International Journal of Wildland Fire 24(4), 534–543 doi: 10.1071/WF14115_AC © IAWF 2015
Supplementary Material
Response of a shrubland mammal and reptile community to a history of landscape-scale wildfire Tim S. DohertyA,D, Robert A. DavisA, Eddie J. B. van EttenA, Neil CollierB,C and Josef KrawiecA
ASchool of Natural Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup WA 6027, Australia.
BFaculty of Health, Engineering and Science, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup WA 6027, Australia.
CCurrent address: Faculty of Sustainability, Leuphana University, Scharnhorstrasse 1, 21335, Lueneburg, Germany.
DCorresponding author. Email: [email protected]
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Ctenophorus maculatus Ctenophorus scutulatus Diplodactylus granariensis
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Menetia greyii Sminthopsis crassicaudata Sminthopsis dolichura
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Fig. S1. Plots of residual and fitted values for linear mixed models to test the effect of vegetation fire age on fauna species abundance. The error distribution used in each model is listed in Table 2 in the main document.
Table S2. List of reptile and mammal species captured during monitoring at Charles Darwin
Reserve, Western Australia in 2010–2013
Skinks Dragons
Ctenotus mimetes Ctenophorus maculatus
Ctenotus pantherinus Ctenophorus reticulatus
Ctenotus schomburgkii Ctenophorus scutulatus
Ctenotus severus Moloch horridus
Egernia depressa Pogona minor
Liopholis inornata Snakes
Lerista muelleri Brachyurophis semifasciata
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Menetia greyii Neelaps bimaculatus
Morethia obscura Parasuta monachus
Tiliqua occipitalis Pseudonaja modesta
Pseudonaja nuchalis
Geckoes Ramphotyphlops hamatus
Diplodactylus granariensis Monitors
Diplodactylus pulcher Varanus gouldii
Lucasium maini Varanus panoptes
Gehyra variegata Rodents
Heteronotia binoei Mus musculus
Rhyncodeura ornata Notomys mitchellii
Strophurus michaelseni Pseudomys hermannsburgensis
Strophurus strophurus Dasyurid marsupials
Legless lizards Sminthopsis crassicaudata
Delma butleri Sminthopsis dolichura
Lialis burtonis Sminthopsis gilberti
Pygopus nigriceps Sminthopsis granulipes
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Table S3. Mixed model rankings (ΔAICc) and weights for relationships between fauna species abundance and microhabitat variables
Models with a ΔAICc < 2 and a weight > 0.2 were explored further and are indicated here with bold text and grey shading.
Fauna species Null model Touches at Touches at Touches at % bare ground Patch size Number of pieces 0–25 cm 50–100 cm 100–200 cm of woody debris
Ctenophorus maculatus ΔAICc: 7.82 9.17 1.58 1.87 0.00 2.35 10.07 Weight: 0.009 0.005 0.207 0.179 0.456 0.141 0.003 Ctenophorus scutulatus ΔAICc: 13.85 0.00 4.02 6.35 15.20 15.95 4.76 Weight: 0.001 0.787 0.106 0.033 0.000 0.000 0.073 Diplodactylus granariensis ΔAICc: 0.00 2.54 1.64 2.37 1.26 2.48 2.54 Weight: 0.319 0.090 0.141 0.098 0.170 0.093 0.090 Diplodactylus pulcher ΔAICc: 15.13 11.48 9.56 14.30 0.00 13.17 7.65 Weight: 0.001 0.003 0.008 0.001 0.965 0.001 0.021 Lucasium maini ΔAICc: 3.34 5.79 5.21 0.00 4.31 3.01 3.55 Weight: 0.103 0.030 0.040 0.548 0.064 0.122 0.093 Ctenotus mimetes ΔAICc: 13.09 12.47 15.13 14.26 15.45 0.00 15.59 Weight: 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.994 0.000 Ctenotus pantherinus ΔAICc: 4.53 0.00 6.11 3.16 3.56 3.38 3.83 Weight: 0.056 0.538 0.025 0.111 0.091 0.099 0.079 Ctenotus schomburgkii ΔAICc: 13.28 7.98 14.55 15.83 12.46 11.29 0.00 Weight: 0.001 0.018 0.001 0.000 0.002 0.003 0.974 Liopholis inornata ΔAICc: 6.15 8.09 7.41 0.00 8.70 7.03 6.68 Weight: 0.040 0.015 0.021 0.857 0.011 0.026 0.030 Menetia greyii ΔAICc: 0.75 3.20 0.00 2.90 1.32 2.18 3.20 Weight: 0.216 0.064 0.315 0.074 0.162 0.106 0.064 Sminthopsis crassicaudata ΔAICc: 18.47 16.06 20.69 9.55 0.00 9.55 19.11 Weight: 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.008 0.983 0.008 0.000 Sminthopsis dolichura ΔAICc: 0.70 3.12 0.00 1.40 2.44 1.99 3.04 Weight: 0.214 0.064 0.303 0.151 0.090 0.112 0.066 Sminthopsis gilberti ΔAICc: 1.27 3.80 0.00 3.82 2.63 3.77 3.40 Weight: 0.218 0.062 0.411 0.061 0.110 0.063 0.075 Notomys mitchellii ΔAICc: 0.00 1.87 0.99 2.49 0.84 1.85 0.76 Weight: 0.248 0.097 0.152 0.071 0.163 0.098 0.170 Pseudomys hermannsburgensis ΔAICc: 8.65 8.64 6.15 11.18 11.09 7.56 0.00 Weight: 0.012 0.012 0.042 0.003 0.004 0.021 0.907
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