Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) showing species-environment associations for selected small terrestrial vertebrates in Spring 2006 at the Field River, Simpson Desert, western Queensland.

Environmental variables: SPIN = Spinifex cover, Dist_tree = Distance to the nearest tree, SHRU = Shrub cover, TREE = Tree cover, LITT = Litter and detritus cover, SP_PL = Plant species richness, GRAS = Grass cover, NO_IN = Number of invertebrates, SOMO = Soil moisture content, ANNU = Annual cover. Vertebrate species: RHOR = Rhynchoedura eyrensis, PSHE = Pseudomys hermannsburgensis, CTIS = Ctenophorus isolepis, CTNU = Ctenophorus nuchalis, LELA = Lerista labialis, MUMU = Mus musculus, MORU = Morethia ruficauda.