Table 1 Traits of plants and ground-dwelling mammal species
From: Diversity of plants and mammals as indicators of the effects of land management types in woodlands
Taxa | Trait | Levels |
|---|---|---|
Vegetation | Growth form | Grass Forb Subshrub Shrub Tree |
Life cycle | Annual Deciduous Perennial | |
Leaf size | Small (< 2 cm) Medium (2–5 cm) Big (> 5 cm) | |
Main root system | Taproot Lateral | |
Lateral spread | Single root Several stems Stolons/rhizomes | |
Leaf texture | Tough Intermediate Membranous | |
Leguminosae | Legume/non legume | |
Storage organs | Yes/no | |
Attractive fruits | Yes/no | |
Mammals | Activity period | Nocturnal Diurnal |
Body mass | Natural log of mean mass in grams (continuous) | |
Ecological role in Prosopis seeds dispersal | Seed predator Seed disperser | |
Locomotion habit | Scansorial | |
Cursorial | ||
Fossorial | ||
Semifossorial | ||
Nest type | Caves Burrows and hollow on ground Hollow on tree | |
Origin | Native Exotic and domestic Exotic and wild | |
Main food type | Omnivore-folivore Omnivore-insectivorous Omnivore-granivore Omnivore Herbivore Insectivore Carnivore | |
Litter size | Continuous variable derived from the mean of reported values |