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Vertebrate Fauna Biodiversity Monitoring, Far North Queensland Rainforest SuperSite, Daintree, CTBCC, 2015
- Citation
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Williams, S (): Vertebrate Fauna Biodiversity Monitoring, Far North Queensland Rainforest SuperSite, Daintree, CTBCC, 2015. TERN Australian SuperSite Network. http://supersites.tern.org.au/knb/metacat/supersite.115.3/html
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- docid
- supersite.115.3
- Data Creators
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- Individual
- Professor Stephen Williams
- Organization
- Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change, James Cook University
- Abstract
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Monitoring of distributional and abundance data for Australian tropical rainforest vertebrates is required to inform a wide range of comparative studies on the determinants of biodiversity and assess the impacts of global climate change. The data set here serves as monitoring transects at Lamb Uplands (including Robson Creek node) and James Cook University Daintree Rainforest Observatory (Cape Tribulation node), for which data was collected using standarised survey techniques to assess distribution and abundance of vertebrates. It is part of a larger monitoring project that bisects latitudinal and elevational gradients across 5 mountain ranges in the Wet Tropics region. A monitory transect at the James Cook University Daintree Rainforest Observatory (Cape Tribulation node) is represented by 3 points along a 400m site for which birds are surveyed. The dataset here represents the monitoring at ~50m asl at the James Cook University Daintree Rainforest Observatory (TERN FNQ Supersite, Cape Tribulation node) at which biannual avifauna surveys will be conducted by The College of Marine and Environmental Sciences (CMES) at James Cook University (JCU) has a Memorandum of Understanding between TERN FNQ Rainforest SuperSite.
- Contacts for Questions on the Use and Interpretation of Data
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- Individual
- Professor Stephen Williams
- Organization
- Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change, James Cook University
- Address
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ATSIP Precinct
Building 145
Townsville. QLD 4811
Australia
- Phone
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- voice
- +61 7 4781 5580
- Email Address
- stephen.williams@jcu.edu.au
- Individual
- Nadiah Roslan
- Position
- Research Officer
- Organization
- James Cook University
- Address
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College of Marine and Environmental Sciences
Townsville. QLD 4811
Australia
- Phone
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- voice
- 07 4781 4417
- Email Address
- Nadiah.Roslan@jcu.edu.au
- Project Information and Data Owners
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- Title
- This data has been collected as part of Vertebrate Monitoring in the Australian Wet Tropics Rainforest project led by Prof. Stephen Williams at the Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change. Biodiversity data collected from the TERN sites adds to Prof Williams’ existing database, which is the longest constant faunal survey ever conducted in the region, providing an invaluable, baseline data set.
- Personnel
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- Role
- Principal Investigator
- Individual
- Professor Stephen Williams
- Organization
- Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change, James Cook University
- Funding
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Rainforest-CRC, MTSRF, NERP, TERN, Earthwatch and James Cook University (data collected on JCU course field trips BZ3755/5755)
- Methods and Sampling Information
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- Methods
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Method Step 1
- Description
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Transect set up
Identified 1km rainforest transects at different elevational and altitudinal gradients; 6 points at each transect, 200m apart. Deployed microclimate sensor stations at each transect, monitoring temperature and humidity.
- Instrument
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- GPS, reflectors, flagging tape, marker, machete.
Method Step 2- Description
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Data collection
Conduct standardised 30 min avifauna surveys at dawn at each point
Record environmental variables each survey (cloud cover, wind, rain, air temp, humidity, as well as other variables such as noise, flowering plants and moon presence/absence during spotlighting surveys.
Each individual animal is also given a reliability index and if sighted, microhabitat use is recorded eg log, rock, shrub, sub-canopy, canopy etc.)
- Instrument
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- GPS, hipchain, thermometer, hygrometer, datasheet, binoculars, electronic bird field guide, stopwatch, water for hygrometer.
Method Step 3- Description
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Data entry
Survey data is then entered onto our online Australian Wet Tropics MED Database (http://spatialecology.jcu.edu.au/dev/staff/med_login.php).
All data is now searchable online with national standards meta-data available on main data portals including JCU eResearch, Tropical Data Hub, Research Data Australia and eAtlas.
- Instrument
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- These details can be provided by eResearch@jcu.edu.au
- Sampling
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- Study Extent Description
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These surveys follow well-established and extensively published methodologies within the Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change (e.g. Williams et al. Ecology 2010). Williams’ team conducts biannual avifauna surveys at Cape Trib node under an MoU between ASN and JCU.
- Sampling Description
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Under the larger Rainforest Biodiversity Monitoring project led by Prof. Williams, a regional microclimate sensor network at more than 30 sites was established more than 15 years ago and were strategically placed across elevational and latitudinal gradients in the Wet Tropics region to monitor biodiversity and climate change. An understanding of the drivers of biodiversity in the region is crucial to predicting impacts from a variety of threats and ensuring effective conservation planning and management that aims to maintain a resilient landscape.
- Associated Parties
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- Role
- Research Support Providers
- Individual
- eResearch Team at James Cook University
- Keywords and Subject Categories
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- FNQR
- Cape Tribulation
- Daintree
- rainforest
- biodiversity
- fauna
- monitoring
- CTBCC
- anzsrc-for
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- 0501
- 0502
- 0602
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- Geographic Coverage
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- Geographic Description
- James Cook University Daintree Rainforest Observatory, Cape Tribulation, Queensland Australia.
- Bounding Coordinates
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- West
- 145.44905 degrees
- East
- 145.44905 degrees
- North
- -16.103517 degrees
- South
- -16.103517 degrees
- Temporal Coverage
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- Date
- 2015-04-07
- Intellectual Rights, Licence and Usage Conditions
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TERN-BY-SA
- Data Table
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- Name
- asn_fnqr_daintree_fauna_birds_TLCC_201504.csv
- Description
- CTBCC Bird Monitoring, Daintree, 2015
- Attribute Information
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- Name
- site_name
- Definition
- Site name
- Measurement Type
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- Measurement Domain
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- Text Domain
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- Definition
- site
point_id- Name
- point_id
- Definition
- Sampling point
- Measurement Type
- nominal
- Measurement Domain
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- Text Domain
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- sampling point
east- Name
- east
- Definition
- x coordinate
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- meter
- Number Type
- natural
north- Name
- north
- Definition
- y coordinate
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- meter
- Number Type
- natural
zone- Name
- zone
- Definition
- UTM zone
- Measurement Type
- nominal
- Measurement Domain
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- Text Domain
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- Definition
- UTM
datum- Name
- datum
- Definition
- Datum
- Measurement Type
- nominal
- Measurement Domain
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- Text Domain
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- Definition
- datum
latdecimal- Name
- latdecimal
- Definition
- latitude
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- degree
- Number Type
- natural
longdecimal- Name
- longdecimal
- Definition
- longitude
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- degree
- Number Type
- natural
species_id- Name
- species_id
- Definition
- species id
- Measurement Type
- nominal
- Measurement Domain
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- Text Domain
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- Definition
- species id
taxa- Name
- taxa
- Definition
- taxa
- Measurement Type
- nominal
- Measurement Domain
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- Text Domain
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- Definition
- taxa
species- Name
- species
- Definition
- species name
- Measurement Type
- nominal
- Measurement Domain
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- Text Domain
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- Definition
- species
common- Name
- common
- Definition
- common name of species
- Measurement Type
- nominal
- Measurement Domain
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- Text Domain
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- Definition
- common name
date_time- Name
- date_time
- Definition
- date and time of sampling
- Measurement Type
- dateTime
- Measurement Domain
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- Format
- dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm
- Precision
- 0
num_observed- Name
- num_observed
- Definition
- Number of indviduals observed
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- number
- Number Type
- natural
- Number Of Records
- 18
- Physical Structure Description
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- Object Name
- asn_fnqr_daintree_fauna_birds_TLCC_201504.csv
- Size
- 2437 byte
- Text Format
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- Number of Header Lines
- 1
- Record Delimiter
- #x0A
- Attribute Orientation
- column
- Simple Delimited
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- Field Delimiter
- ,
- Distribution
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Online
- URL
- supersite.114.1
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- @username
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- 2015-05-24T10:35:53.659Z
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