Table 4 Categories of broad macrohabitat types, understory microhabitat types, and ground-level structures recorded during point-level surveys
Habitat variable | Location | Classification | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Macrohabitat | NT | Scattered open forest | SF | Scattered tall, limited understory (grass/spinifex) |
| Â | NT | Scrub | S | Thick patches of shrubs |
| Â | NT, WA | Garden | G | Artificial to semi-natural human vegetated area |
| Â | WA | Riparian | R | Vegetated patches of native and non-native species |
| Â | WA | Open paddock | OP | Paddock with no vegetation, grass or bare only |
| Â | WA | Scrub paddock | SP | Thick patches of shrubs, within an OP |
| Â | WA | Built environment | BE | Human-built structures, such as sheds, houses |
| Â | WA | Roadside verge | RV | Â |
| Â | WA | Mango plantation | MP | Â |
Understory microhabitat | NT | Spinifex | SX | Â |
| Â | NT, WA | Grass | G | Â |
| Â | NT, WA | Leaf litter | LL | Â |
| Â | NT, WA | Shrubs | S | Â |
| Â | NT, WA | Pandanus | P | Â |
| Â | NT, WA | Hard cover | HC | Piles of metal or wood, tin, pipes and drains, and such like |
| Â | WA | Built structure | BS | Demountable, cupboard, fridge, and such like |
| Â | WA | Vines | V | Â |
| Â | WA | Mulch | M | Â |
Ground structure | NT | Spinifex | SX | Â |
| Â | NT | Tree roots | TR | From fallen or eroded trees |
| Â | NT | Black-soil cracks | BC | Â |
| Â | NT | Rock crevice | RC | Â |
| Â | NT, WA | Grass | G | Â |
| Â | NT, WA | Leaf litter | LL | Â |
| Â | NT, WA | Shrubs | S | Â |
| Â | NT, WA | Pandanus leaves | PL | Â |
| Â | NT, WA | Hard cover | HC | Piles of metal/wood, tin, pipes and drains, and such like |
| Â | NT, WA | Burrow | B | Â |
| Â | NT, WA | Log | L | Â |
| Â | WA | Built structure | BS | Demountable, cupboard, fridge, and such like |
| Â | WA | Vines | V | Â |
| Â | WA | Mulch | M | Â |