Habitat preference of wild boar (Sus scrofa) for feeding in cool-temperate forests

Table 3 Relative frequencies of plots and feeding grounds according to forest type and site variables

Site	Quercus forest		Deciduous forest		Coniferous forest		Total
Site	Plot (%)	Feeding ground (%)	Plot (%)	Feeding ground (%)	Plot (%)	Feeding ground (%)	Plot (%)	Feeding ground (%)
Elevation (m)	χ² = 51.552^a, p value < 0.001
< 500	–	–	4.7	0.0	75.7	12.0	21.4	13.7
500~1000	35.0	29.2	65.1	50.1	18.9	32.0	40.0	30.6
> 1000	65.1	70.8	30.2	49.9	5.4	56.0	38.6	55.8
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Slope degree (°)	χ² = 22.397^a, p value < 0.001
< 15	18.3	32.3	16.3	41.8	13.5	33.8	16.4	34.9
15~30	43.3	30.0	27.9	24.4	24.3	9.4	33.6	27.0
30~45	18.3	25.8	7.0	27.9	10.8	21.1	12.9	25.9
> 45	20.0	11.8	48.8	6.0	51.4	35.6	37.1	12.2
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Micro-topography	χ² = 20.299^a, p value < 0.001
Valley-side	5.0	41.0	51.2	26.7	27.0	39.0	25.0	29.1
Slope	48.3	29.7	37.2	14.7	64.9	28.5	49.3	27.7
Ridge	46.7	29.3	11.6	58.7	8.1	32.5	25.7	43.2
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Slope aspect (°)	χ² = 4.185^a, p value ns^b
315~45	20.0	30.6	25.6	35.6	21.6	32.5	22.1	32.9
45~135	18.3	18.2	30.2	17.2	13.5	38.9	20.7	20.8
135~225	38.3	20.3	27.9	23.3	29.7	23.6	32.9	23.2
225~315	23.3	31.0	16.3	24.0	35.1	5.0	24.3	23.2
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

^aResults of χ² independence analysis between forest type (FG%) and four site variables were added, respectively
^bNot significant

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