Vegetation
The vegetation communities at Mark Oliphant CP and Kenneth Stirling CP were native eucalypt woodlands with a shrubby understory. The cleared plots were characterised by graminoid and herb species (Figure S1), with a higher plant species richness in Mark Oliphant CP compared to Kenneth Stirling CP (Mark Oliphant CP: n = 8; Kenneth Stirling CP: n = 6; Figure 1b, d; Table 1). Eucalyptus obliqua and E. baxteridominated the canopy at both native plots, with a range of small trees, shrubs, herbs, and graminoids in the understory (Figure 1c, e; Figure S1). Plant species richness was greater in Mark Oliphant CP compared to Kenneth Stirling CP (Mark Oliphant CP: n = 22; Kenneth Stirling CP: n = 18; Table 1).