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Table 4 Variation in citation of ecosystem services provided by the ten most used species across the three land use intensity levels, the sociocultural groups, the gender, and age classes

From: Local perception of ecosystem services and their conservation in Sudanian savannas of Burkina Faso (West Africa)

ES categories

ES

land use intensity level

Sociocultural groups

Gender

Age classes

D.f

χ2

P value

D.f

χ2

P value

D.f

χ2

P value

D.f

χ2

P value

Supporting

Soil fertility

2

5.77

0.06

3

15.35

0.001537

1

14.59

0.0001

2

3.19

0.20

Cultural

Tourism

2

47.11

< 0.0001

3

50.25

< 0.0001

1

1.02

0.31

2

3.37

0.18

Religion

2

60.16

< 0.0001

3

101.25

< 0.0001

1

0.14

0.71

2

0.43

0.81

Ceremonies

2

36.61

< 0.0001

3

76.85

< 0.0001

1

0.19

0.66

2

0.87

0.65

Regulating

Water purification

2

1.59

0.45

3

22.41

< 0.0001

1

1.48

0.22

2

3.49

0.17

Shading

2

50.37

< 0.0001

3

51.98

< 0.0001

1

0.22

0.64

2

1.30

0.52

Wind protection

2

42.20

< 0.0001

3

58.24

< 0.0001

1

0.34

0.56

2

0.19

0.91

Pest control

2

4.14

0.13

3

5.00

0.1716

1

12.52

0.0004

2

0.70

0.70

Erosion prevention

2

33.33

< 0.0001

3

31.59

< 0.0001

1

0.53

0.47

2

5.45

0.06

Provisioning

Medicinal use

2

126.51

< 0.0001

3

142.52

< 0.0001

1

0.66

0.41

2

6.03

0.048

Construction

2

44.13

< 0.0001

3

52.04

< 0.0001

1

0.07

0.79

2

4.78

0.09

Crafts

2

61.24

< 0.0001

3

38.48

< 0.0001

1

6.29

0.01

2

5.33

0.07

Energy supply

2

14.38

0.0007

3

6.89

< 0.0001

1

0.38

0.53

2

0.50

0.78

Fodder supply

2

36.22

< 0.0001

3

24.11

< 0.0001

1

4.68

0.03

2

2.21

0.33

Food supply

2

61.18

< 0.0001

3

85.72

< 0.0001

1

7.26

0.007

2

5.82

0.054

  1. ES, ecosystem services