Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) showing species-environment associations for selected small terrestrial vertebrates in Spring 2007 at the Field River, Simpson Desert, western Queensland.

Environmental variables: SPIN = Spinifex cover, DIST_TRE = 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, ANNU = Annual cover. Species: RHOR = Rhynchoedura eyrensis, PSHE = Pseudomys hermannsburgensis, CTIS = Ctenophorus isolepis, CTNU = Ctenophorus nuchalis, LELA = Lerista labialis, MUMU = Mus musculus and VAGO = Varanus gouldii.