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Table 2 Perception of the fishers in the region of Coroa do Avião Island with regard to the local population of migratory shorebirds

From: Do artisanal fishers perceive declining migratory shorebird populations?

Question

Answer

Gender

Age (%)

Colony

Test

M%

F%

40 %

40 + %

IT%

IP%

IG%

Do you know what shorebirds are?

no

40.9

54.0

31.1

59.5

38.5

43.7

50.8

Gender: (χ 2 = 3.919; n = 232; d.f. = 1; p = 0.0477)

Age: (χ 2 = 18.651; n = 232; d.f. = 1; p = 0.0001)

Colony: (χ 2 = 2.157; n = 232; d.f. = 2; p = 0.34)

yes

59.1

46.0

68.9

40.5

61.5

56.3

49.2

Do you know the areas where shorebirds can be found?

no

21.6

46.7

37.3

29.1

54.1

20.0

32.2

Gender: (χ 2 = 15.326; n = 217; d.f. = 1; p = 0.0001)

Age: (χ 2 = 1.594; n = 217; d.f. = 1; p = 0.2067)

Colony: (χ 2 = 12.514; n = 217; d.f. = 2; p = 0.0019)

yes

78.4

53.3

62.7

70.9

45.9

80.0

67.8

Are these birds faithful to these sites?

SS

50.5

61.5

45.5

58.7

54.5

45.5

59.8

Gender: (χ 2 = 1.931; n = 159; d.f. = 2; p = 0,3807)

Age: (χ 2 = 2.971; n = 159; d.f. = 2; p = 0.2264)

Colony: (G = 9.3748; n = 159; d.f. = 4; p = 0.0524)

DS

12.1

11.5

16.4

9.6

27.3

9.1

9.8

NS

37.4

26.9

38.2

31.7

18.2

45.5

30.5

What causes this behavior?

LC

21.0

8.9

4.8

22.3

12.5

25.9

11.6

Gender: (G = 4.1926; n = 145; d.f. = 2; p = 0.1229)

Age: (G = 14.583; n = 145; d.f. = 2; p = 0.0007)

Colony: (G = 7.1067; n = 147; d.f. = 4; p = 0.1304)

HT

76.0

84.4

83.3

76.7

83.3

72.2

79.7

ED

3.0

6.7

11.9

1.0

4.2

1.9

8.7

Have their flocks decreased in size?

No

46.8

43.2

40.0

42.9

43.3

39.1

41.2

Gender: (χ = 1.724; n = 194; d.f. = 1; p = 0.1892)

Age: (χ 2 = 0.199; n = 194; d.f. = 1; p = 0.6558)

Colony: (χ 2 = 0.322; n = 194; d.f. = 2; p = 0.8512)

Yes

53.2

56.8

60.0

57.1

56.7

60.9

58.8

Do you perceive any changes in the island?

No

21.4

37.7

29

27.5

21.2

22.6

33

Gender: (χ 2 = 5.959;n = 189;d.f. = 1;p = 0,0146)

Age: (χ 2 = 0.048; n = 189; d.f. = 1; p = 0.8267)

Colony: (χ 2 = 3.357; n = 189; d.f. = 2; p = 0.1867)

Yes

78.6

62.3

71

72.5

78.8

77.4

66

What changes are these?

HB

58.7

57.4

53.3

61.0

50.0

56.1

61.9

Gender: (χ 2 = 0.218; n = 252; d.f. = 2; p = 0.8969)

Age: (χ 2 = 0.839; n = 252; d.f. = 2; p = 0.6574)

Colony: (G = 5.7475; n = 122; d.f. = 4; p = 0.2188)

CE

25.3

23.4

28.9

22.1

44.4

24.4

19.0

DE

16.0

19.1

17.8

16.9

5.6

19.5

19.0

What changes have provoked a reduction in shorebird populations?

1

19.2

11.6

13.0

18.5

12.5

20.9

15.0

Gender: (χ 2 = 4.807; n = 199; d.f. = 5; p = 0.4399)

Age: (χ 2 = 5.474; n = 199; d.f. = 5; p = 0.3608)

Colony: (H = 10.7232; n = 199; d.f. = 2; p = 0.0047)

2

13.1

10.1

15.9

10.0

3.1

11.9

15.0

3

18.5

15.9

13.0

20.0

12.5

20.9

17.0

4

23.8

36.2

34.8

24.6

43.8

22.4

27.0

5

10.8

13.0

11.6

11.5

3.1

10.4

15.0

6

14.6

13.0

11.6

15.4

25.0

13.4

11.0

Which practices interfere with the presence of the birds?

7

13.8

13.2

16.8

11.8

14.6

12.8

13.8

Gender: (χ 2 = 3.958; n = 279; d.f. = 4; p = 0.4117)

Age: (χ 2 = 2.571; n = 279; d.f. = 4; p = 0.632)

Colony: (H = 9.5461; n = 279; d.f. = 2; p = 0.0085)

8

24.5

25.3

25.7

24.2

16.7

29.1

24.8

9

23.4

17.6

22.8

20.8

18.8

24.4

20.7

10

14.4

23.1

14.9

18.5

27.1

10.5

17.9

11

23.9

20.9

19.8

24.7

22.9

23.3

22.8

  1. M%: Percentage of male informants; F%: Percentage of female informants; −40 %: Percentage of informants less than 40 years of age; 40 + %: Percentage of informants older than 40 years of age; IT%: Percentage of the fishers from Itamaracá; IP%: Percentage of fishers from Itapissuma; IG%: Percentage of fishers from Igarassu
  2. Abbreviations: SS same sites, DS same sites and different sites, NS new sites, LC life cycle of the birds, HT habitat/environment, ED environmental degradation, HB housing boom, CE conservation of the environment, DE degradation of the environment
  3. 1: Hotel Amoaras/Gavôa; 2: Airfield; 3: Shrimp farms; 4: Housing boom; 5: Construction of factories; 6: Other; 7: Ultralight planes, helicopters and airplanes flying overhead; 8: Boat traffic around the island; 9: Movements of tourists on the island; 10: Accumulation of garbage on the island; 11: Sound pollution from bars and boats