ~ Land.use | – | F(3,216) = 3.09, p = 0.03 | – | – |
Zn | ~ Sex | – | – | – | F(1,218) = 5.86, p = 0.02 |
