Table 3 - The Birds of Aulavik National Park

Table 3.

Paired 100 m transects recording scat piles in a sheltered coulee versus on nearby flat, open tundra. Five pairs of transects were conducted in each of the three sheltered coulees.

Coulee #1

In Coulee	31 scat piles	39 scat piles	20 scat piles	51 scat piles	33 scat piles
On Tundra	2 scat piles	3 scat piles	2 scat piles	0 scat piles	4 scat piles

Scats recorded are from sandhill crane, ptarmigan, muskoxen (summer and winter), goose, wolf and arctic fox. Statistic: paired sample t test = 6.0062, 4 d.f., P < 0.01

Coulee #2

In Coulee	13 scat piles	12 scat piles	10 scat piles	9 scat piles	13 scat piles
On Tundra	2 scat piles	1 scat piles	0 scat piles	0 scat piles	1 scat piles

Scats recorded are from muskoxen (summer and winter) and geese. Statistic: paired sample t test = 20.7925, 4 d.f., P < 0.01

Coulee #3

In Coulee	17 scat piles	18 scat piles	22 scat piles	11 scat piles	32 scat piles
On Tundra	3 scat piles	4 scat piles	2 scat piles	0 scat piles	3 scat piles

Scats recorded are from muskoxen (summer and winter), geese, ptarmigan and snowy owl. Statistic: paired sample t test = 9.0741, 4 d.f., P < 0.01