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Nanangroe Plantation Plot Network: Nocturnal Birds Spotlight Survey, Southwest Slopes, NSW, Australia, 2015

Citation

Lindenmayer, D (): Nanangroe Plantation Plot Network: Nocturnal Birds Spotlight Survey, Southwest Slopes, NSW, Australia, 2015. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern6.4.23/html

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ltern6.4.23
Data Creators
Individual
Professor David Lindenmayer
Position
Principal investigator
Organization
The Fenner School of Environment and Society
Abstract

This nocturnal birds survey data package comprises spotlight surveys conducted every two years along 200 metre fixed transects at each site for 20 minutes per site. Animal species and abundance are recorded. Distances along and adjacent to a transect are also recorded. If animals are up on a tree, tree species and animal height (distance from the ground to the animal) are also recorded. Nocturnal birds are also detected by the calls during spotlighting. Arboreal marsupials survey data for 2015 can be found at http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern6.9/html. The principle objective of the Nanangroe study is to directly quantify changes in woodland vertebrate assemblages and their relationships with habitat variables when the surrounding landscape matrix is converted from a semi-cleared grazing landscape to a landscape dominated by an exotic softwood plantation (Lindenmayer, DB, Cunningham, RB, MacGregor, C, Tribolet, C & Donnelly, CF 2001, ‘A prospective longitudinal study of landscape matrix effects on fauna in woodland remnants: experimental design and baseline data’, Biological Conservation, vol 101 no 2, p. 160). The study area is located in the Southwest slopes of NSW west of Lake Burrinjuck and includes four exotic Pine Plantations (Nanangroe, Cotway, East Bungongo and Bungongo), as well as private properties adjacent those plantations. Repeated sampling of the vegetation structure and cover and selected vertebrate groups on all sites from 1998 has created a long term dataset. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Nanangroe Plantation Forest Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/nanangroe-plantation.

Contacts for Questions on the Use and Interpretation of Data
Individual
Sachiko Okada
Position
Manager, Participant
Organization
The Fenner School of Environment and Society
Address
ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment
The Australian National University
Canberra. ACT 2601
Australia
Email Address
sachiko.okada@anu.edu.au
Project Information and Data Owners
Title
Nanangroe Plantation Plot Network
Personnel
Role
Data Owner
Individual
Professor David Lindenmayer
Position
Principal investigator
Organization
The Fenner School of Environment and Society
Role
Manager
Individual
Sachiko Okada
Position
Manager, Participant
Organization
The Fenner School of Environment and Society
Funding

Since 2012 this project has been part of the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN). This work was supported by the Australian Government’s Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Network (www.tern.org.au) – an Australian research infrastructure facility established under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy and Education Infrastructure Fund–Super Science Initiative through the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.

Methods and Sampling Information
Methods
Method Step 1
Description
Plot set-up

Initially all patches of remnant native vegetation on areas designated for pine plantation were characterised. Fifty remnants were randomly selected with stratification, such as vegetation type, patch size, established year of surrounding pine trees. Fifty-six remnants on adjacent farmstopine plantations were selected to match those 50 remnants, to make sure that remnants from two groups were as similar as possible. Ten sites in cleared paddocks around the woodland remnants on the grazing properties and 10 sites in areas dominated by newly planted radiate pine trees were established as ‘‘landscape matrix’’ sites. Those sites were established in 1998, but a few sites were scrapped due to non-accessibility or vast invasion of weed. To make up for those abandoned sites, additional sites were established within a few years since the first establishment.

For more details, please refer to Lindenmayer, DB, Cunningham, RB, MacGregor, C, Tribolet, C & Donnelly, CF 2001, ‘A prospective longitudinal study of landscape matrix effects on fauna in woodland remnants: experimental design and baseline data’, Biological Conservation, vol 101 no 2, pp. 157-169.

Instrument
  • ArcGIS, GPS, Tape measure, Steel star picket posts, reflective tape, cattle ear tags: a star picket has been placed from 0m to 200m along a transect with 50m intervals.
Method Step 2
Description
Spotlighting Surveys

Spotlighting is conducted every two years along 200 m fixed transects at each site for 20 minutes per site. Animals are detected by getting a reflection of the eye shine with the spotlight. Nocturnal birds are also detected by the calls and estimate distances along and adjacent to a transect.

Instrument
  • Spotlight, binoculars.
Method Step 3
Description
Documentation

Animal species name and abundance are recorded along with time they are found and distances along and adjacent to a transect, are also recorded. If animals are up on a tree, tree species and animal height (distance from the ground to the animal) are also recorded.

Instrument
  • Datasheet, clipboard and pencil.
Sampling
Study Extent Description

No limitations or missing units in temporal coverage outlined.

Sampling Description

Refer to Lindenmayer, DB, Cunningham, RB, MacGregor, C, Tribolet, C & Donnelly, CF 2001, ‘A prospective longitudinal study of landscape matrix effects on fauna in woodland remnants: experimental design and baseline data’, Biological Conservation, vol 101 no 2

Keywords and Subject Categories
ANZSRC-FOR
  • 0501
  • 0602
  • 0608
LTERN Monitoring Themes
  • Birds
  • Grazing domestic livestock
  • Fragmentation
Keywords
  • Spotlighting
  • Nocturnal birds
GCMD
  • Biological Classification > Animals/Vertebrates > Birds
Geographic Coverage
Geographic Description
The Nanangroe Plantation Plot Network is located in the southwest slopes of NSW west of Lake Burrinjuck and includes four exotic Pine Plantations (Nanangroe, Cotway, East Bungongo and Bungongo), as well as private properties adjacent those plantations.
Bounding Coordinates
West
148.413437 degrees
 
East
148.523614 degrees
 
North
-34.942003 degrees
 
South
-35.057807 degrees
 
Temporal Coverage
Date
2015
Taxonomic Coverage and Classification
Classification
  • Species
    Aegotheles cristatus
  • Species
    Ninox connivens
  • Species
    Ninox novaeseelandiae
  • Species
    Podargus strigoides
  • Species
    Tyto javanica
Intellectual Rights, Licence and Usage Conditions

CC-BY-4_0 Special Conditions: 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
lngr_nocturnal_bird_spotlighting_2015_site_info_p277t915.csv
Name
lngr_nocturnal_bird_spotlighting_2015_site_info_p277t915.csv
Description
Nanangroe nocturnal bird spotlighting survey 2015 - site information table
Attribute Information
visit_code
Name
visit_code
Definition
Combination of survey year-survey season-site code-repeat numbers
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
character
survey_year
Name
survey_year
Definition
Calendar year of survey conducted
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
YYYY
site_code
Name
site_code
Definition
Location and site number
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
character
survey_date
Name
survey_date
Definition
Date of survey
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
YYYY-MM-DD
start_time
Name
start_time
Definition
Survey start time
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
hh:mm
temperature
Name
temperature
Definition
Temperature value labels
Measurement Type
ordinal
Measurement Domain
Enumerated Domain
Code Definition
1
Cold
2
Cool
3
Mild
4
Warm
wind
Name
wind
Definition
Wind value labels
Measurement Type
ordinal
Measurement Domain
Enumerated Domain
Code Definition
1
Calm
2
Light
3
Moderate
4
Windy
cloud
Name
cloud
Definition
Cloud value labels
Measurement Type
ordinal
Measurement Domain
Enumerated Domain
Code Definition
1
Clear
2
Scattered
3
Broken
4
Overcast
night_light
Name
night_light
Definition
Nightlight value labels
Measurement Type
ordinal
Measurement Domain
Enumerated Domain
Code Definition
1
Bright
2
Moderately bright
3
Dim
4
Dark
comments
Name
comments
Definition
Comments
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
character
Number Of Records
132
Physical Structure Description
Object Name
lngr_nocturnal_bird_spotlighting_2015_site_info_p277t915.csv
Size
9396 byte
Text Format
Number of Header Lines
1
Record Delimiter
#x0A
Attribute Orientation
column
Simple Delimited
Field Delimiter
,
Distribution
Online
URL
ltern6.5.4
Access
Access Control
Auth System
knb
Order
allowFirst
Allow:
PermissionPrincipal
[all] cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
[read] cn=pn_nanangroe,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
[read] cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
lngr_nocturnal_bird_spotlighting_2015_data_p277t526.csv
Name
lngr_nocturnal_bird_spotlighting_2015_data_p277t526.csv
Description
Nanangroe nocturnal bird spotlighting survey 2015 - data table.
Attribute Information
visit_code
Name
visit_code
Definition
Combination of survey year-survey season-site code-repeat numbers
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
character
species
Name
species
Definition
Species scientific name
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
character
sum_of_abundance
Name
sum_of_abundance
Definition
Total abundance of a given species detected during a 20 minute spotlighting survey, those animals are found within 100m on either side of a permanent transect
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
along_distance
Name
along_distance
Definition
The distance (metre) between the start of a transect (0 metre) to where the 'Off Distance' measurement meets the transect.
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
meter
Number Type
whole
off_distance
Name
off_distance
Definition
Shortest distance (metre) between a point (A) directly below where the animal is detected, and any point along a permanent transect which is 90 degrees horizontal to A
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
meter
Number Type
whole
height
Name
height
Definition
Distance from the ground to the animal in feature
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
meter
Number Type
whole
flora_descriptor
Name
flora_descriptor
Definition
Tree species if animal is up a tree and where tree species could be identified by spotlight
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Enumerated Domain
Code Definition
E. alb
Eucalyptus albens
E. mel
Eucalyptus melliodora
E. vim
Eucalyptus viminalis
P. rad
Pinus radiata
Dead tree
Dead tree
Comments
Name
Comments
Definition
Comments
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
character
Number Of Records
137
Physical Structure Description
Object Name
lngr_nocturnal_bird_spotlighting_2015_data_p277t526.csv
Size
5884 byte
Text Format
Number of Header Lines
1
Record Delimiter
#x0A
Attribute Orientation
column
Simple Delimited
Field Delimiter
,
Distribution
Online
URL
ltern6.6.5
Access
Access Control
Auth System
knb
Order
allowFirst
Allow:
PermissionPrincipal
[all] cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
[read] cn=pn_nanangroe,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
[read] cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
Additional Metadata Links
additionalLinks
Additional Metadata : additionalLinks
Metadata
additionalLinks
url
@name
Nanangroe Plantation Plot Network homepage
http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/nanangroe-plantation
Access
Access Control
Auth System
knb
Order
allowFirst
Allow:
PermissionPrincipal
[read] public
[all] cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
[read] cn=pn_nanangroe,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org