Ecological Archives E084-083-A1

Angela T. Moles, David I. Warton, and Mark Westoby. 2003. Do small-seeded species have higher survival through seed predation than large-seeded species? Ecology 84:3148–3161.

Appendix A. Field site descriptions.Rainfall data from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/).

Location
Site description
Grid reference
Altitude (m amsl)

Kosciuszko National Park

Vegetation
alpine herbfields, subalpine forests, and grassland

Mean annual rainfall
1804 mm (Thredbo Village)

Date sampled
12–17 February 2001

Total number of species studied
Pre: 49 spp from 19 families (Appendix D)

Post: 13 spp from 9 families (Appendix G)

subalpine forest on hillslopes 36° 29' 54" S; 148° 18' 47" E
36° 22' 26" S; 148° 28' 14" E
36° 19' 37" S; 148° 28' 36" E
1380 m
1650 m
1310 m
subalpine forests on river flats 36° 26' 51" S; 148° 25' 41" E
36° 20' 54" S; 148° 34' 16" E
1130 m
1200 m
subalpine grassland 36° 21' 41" S; 148° 30' 20" E 1580 m
alpine herbfields 36° 26' 02" S: 148° 19' 32" E
36° 17' 24" S; 148° 23' 05" E
1860 m
1804 m

Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
(Sydney)

Vegetation
Fire-prone sclerophyll shrubland, forest and heath mostly on nutrient-poor soils
(total P = 80–150 ppm)

Mean annual rainfall
1320 mm (Gosford)

Date sampled
December 2000

Total number of species studied
Pre: 41 spp from 18 families (Appendix C)
Post: 24 spp from 13 families (Appendix E)

heath and shrubland on sandstone ridge tops

33° 39' 40" S; 151° 13' 59" E
33° 40' 42" S; 151° 12' 58" E
33° 36' 07" S; 151° 16' 10" E
180 m
170 m
110 m
coastal forest 33° 34' 09' S; 151° 18' 22" E 70 m
forest on relatively nutrient-rich soil (totP = 650 ppm) 33° 33' 53" S; 151° 17' 35" E 160 m
forested stream terrace 33° 39' 50" S; 151° 14' 45" E 80 m

Sturt National Park

Vegetation
Chenopod shrublands and grasslands

Mean annual rainfall
230 mm (Tibooburra)

Date sampled
29 July to 4 August 2000

Total number of species studied
Pre: 81 spp from 20 families (Appendix B)
Post: 44 spp from 14 families (Appendix F)

granite outcrop 29° 25' 38" S; 141° 59' 36" E 190 m
gravel-covered plains 29° 20' 08" S; 142° 59' 36" E
29° 12' 52" S: 141° 53' 49" E
140 m
150 m
lake shore 29° 05' 21" S; 141° 13' 03" E 120 m
dune crest 29° 02' 00" S; 141° 11' 38" E 130 m
dune swale 29° 01' 50" S; 141° 11" 27" E 120 m
plateau 29° 03' 40" S; 141° 51' 45" E 200 m


   Notes: Names in parentheses under "Mean annual rainfall" represent weather stations from which the data was taken. Appendice B–G show the species names, phylogenetic relationships between species, and data for species from each location.
 



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