Appendix S1. Site value scores out of 100 for each study site, derived from vegetation attributes that were scored against benchmark values, weighted and combined according to the NSW Biobanking Methodology. In site names, letters a, b denote high quality vegetation sites; Roman numerals i, ii denote low quality vegetation sites.
Study Site / Site Value ScoreScheyville National Park (a) / 30.47
Scheyville National Park (i) / 3.04
Scheyville National Park (ii) / 3.06
Agnes Banks (a) / 21.66
Agnes Banks (b) / 14.89
Mulgoa Nature Reserve (a) / 24.45
Mulgoa Nature Reserve (b) / 15.85
Mount Annan (a) / 18.21
Mount Annan (b) / 17.07
Mount Annan (i) / 3.02
Douglas Park (a) / 11.90
Douglas Park (b) / 13.26
Douglas Park (i) / 6.20
Douglas Park (ii) / 6.60
Appendix S2. Predictive power of models constructed from all possible combinations of vegetation attributes (n=1024) for ant assemblage characteristics. The three highest ranked models for each response variable are shown, or all models with ∆ i less than two.
AIC / ∆ i / wi / Pseudo-R2 / # Variables in ModelOpportunists / 99.62
100.56
100.68
/ 0.00
0.94
1.06
/ 0.10
0.06
0.06
/ 1.00
1.00
1.00
/ 8
7
6
Subordinate Camponotini / 99.88
100.42
101.41
/ 0.00
0.53
1.52
/ 0.20
0.15
0.09
/ 0.98
0.99
0.99
/ 7
8
8
Dominant Dolichoderinae / 91.55
92.95
93.00
/ 0.00
1.40
1.46
/ 0.22
0.11
0.11
/ 1.00
1.00
1.00
/ 7
8
8
Functional Group Richness / 50.04
51.38
51.80
/ 0.00
1.34
1.76
/ 0.04
0.02
0.02
/ 0.43
0.43
0.16
/ 0
1
1
Morphospecies Richness / 63.13
63.26
64.16
/ 0.00
0.13
1.03
/ 0.02
0.02
0.01
/ 0.32
0.17
0.17
/ 1
0
1
Appendix S3. Predictive power of models constructed from all possible combinations of vegetation attributes (n=1024) for rates of seed removal. The three highest ranked models for each response variable are shown, or all models with ∆ i less than two.
AIC / ∆ i / wi / Pseudo-R2 / # Variables in ModelAcacia suaveolens / 146.38
147.92
148.01
/ 0.00
1.54
1.63
/ 0.32
0.15
0.14
/ 1.00
1.00
1.00
/ 7
8
8
Dillwynia retorta / 193.77
195.30
/ 0.00
1.53
/ 0.42
0.20
/ 1.00
1.00
/ 9
10
Acacia longifolia / 93.01
93.43
93.64
/ 0.00
0.41
0.63
/ 0.09
0.08
0.07
/ 1.00
1.00
1.00
/ 7
8
8
Hardenbergia violacea / 238.83
239.97
240.34
/ 0.00
1.15
1.52
/ 0.15
0.09
0.07
/ 0.99
0.99
0.99
/ 6
5
7
Total seeds removed / 293.73
293.81
295.31
/ 0.00
0.08
1.58
/ 0.07
0.07
0.03
/ 1.00
1.00
1.00
/ 6
5
6
Appendix S4. Vegetation attributes and standard deviations included in predictive models for ant morphospecies richness, based on generalized linear models and an information-theoretic approach
Model Rank / Intercept / Intercept SD / NOa / NO SD / NMb / NM SD / NGGc / NGG SD / NGSd / NGS SD / NGOe / NGO SD / Ef / E SD / Hg / H SD / Lh / LSD / Ni / NSD / Rj / RSD1 / 1.6179 / 0.2771 / 0.0188 / 0.0129
2 / 1.9859 / 0.0990
3 / 1.9026 / 0.1289 / 1.0529 / 0.9781
anative over-storey cover
bnative mid-storey cover
cnative ground cover (grasses)
dnative ground cover (shrubs)
enative ground cover (other)
fexotic species
gnumber of trees with hollows
hlength of fallen logs
inative species richness
j% regeneration
Appendix S5. Vegetation attributes and standard deviations included in predictive models for ant functional group abundance, based on generalized linear models and an information-theoretic approach
Model Rank / Intercept / Intercept SD / NOa / NO SD / NMb / NM SD / NGGc / NGG SD / NGSd / NGS SD / NGOe / NGO SD / Ef / E SD / Hg / H SD / Lh / LSD / Ni / NSD / Rj / RSDOPPk / 1 / 2.1606 / 0.1874 / -0.0457 / 0.0216 / 4.0449 / 0.6612 / 3.2718 / 1.0104 / 0.0394 / 0.0141 / 1.2242 / 0.1358 / -0.0162 / 0.0051 / 0.0487 / 0.0118 / -1.3709 / 0.3189
2 / 2.8639 / 0.1270 / -0.0230 / 0.0051 / -0.1114 / 0.0187 / 3.0250 / 0.4795 / 1.7608 / 0.8290 / 0.0209 / 0.0140 / 1.6226 / 0.1419 / -0.0156 / 0.0048
3 / 2.9555 / 0.1079 / -0.0246 / 0.0050 / -0.1088 / 0.0183 / 2.9401 / 0.4744 / 1.3411 / 0.7782 / 1.6024 / 0.1394 / -0.0154 / 0.0048
Sl / 1 / -0.2587 / 0.5650 / 0.0494 / 0.0116 / 0.1288 / 0.0283 / 0.0644 / 0.0252 / -1.9183 / 0.4237 / -0.0118 / 0.0059 / 0.1834 / 0.0398 / -2.9742 / 0.7595
2 / -0.3135 / 0.5740 / 0.0580 / 0.0138 / 0.1513 / 0.0348 / 2.0056 / 1.6299 / 0.0703 / 0.0258 / -1.9105 / 0.4084 / -0.0129 / 0.0064 / 0.1778 / 0.0403 / -3.2212 / 0.8069
3 / -0.0236 / 0.6514 / 0.0465 / 0.0121 / 0.1279 / 0.0287 / -1.0371 / 1.5447 / 0.0594 / 0.0261 / -1.8131 / 0.4323 / -0.0115 / 0.0058 / 0.1646 / 0.0476 / -2.5483 / 0.9700
Dm / 1 / 0.2940 / 0.6353 / 0.2455 / 0.0249 / 3.0631 / 0.6187 / 10.9471 / 1.0689 / 0.1465 / 0.0137 / -1.2145 / 0.1748 / 0.0105 / 0.0021 / -0.0356 / 0.0175
2 / 0.6129 / 0.7281 / 0.2541 / 0.0295 / 2.7521 / 0.7166 / -1.7860 / 2.4606 / 10.1968 / 1.4279 / 0.1396 / 0.0159 / -1.2391 / 0.1774 / 0.0122 / 0.0031 / -0.0351 / 0.0174
3 / 0.1377 / 0.7009 / 0.2425 / 0.0253 / 3.4145 / 0.8044 / 11.4114 / 1.2650 / 0.1495 / 0.0148 / -1.1807 / 0.1798 / 0.0093 / 0.0027 / -0.0514 / 0.0284 / 0.4450 / 0.6082
FG Richnessn / 1 / 1.4553 / 0.1291
2 / 1.1911 / 0.3567 / 0.0136 / 0.0168
3 / 1.4048 / 0.1666 / 0.6536 / 1.3114
anative over-storey cover
bnative mid-storey cover
cnative ground cover (grasses)
dnative ground cover (shrubs)
enative ground cover (other)
fexotic species
gnumber of trees with hollows
hlength of fallen logs
inative species richness
j% regeneration
kOpportunists
lSubordinate Camponotini
mDominant Dolichoderines
nFunctional Group Richness
Appendix S6. Vegetation attributes and standard deviations included in predictive models for rates of myrmecochory, based on generalized linear models and an information-theoretic approach.
Model Rank / Intercept / Intercept SD / NOa / NO SD / NMb / NM SD / NGGc / NGG SD / NGSd / NGS SD / NGOe / NGO SD / Ef / E SD / Hg / H SD / Lh / LSD / Ni / NSD / Rj / RSDAsk / 1 / 3.9652 / 0.1954 / 0.0343 / 0.0038 / -0.1330 / 0.0278 / -1.0933 / 0.2413 / -3.2140 / 0.5624 / 3.5407 / 0.7022 / -0.0692 / 0.0221 / -0.0289 / 0.0056
2 / 3.9291 / 0.2023 / 0.0357 / 0.0044 / -0.1270 / 0.0288 / -1.0472 / 0.2502 / -3.2640 / 0.5673 / 3.5673 / 0.6979 / -0.0689 / 0.0221 / -0.0992 / 0.1466 / -0.0278 / 0.0057
3 / 3.9214 / 0.2097 / 0.0339 / 0.0039 / -0.1361 / 0.0282 / -1.1435 / 0.2571 / -3.3268 / 0.5969 / 3.1467 / 0.9564 / -0.0675 / 0.0222 / -0.0287 / 0.0055 / 0.0062 / 0.0103
Drl / 1 / 2.2293 / 1.0895 / -0.1219 / 0.0171 / 3.2988 / 1.4145 / 6.6410 / 1.5604 / 8.5229 / 1.7272 / 0.0509 / 0.0211 / 1.5872 / 0.2694 / -0.0090 / 0.0041 / -0.1863 / 0.0283 / 4.2330 / 0.9462
2 / 2.0021 / 1.1621 / -0.1187 / 0.0176 / 0.0116 / 0.0170 / 3.4892 / 1.4760 / 6.8304 / 1.6130 / 8.9434 / 1.8713 / 0.0550 / 0.0224 / 1.5438 / 0.2819 / -0.0094 / 0.0042 / -0.1823 / 0.0294 / 4.1427 / 0.9798
Alm / 1 / 2.5287 / 0.3306 / -0.0743 / 0.0296 / -1.4408 / 0.4434 / 1.9304 / 1.0212 / -3.5246 / 1.6090 / 0.0614 / 0.0136 / 0.1054 / 0.0171 / -2.0824 / 0.4381
2 / 1.9800 / 0.3547 / 0.0173 / 0.0078 / -0.0465 / 0.0286 / -1.0526 / 0.3875 / 3.1210 / 0.8561 / 0.0766 / 0.0152 / 0.1097 / 0.0182 / -2.8316 / 0.4966
3 / 2.2611 / 0.4035 / 0.0106 / 0.0091 / -0.0638 / 0.0312 / -1.3629 / 0.4488 / 2.2440 / 1.0685 / -2.4078 / 1.8457 / 0.0704 / 0.0158 / 0.1134 / 0.0184 / -2.4593 / 0.5532
Hvn / 1 / 3.6737 / 0.1256 / 0.0223 / 0.0034 / 2.4682 / 0.4766 / -0.2578 / 0.0787 / -0.0029 / 0.0017 / 0.0324 / 0.0091 / -0.9050 / 0.1650
2 / 3.6686 / 0.1256 / 0.0233 / 0.0034 / 2.3913 / 0.4767 / -0.2871 / 0.0762 / 0.0000 / 0.0000 / 0.0329 / 0.0091 / -0.9884 / 0.1593
3 / 3.7193 / 0.1414 / 0.0215 / 0.0036 / 2.4353 / 0.4788 / -0.0069 / 0.0100 / -0.2502 / 0.0793 / -0.0029 / 0.0017 / 0.0305 / 0.0095 / -0.8884 / 0.1664
Total Seeds / 1 / 4.9671 / 0.1108 / 0.0091 / 0.0017 / -0.0212 / 0.0068 / -0.1938 / 0.1334 / -0.7278 / 0.2656 / 2.2328 / 0.3088 / -0.0073 / 0.0012
2 / 4.8174 / 0.0422 / 0.0090 / 0.0017 / -0.0175 / 0.0063 / -0.4795 / 0.2040 / 2.4918 / 0.2532 / -0.0076 / 0.0012
3 / 4.8011 / 0.0483 / 0.0094 / 0.0018 / -0.0172 / 0.0063 / -0.4675 / 0.2045 / 2.5564 / 0.2694 / 0.0042 / 0.0059 / -0.0076 / 0.0012
anative over-storey cover
bnative mid-storey cover
cnative ground cover (grasses)
dnative ground cover (shrubs)
enative ground cover (other)
fexotic species
gnumber of trees with hollows
hlength of fallen logs
inative species richness
j% regeneration
kAcacia suaveolens
lDillwynia retorta
mAcacia longifolia
nHardenbergia violacea