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Bird Survey Data Using Three Methods, Karawatha Forest Park, South East Queensland Peri-Urban SuperSite, Karawatha, 2012
- Citation
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Davies, M; Hero, J (): Bird Survey Data Using Three Methods, Karawatha Forest Park, South East Queensland Peri-Urban SuperSite, Karawatha, 2012. TERN Australian SuperSite Network. http://supersites.tern.org.au/knb/metacat/lollback.9.3/html
- Identifier
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- docid
- lollback.9.3
- Data Creators
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- Individual
- Matthew Davies
- Position
- Honours student
- Organization
- Environmental Futures Centre, Griffith University
- Individual
- Prof. Jean-Marc Hero
- Position
- Primary supervisor
- Organization
- Environmental Futures Centre, Griffith University
- Abstract
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Bird composition surveyed at 32 PPBio plots by using three survey methods at Karawatha Forest Park. The methods used were: expert ornithologist, citizen scientists and acoustic recorders. All three methods were used at each plot and the sampling methods were performed concurrently. Each plot follows the elevation contour and is 250 m long x 80 m wide. The starting point of plots are spaced 500 m apart. Surveys were undertaken between May and August 2012. Surveys conducted by the ornithologist and citizen scientists were 20 min long and took place within the first three hours of sunrise. Each plot was surveyed twice by the ornithologist and the citizen scientists (n = 128). A total of eight citizen observers were used in this study, with each observer surveying a minimum of five plots. Multiple observers were present on each plot at any one time to increase safety, but were spaced temporally so as to reduce the influence of the other observer(s). The acoustic recorders were developed by Dr Paul Roe and Jason Wimmer from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). The recorders comprise of an Olympus DM-420 digital voice recorder (recording at 44.1 kHz 128 kbps, and between 40-17,000 Hz) with an external battery power source (Duracell D-cell batteries) enclosed within a waterproof, lockable casing, with an external stereo-microphone array. All recordings were in mp3 format. At each plot one recorder was placed at the base of the closest small tree 5m to the left-hand or right-hand side of the 125m mark of the transect midline. The recorder was buried in a shallow hole (no deeper than 25cm) and covered with dirt and surrounding leaf litter for camouflage to prevent tampering/theft, with the stereo microphones attached to the box being secured to the adjacent tree and elevated from the ground. During each two week period the recorders were set to record every morning for two hours, with all recordings being within the period till three hours after dawn. Twenty-eight hours of recordings were obtained for each plot (896 hours total for the study).
- Contacts for Questions on the Use and Interpretation of Data
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- Individual
- Prof. Jean-Marc Hero
- Position
- Primary supervisor
- Organization
- Environmental Futures Centre, Griffith University
- Address
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Gold Coast Campus
Griffith University. Queensland
- Email Address
- m.hero@griffith.edu.au
- Methods and Sampling Information
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- Methods
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Method Step 1
- Description
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Ornithologist surveys
Thirt-two PPBio plots were surveyed twice. Each survey (250 m x 80 m) was 20 min long and took place within the first three hours of sunrise. All birds utilising the plots were counted.
- Instrument
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- Binoculars
Method Step 2- Description
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Citizen scientist bird surveys
Thirt-two PPBio plots were surveyed twice. Each survey (250 m x 80 m) was 20 min long and took place within the first three hours of sunrise. All birds utilising the plots were counted. A total of eight citizen observers were used in this study, with each observer surveying a minimum of five plots. Multiple observers were present on each plot at any one time to increase safety, but were spaced temporally so as to reduce the influence of the other observer(s).
- Instrument
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- Binoculars
Method Step 3- Description
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Automated acoustic recorders
Sampling took place at all 32 PPBio plots within Karawatha Forest Park. At each plot one recorder was placed at the base of the closest small tree 5m to the left-hand or right-hand side of the 125m mark of the transect midline. The recorder was buried in a shallow hole (no deeper than 25cm) and covered with dirt and surrounding leaf litter for camouflage to prevent tampering/theft, with the stereo microphones attached to the box being secured to the adjacent tree and elevated from the ground. During each two week period the recorders were set to record every morning for two hours, with all recordings being within the period till three hours after dawn. Twenty-eight hours of recordings were obtained for each plot (896 hours total for the study).
- Instrument
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- The acoustic recorders were developed by Dr Paul Roe and Jason Wimmer from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). The recorders comprise of an Olympus DM-420 digital voice recorder (recording at 44.1 kHz 128 kbps, and between 40-17,000 Hz) with an external battery power source (Duracell D-cell batteries) enclosed within a waterproof, lockable casing, with an external stereo-microphone array. All recordings were in mp3 format.
- Associated Parties
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- Role
- Principal Investigator
- Individual
- Prof. Jean-Marc Hero
- Position
- Primary supervisor
- Organization
- Environmental Futures Centre, Griffith University
- Role
- Content Provider
- Individual
- Dr. Greg Lollback
- Position
- Secondary supervisor
- Organization
- Environmental Futures Centre, Griffith University
- Keywords and Subject Categories
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- Acoustic recorder
- PPBio
- Karawatha
- Avian
- Eucalypt
- Citizen scientist
- Expert
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- Geographic Coverage
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- Geographic Description
- Karawatha Forest Park
- Bounding Coordinates
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- West
- 153.06 degrees
- East
- 153.09 degrees
- North
- -27.61 degrees
- South
- -27.65 degrees
- Temporal Coverage
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- Date Begin
- 2012-05-01
- Date End
- 2012-08-31
- Taxonomic Coverage and Classification
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- Classification
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- Aves
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- Intellectual Rights, Licence and Usage Conditions
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Read-only use, unless stipulated by Professor Jean-Marc Hero
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- @username
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- @timestamp
- 2014-11-19T19:48:19.715Z
- Access
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- Access Control
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- Auth System
- knb
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- allowFirst
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