Table 3. By species, final set of parameters with the best fit under each conceptual model.

	Local habitat model	Spatial heterogeneity model	Temporal rainfall variability model	Temporal and spatial heterogeneity model
Shannon diversity birds	% grass cover	% grass cover	% grass cover	% grass cover
	% litter cover	% litter cover	variance in tree density (site)	variance in tree density (site)
	fpc >10m	fpc >10 m	foley's index	current year mean gc (5 km)
	variance in tree density (site)	variance in tree density (site)	long term mean rainfall	fpc autocorrelation 5 year lag
		current year mean gc (5 km)
Crested Bellbird	fpc >10 m	fpc >10m	fpc >10m	fpc >10m
	% grass cover	% grass cover	% grass cover	mean tree density (site)
	mean tree density (site)	mean tree density (site)	% litter cover	% litter cover
	% litter cover	% litter cover	long term mean rainfall	current year mean fpc (5 km)
		current year mean gc (5 km)		long term cov gc
		current year mean fpc (5 km)
		current year cov fpc (5 km)
Double barred finch	total basal area	% grass cover	variance in tree density (site)	% grass cover
	% grass cover	variance in tree density (site)	% grass cover	variance in tree density (site)
	variance in tree density (site)	current year mean gc (5 km)	long term mean rainfall	gc autocorrelation 5 year lag
	% grass cover	current year mean fpc (5 km)		fpc autocorrelation 1 year lag
		current year cov fpc (5 km)
Grey crowned babbler	% bare ground	% bare ground	% bare ground	variance in tree density (site)
	% grass cover	% grass cover	variance in tree density (site)	fpc autocorrelation 5 year lag
	variance in tree density (site)	variance in tree density (site)	% forb cover	gc autocorrelation 5 year lag
	% forb cover	% forb cover	foley's index
		current year cov gc (5 km)	long term mean rainfall
		current year cov fpc (5 km)
		current year mean gc (5 km)
Grey shrike thrush	fpc <10 m	fpc <10 m	mean tree density (site)	mean tree density (site)
	% litter cover	% litter cover	foley's index	current year mean gc (5 km)
	mean tree density (site)	mean tree density (site)	long term mean rainfall	gc autocorrelation 5 year lag
	fpc >10 m	fpc >10 m	short term variance in rainfall
		current year mean gc (5 km)
		current year cov gc (5km)
Singing honeyeater	% grass cover	% grass cover	variance in tree density (site)	% grass cover
	variance in tree density (site)	variance in tree density (site)	% forb cover	variance in tree density (site)
	fpc >10 m	current year cov gc (5 km)	short term variance in rainfall	fpc >10 m
	% forb cover	fpc >10 m		fpc autocorrelation 5 year lag
		% forb cover		current year mean gc (5 km)
		current year mean gc (5 km)		current year cov fpc (5 km)
		current year cov fpc (5 km)		fpc autocorrelation 1 year lag
				long term mean fpc
				long term cov gc
Weebill	fpc >10 m	fpc >10 m	mean tree density (site	mean tree density (site)
	% grass coverFPC	% grass coverFPC	long term mean rainfall	gc autocorrelation 5 year lag
	mean tree density (site)	mean tree density (site)		fpc autocorrelation 5 year lag
	% grass cover	% grass cover		long term cov gc
		current year mean fpc (5 km)
		current year mean gc (5 km)
		current year cov fpc (5 km)
Yellow throated miner	fpc >10 m	fpc >10 m	variance in tree density (site)	fpc >10Vm
	total basal area	total basal area	foley's index	current year mean gc (5km)
	variance in tree density (site)	variance in tree density (site)		fpc autocorrelation 5 year lag
	% grass cover	% grass cover		long term mean gc
		current year cov fpc (5 km)
		current year cov gc (5 km)
		current year mean gc (5 km)
Zebra finch	% bare ground	% bare ground	total basal area	total basal area
	total basal area	total basal area	long term mean rainfall	long term mean fpc
	% forb cover	current year mean fpc (5 km)	short term variance in rainfall	gc autocorrelation 1 year lag
		% forb cover		fpc autocorrelation 1 year lag
		current year mean gc (5 km)		gc autocorrelation 5 year lag
		current year cov fpc (5 km)		long term cov gc