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Acoustic Sensor, South East Queensland Peri-urban SuperSite, Karawatha, 2016

Citation

Hero, J (): Acoustic Sensor, South East Queensland Peri-urban SuperSite, Karawatha, 2016. TERN Australian SuperSite Network. http://supersites.tern.org.au/knb/metacat/supersite.725.2/html

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Identifier
docid
supersite.725.2
Data Creators
Individual
Professor Jean-Marc Hero
Position
Deputy Director, Environmental Futures Research Institute
Organization
Griffith University
Abstract

Acoustic sensors provide an effective means for monitoring biodiversity at large spatial and temporal scales. The Australian SuperSite Network (SuperSites) provides the research community with national scale acoustic sensor data collected at each SuperSite. Acoustic sensors are configured to record for 12 hours per day (6 hours around dawn and 6 hours around dusk).

This data package contains acoustic sensor data recorded from within the vicinity of the Core 1 hectare at the TERN SEQ Peri-urban SuperSite at the Karawatha Forest Park, Brisbane. Data is in WAV format recorded at 24,000 Hz in stereo.

Recordings are available for listening and download at http://bioacoustics.supersites.net.au/

Contacts for Questions on the Use and Interpretation of Data
Individual
Professor Jean-Marc Hero
Position
Deputy Director, Environmental Futures Research Institute
Organization
Griffith University
Address
School of Environment
Gold Coast Campus
Southport. QLD 4222
Australia
Phone
voice
07 5552 8661
Email Address
M.Hero@griffith.edu.au
Methods and Sampling Information
Methods
Method Step 1
Description
Acoustic Sampling at Karawatha Forest Park

Wildlife Acoustics Songmeter SM3 acoustic sensors were configured to record continuously at 24,000Hz in WAV format. Sensors were powered using external solar power and 12v deep cycle batteries. The acoustic sensor is configured to record for 12 hours per day (6 hours around dawn and 6 hours around dusk). The acoustic sensor adjusts itself to record at the correct time (relative to sunset and sunrise) throughout the year using the GPS coordinates of the site.

Instrument
  • Songmeter SM3 sensor
Keywords and Subject Categories
  • South East Queensland Peri-urban SuperSite
  • Karawatha Forest Park
  • acoustic recording
  • bioacoustic
  • bird
  • fauna
anzsrc-for
  • 0501
  • 0502
  • 0602
  • 0608
Geographic Coverage
Geographic Description
Karawatha Forest Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Bounding Coordinates
West
153.08 degrees
 
East
153.08 degrees
 
North
-27.63 degrees
 
South
-27.63 degrees
 
Temporal Coverage
Date Begin
2016-01-01
Date End
2016-12-31
Intellectual Rights, Licence and Usage Conditions

CC-BY-4_0

Distribution
Online
Description
Download data from the SuperSites BioAcoustics Data Portal
URL
http://bioacoustics.supersites.net.au/data/sites/seqp_karawatha/2016
Access
Access Control
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