Table 3 SIMPER analysis of flora species contributing to the first 90 % of compositional difference between unburned and burned inselberg vegetation. Species are scored on fire response and the insular guild (insular guild is a measure of species restrictedness to the insular inselberg environment; McGann 2002). Guild 6 = taxa restricted to granitic inselbergs throughout their distribution; guild 5 = taxa restricted to granitic and other rock type inselbergs and outcrops; guild 4 = taxa restricted to inselbergs within the New England Batholith of eastern Australia but other habitats elsewhere; guild 3 = taxa common on inselbergs but also found in low abundance in matrix vegetation; guild 2 = ubiquitous taxa equally common within inselbergs and matrix floras; guild 1 = taxa abundant in matrix vegetation but rarely found on inselbergs. T = tree; S = shrub; H = herb; G = grass.
From: The Effects of Fire and Manual Biomass Removal on the Vegetation of Granite Inselbergs
Unburned | Insularity guild | Fire response | Burned | Insularity guild | Fire response |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kunzea bracteolata Maiden & Betche (S) | 6 | Obligate seeder | Pelargonium australe Willd. (H) | 2 | Resprouter |
Leionema ambiens (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson (S) | 6 | Obligate seeder | Ozothamnus obcordatus DC.(S) | 3 | Resprouter |
Trachymene sp. aff. incisa Rudge (H) | 6 | Resprouter | Lomandra multiflora (R.Br.) Britten (H) | 2 | Resprouter |
Leptospermum polygalifolium ssp. montanum Joy Thomps. (S) | 3 | Resprouter | Stylidium laricifolium Rich. (H) | 4 | Obligate seeder |
Lomandra filiformis (Thunb.) Britten (H) | 2 | Resprouter | Petrophile canescens A.Cunn. ex R.Br. (S) | 2 | Resprouter |
Schoenus apogon Roem. & Schult. (H) | 4 | Obligate seeder | Rytidosperma monticola (Vickery) Connor & Edgar (G) | 3 | Resprouter |
Callitris monticola J.Garden (S) | 6 | Obligate seeder | Rytidosperma racemosum (R.Br.) Connor & Edgar (G) | 2 | Resprouter |
Philotheca epilosa (Paul G.Wilson) P.I.Forst. (S) | 6 | Obligate seeder | Amperea xiphoclada (Spreng.) Druce (H) | 2 | Resprouter |
Gonocarpus micranthus Thunb. (H) | 2 | Obligate seeder | Lepidosperma gunnii Boeckeler (H) | 4 | Resprouter |
Mirbelia speciosa Sieber ex DC. (S) | 3 | Obligate seeder | Pomax umbellata (Gaertn.) Sol. ex A.Rich. (H) | 2 | Obligate seeder |
Leucopogon melaleucoides A.Cunn. ex. DC. (S) | 2 | Resprouter | Brachyscome stuartii Benth.(H) | 6 | Resprouter |
Leptospermum novae-angliae Joy Thomps. (S) | 6 | Obligate seeder | Patersonia glabrata R.Br. (H) | 2 | Resprouter |
Acacia latisepala Pedley (S) | 6 | Obligate seeder | Boronia anemonifolia A.Cunn. (S) | 3 | Obligate seeder |
Pimelea strigosa Gand. (S) | 3 | Resprouter | Haemadorum planifolium R.Br. (H) | 1 | Resprouter |
Prostanthera petraea B.J.Conn (S) | 6 | Obligate seeder | Platysace ericoides (Sieberi ex Spreng.) C.Norman (H) | 2 | Resprouter |
Leucopogon neoanglicus F.Muell. ex Benth. (S) | 6 | Obligate seeder | Allocasuarina littoralis (Salisb.) L.A.S.Johnson (T) | 2 | Resprouter |