Table 1.
Plant species investigated in this study
| Species | Family | Growth form | Nutrient acquisition strategy | Fire response | Rooting depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. pulchella R.Br. | Fabaceae | Shrub | NF, AM | Obligate seeder | Deep |
| A. cygnorum Diels subsp. cygnorum | Proteaceae | Shrub | CR, NM | Obligate seeder | Deep |
| A. fraseriana (Miq.) L.A.S. Johnson | Casuarinaceae | Tree | AM/ECM, NF | Resprouter | Deep |
| A. manglesii D. Don | Haemodoraceae | Herb | NM | Obligate seeder | Shallow |
| B. attenuata R. Br. | Proteaceae | Tree | NM, CR | Resprouter | Deep |
| B. menziesii R. Br. | Proteaceae | Tree | NM, CR | Resprouter | Deep |
| E. todtiana F. Muell. | Myrtaceae | Tree | AM/ECM | Resprouter | Deep |
| H. subvaginata (Steud.) F. Muell. | Dilleniaceae | Shrub | AM | Obligate seeder | Shallow |
| J. floribunda Endl. | Fabaceae | Shrub | AM | Resprouter | Deep |
| K. glabrescens Toelken | Myrtaceae | Shrub | AM/ECM | Obligate seeder | Shallow |
AM, arbuscular mycorrhizal; CR, cluster roots; ECM, ectomycorrhizal; NF, nitrogen fixing; NM, non-mycorrhizal (Pate and Bell, 1999; Brundrett, 2008; Groom and Lamont, 2015; Teste et al., 2020)