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Appendix C. Seven figures portraying changes to species richness for specific species guilds.

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FIG. C1. Different plant structural groups within the Adelaide area between 1836 and 2002; (A) orchid species, (B) tree species, (C) annual species, (D) glabrous perennial species, and (E) general perennial species. See Appendix D for definition of structure categories.

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FIG. C2. Different plant structural groups, separated into native and introduced species, within the Adelaide area between 1836 and 2002; (A) annual species, (B) aquatic species, and (C) climber species.

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FIG. C3. Changes in introduced plant species numbers from 1836 to 2002, separated by country of origin; (A) America and (B) Europe.

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FIG. C4. Changes in bird species richness form 1836 to 2002, grouped by feeding ecology; (A) aquatic organism feeders, (B) carnivores, (C) granivores, (D) herbivores, (E) insectivores, (F) nectivores and insectivores, (G) omnivores, and (H) piscivores. See Appendix E for definitions of categories.

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FIG. C5. Changes in bird species richness from 1836 to 2002, grouped by common habitat; (A) coastal, (B) freshwater wetlands, (C) marine, (D) open plains, (E) open woodland, (F) dense scrub, (G) suburban, and (H) woodland. See Appendix F for definitions of groups.

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FIG. C6. Changes in bird species numbers from 1836 to 2002, grouped by bird size (length measured from the end of the beak to the tip of the tail); (A) small (less than 20 cm), (B) medium (between 21–40 cm), (C) large (between 41–60 cm), and (D) birds greater than 61 cm in length.

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FIG. C7. Change in mammal species numbers from 1836 to 2002, grouped by arboreal nature; (A) arboreal mammals, (B) partly arboreal mammals, and (C) ground-dwelling (terrestrial) mammals.