Table 2: (a) Matrix of vegetation suitability for Isoodon obesulus obesulus and (b) suitability classification of the tallest and lower strata for Isoodon obesulus obesulus. Specht et al. [58] classes are used in the table for vegetation structural forms.

(a)

Lower stratum     Optimal Suboptimal Unsuitable   Optimal Optimal Suboptimal Unsuitable Tallest stratum Suboptimal Suboptimal Suboptimal Unsuitable   Unsuitable Unsuitable Unsuitable Unsuitable

(b)

Assessment criteria Tallest stratum dominants: structural formation    Banksia: heathland Optimal  Casuarina: low woodland, low open woodland Optimal  Eucalyptus: tall-open forest, open forest, low-open forest, woodland, open woodland, low woodland, low-open woodland, open scrub, tall shrubland, tall-open shrubland Optimal  Melaleuca: low woodland, low-open woodland Optimal  Acacia: low-open woodland Suboptimal  Mixed or other: low woodland, low-open woodland, tall shrubland, tall-open shrubland, heathland, open heathland Suboptimal  Chenopodiaceae: open heathland, sparse heathland Unsuitable  Conifers: closed forest, low-open woodland Unsuitable  Fabaceae: other herbaceous plants Unsuitable  Graminoids: tussock Grassland Unsuitable  Myoporum: low-open woodland Unsuitable  Nothofagus: closed forest Unsuitable  Other grasses: tussock grassland, other herbaceous plants Unsuitable Lower stratum growth form    Low shrubs <2 m Optimal  Low trees <10 m Suboptimal  Tall shrubs >2 m Suboptimal  Hummock grasses Unsuitable  Other herbaceous plants Unsuitable  Tussocky or tufted grasses Unsuitable  No lower stratum Unsuitable