Fragmentation of the Southern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon obesulus: Unraveling Past Climate Change from Vegetation Clearing

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