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Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Plot Network: Bird Count Survey Data, Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay Territory, 2015

Citation

Lindenmayer, D; Director of National Parks (Parks Australia) (): Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Plot Network: Bird Count Survey Data, Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay Territory, 2015. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern5.15.27/html

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Identifier
docid
ltern5.15.27
Data Creators
Individual
Professor David Lindenmayer
Position
Principal Investigator
Organization
Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University
Organization
Director of National Parks (Parks Australia)
Abstract

This bird count data package comprises repeated time-controlled point interval counts conducted annually along a permanent 100 metre-long transect. The abundance of species observed or heard is recorded, and counts are not undertaken in poor weather (rain, fog or high wind). Two five-minute counts are conducted at each site, one at the 20 m mark and the other at 80 m mark of the transect. All birds seen or heard are recorded and assigned to different distance classes. Each site is surveyed on a different day by a different observer to reduce day effects on detection and reduce problems with observer differences. Surveys are usually completed around late September each year. Bird count surveys commenced in 2003 and have been conducted since on an annual basis, with the exception of 2008 when there was no survey. The Jervis Bay Plot Network was established in 2002 in Booderee National Park in the Jervis Bay Territory, south-eastern Australia. The study location is a floristically diverse area in which fire history has been well-documented over several decades. The plot network’s objectives involve quantifying the inter-relationships between natural disturbance and/or management intervention (including weed and feral animal control and prescribed burning) and the reciprocal changes in vegetation condition and biodiversity response. This particular study forms part of the collection of data packages from the Jervis Bay Plot Network. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Jervis Bay Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/jervis-bay-booderee-national-park.

Contacts for Questions on the Use and Interpretation of Data
Individual
Mr Christopher MacGregor
Position
Manager, Participant
Organization
The Australian National University
Address
The Fenner School of Environment and Society
ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University
Canberra. ACT 2601
Phone
voice
+61 2 4442 2238
Email Address
christopher.macgregor@anu.edu.au
Individual
Professor David Lindenmayer
Position
Principal Investigator
Organization
Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University
Address
Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University
Frank Fenner Building (Building 141), Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University
Canberra. ACT 2601
Phone
voice
+61 2 6125 0654
Email Address
david.lindenmayer@anu.edu.au
Project Information and Data Owners
Title
Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Plot Network
Personnel
Role
Data Owner
Individual
Professor David Lindenmayer
Position
Principal Investigator
Organization
Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University
Funding

Since 2012 this project has been part of the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN). LTERN is a Facility within the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN). TERN is supported by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy.

Methods and Sampling Information
Methods
Method Step 1
Description
Plot Setup

Originally, in 2002, 110 permanent sites were identified for the study at Booderee National Park using two stratifying variables: (1) broad vegetation type (heathland, forest, woodland, etc.); and (2) past fire history – classified into four classes of time since the last fire (0-10 years, 11-20 years, 21-30 years and >30 years).

When the project started in 2003, it was based on the original number of sites, but in March 2007 the number of sites increased to 130, as a result of including 20 new sites set up as part of the “Bitou experiment”.

Features of the experimental design are: stratified random site selection, replication of classes, replication proportional to area, sampling of the plots both before and after unplanned wildfire, the occurrence of unburned ‘control’ sites and treatment (burned) sites, and continued surveys over time. Commencing at the 0m point a steel post has been placed at 20m intervals along a 100m long transect.

Instrument
  • ArcGIS, GPS, tape measure, Steel posts, reflective tape
Method Step 2
Description
Bird Point Count Surveys

Birds are counted using repeated time-controlled point interval counts conducted along a permanent 100 metre-long transect every year. Two five-minute counts are conducted at each site, one at the 20 metre mark and the other at 80 metre mark of each transect. All birds seen or heard are recorded and assigned to different distance classes. Each site is surveyed on a different day by a different observer to reduce day effects on detection and reduce problems with observer differences. Surveys are usually completed around late September each year.

Instrument
  • Binoculars
Sampling
Study Extent Description

Each site is surveyed on a different day by a different observer to reduce day effects on detection and reduce problems with observer differences. Surveys are usually completed around late September each year.

Sampling Description

Since March 2007, surveying has taken place at a total of 130 sites. These include the original 110 permanent sites in the study at Booderee National Park, as first delineated in 2002, using two stratifying variables: (1) broad vegetation type (heathland, forest, woodland, etc.); and (2) past fire history – classified into four classes of time since the last fire (0-10 years, 11-20 years, 21-30 years and >30 years). Also included since March 2007 are 20 extra sites, set up as part of the “Bitou experiment”.

Associated Parties
Role
Land Owner
Organization
Department of Defence (some sites on Defence land)
Role
Land Owner and Manager
Organization
Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community
Keywords and Subject Categories
GCMD
  • Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Vertebrates > Birds
ANZSRC-FOR
  • 0501
  • 0602
  • 0608
Keywords
  • Booderee National Park
LTERN Monitoring Themes
  • Birds
Geographic Coverage
Geographic Description
Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay Territory, south-eastern Australia.
Bounding Coordinates
West
150.590591 degrees
 
East
150.76929 degrees
 
North
-35.114116 degrees
 
South
-35.195078 degrees
 
Temporal Coverage
Date Begin
2015-09-20
Date End
2015-10-02
Taxonomic Coverage and Classification
Classification
  • Species
    Acanthiza lineata
  • Species
    Acanthiza nana
  • Species
    Acanthiza pusilla
  • Species
    Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
  • Species
    Accipiter novaehollandiae
  • Species
    Alisterus scapularis
  • Species
    Anas superciliosa
  • Species
    Anthochaera carunculata
  • Species
    Anthochaera chrysoptera
  • Species
    Aquila audax
  • Species
    Cacatua galerita
  • Species
    Cacatua sanguinea
  • Species
    Cacomantis flabelliformis
  • Species
    Caligavis chrysops
  • Species
    Calyptorhynchus funereus
  • Species
    Centropus phasianinus
  • Species
    Chenonetta jubata
  • Species
    Chrysococcyx basalis
  • Species
    Chrysococcyx lucidus
  • Species
    Circus approximans
  • Species
    Climacteris erythrops
  • Species
    Colluricincla harmonica
  • Species
    Coracina novaehollandiae
  • Species
    Cormobates leucophaea
  • Species
    Corvus coronoides
  • Species
    Cracticus tibicen
  • Species
    Cracticus torquatus
  • Species
    Dacelo novaeguineae
  • Species
    Daphoenositta chrysoptera
  • Species
    Dasyornis brachypterus
  • Species
    Eopsaltria australis
  • Species
    Eudynamys scolopacea
  • Species
    Geopelia striata
  • Species
    Gerygone mouki
  • Species
    Gliciphila melanops
  • Species
    Glossopsitta concinna
  • Species
    Grallina cyanoleuca
  • Species
    Haliaeetus leucogaster
  • Species
    Hirundo neoxena
  • Species
    Leucosarcia melanoleuca
  • Species
    Malurus cyaneus
  • Species
    Malurus lamberti
  • Species
    Meliphaga lewinii
  • Species
    Melithreptus brevirostris
  • Species
    Melithreptus lunatus
  • Species
    Monarcha melanopsis
  • Species
    Myiagra rubecula
  • Species
    Myzomela sanguinolenta
  • Species
    Neochmia temporalis
  • Species
    Oriolus sagittatus
  • Species
    Pachycephala pectoralis
  • Species
    Pachycephala rufiventris
  • Species
    Pardalotus punctatus
  • Species
    Pardalotus striatus
  • Species
    Parvipsitta pusilla
  • Species
    Pelecanus conspicillatus
  • Species
    Phalacrocorax varius
  • Species
    Phaps chalcoptera
  • Species
    Phaps elegans
  • Species
    Philemon corniculatus
  • Species
    Phylidonyris niger
  • Species
    Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
  • Species
    Platycercus elegans
  • Species
    Psophodes olivaceus
  • Species
    Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
  • Species
    Rhipidura albiscapa
  • Species
    Rhipidura rufifrons
  • Species
    Scythrops novaehollandiae
  • Species
    Sericornis frontalis
  • Species
    Sericornis magnirostra
  • Species
    Stipiturus malachurus
  • Species
    Strepera graculina
  • Species
    Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
  • Species
    Trichoglossus haematodus
  • Species
    Vanellus miles
  • Species
    Zoothera lunulata
  • Species
    Zosterops lateralis
Intellectual Rights, Licence and Usage Conditions

CC-BY-4_0 Special Condition Co-authorship with the data provider (Professor David Lindenmayer) of any publication of research utilising this data is an expected outcome. The data provider requests consultation, including a summary of the proposed research and intended use before publication of research utilising this data is possible.

Data Table
ljbb_bird_count_surveys_2015_p755t949.csv
Name
ljbb_bird_count_surveys_2015_p755t949.csv
Description
Bird Count Surveys Data for Jervis Bay Booderee National Park, 2015
Attribute Information
visit_number
Name
visit_number
Definition
Visit code, which is a combination of year-site number-plot number-repeat number
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
site_number
Name
site_number
Definition
Site code, which is a combination of site and plot number
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
year
Name
year
Definition
Year of survey
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
YYYY
date
Name
date
Definition
Date of survey
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
YYYY-MM-DD
plot_number
Name
plot_number
Definition
The plot number on the transect
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Enumerated Domain
Code Definition
1
20m point
2
80m point
repeat_number
Name
repeat_number
Definition
Survey replicates in a given year
Measurement Type
interval
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
natural
start_time
Name
start_time
Definition
Time of survey
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
hh:mm
temperature
Name
temperature
Definition
“Temperature” from look-up list (subjective measure), where measured values can include “cold”, “cool”, “warm”, and "hot"; if the value is blank then it means the variable was not measured
Measurement Type
ordinal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
wind
Name
wind
Definition
“Wind” from look-up list (subjective measure), where measured values can include “calm”, “light”, “moderate”, and “windy”; if the value is blank then it means the variable was not measured
Measurement Type
ordinal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
cloud
Name
cloud
Definition
"Cloud” from look-up list (subjective measure), where measured values can include “none”, “patchy”, “overcast”, and “raining”; if the value is blank then it means the variable was not measured
Measurement Type
ordinal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
notes
Name
notes
Definition
Notes on conditions
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
bird_name
Name
bird_name
Definition
Species recorded. Blank values indicate no species were detected within that particular distance class.
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
bird_abundance
Name
bird_abundance
Definition
Count of species detected at that distance class
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
distance
Name
distance
Definition
Distance class from survey point, plus additional categories of "overhead" and "Outside Veg Type"
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
scientific_name
Name
scientific_name
Definition
Scientific name of species recorded. Blank values indicate no species were detected within that particular distance class
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
bird_family
Name
bird_family
Definition
Species family name. Blank values indicate no species were detected within that particular distance class
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
Number Of Records
5544
Physical Structure Description
Object Name
ljbb_bird_count_surveys_2015_p755t949.csv
Size
875025 byte
Text Format
Number of Header Lines
1
Record Delimiter
#x0A
Attribute Orientation
column
Simple Delimited
Field Delimiter
,
Distribution
Online
URL
ltern5.49.1
Access
Access Control
Auth System
knb
Order
allowFirst
Allow:
PermissionPrincipal
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Additional Metadata Links
additionalLinks
Additional Metadata : additionalLinks
Metadata
additionalLinks
url
@name
Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Plot Network homepage
http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/jervis-bay-booderee-national-park
Access
Access Control
Auth System
knb
Order
allowFirst
Allow:
PermissionPrincipal
[read] public
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