Results
Mammal detection
Ground-dwelling mammals triggered 89,581 images or 53.3% of the total images over 3640 camera days. Ten terrestrial mammal species were identified from all study sites (full list in Appendix 1). Swamp Wallaby, Bush rat, and Long-nosed Potoroo triggered most of the images containing terrestrial mammals. Swamp Wallaby, Short-beaked Echidna, Bush Rat and Eastern Grey Kangaroo were widespread over the study area. With the exception of Dusky Antechinus and Long-nosed Bandicoot, detection probabilities were high (0.80 – 0.99) (see Appendix 1 for details). The FD index calculations required at least three species per site; 32 sites with fewer than three species were removed from the analysis. Most of the removed sites were located in northeastern and driest end of the study area. The results described refer to 59 sites where three or more species were detected.
Relationship between time since fire, vegetation structure and FD …show more content…
FRic, FEve, FDis were positively correlated to vegetation structural complexity (VSC) with various strength. FRic was significantly correlated with VSC (Table 2, Figure 2a); but the fit was rather poor. FEve showed a strong, positive response to VSC (Table 2, Figure 2b). Moreover, FDis was positively correlated with structural complexity (Table 2, Figure2d). The predictive capacity (R) of the most parsimonious models of FRic, FEve, and FDis was moderate to high. Unlike other indices, FDiv showed only a weak negative response to VSH (Table 2, Figure
Mammal detection
Ground-dwelling mammals triggered 89,581 images or 53.3% of the total images over 3640 camera days. Ten terrestrial mammal species were identified from all study sites (full list in Appendix 1). Swamp Wallaby, Bush rat, and Long-nosed Potoroo triggered most of the images containing terrestrial mammals. Swamp Wallaby, Short-beaked Echidna, Bush Rat and Eastern Grey Kangaroo were widespread over the study area. With the exception of Dusky Antechinus and Long-nosed Bandicoot, detection probabilities were high (0.80 – 0.99) (see Appendix 1 for details). The FD index calculations required at least three species per site; 32 sites with fewer than three species were removed from the analysis. Most of the removed sites were located in northeastern and driest end of the study area. The results described refer to 59 sites where three or more species were detected.
Relationship between time since fire, vegetation structure and FD …show more content…
FRic, FEve, FDis were positively correlated to vegetation structural complexity (VSC) with various strength. FRic was significantly correlated with VSC (Table 2, Figure 2a); but the fit was rather poor. FEve showed a strong, positive response to VSC (Table 2, Figure 2b). Moreover, FDis was positively correlated with structural complexity (Table 2, Figure2d). The predictive capacity (R) of the most parsimonious models of FRic, FEve, and FDis was moderate to high. Unlike other indices, FDiv showed only a weak negative response to VSH (Table 2, Figure