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Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Plot Network: Terrestrial Mammal Surveys, Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay Territory, 2003+

Citation

Lindenmayer, D; Director of National Parks (Parks Australia) (): Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Plot Network: Terrestrial Mammal Surveys, Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay Territory, 2003+. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern7.121.19/html

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ltern7.121.19
Data Creators
Individual
Professor David Lindenmayer
Position
Principal Investigator
Organization
Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
Organization
Director of National Parks (Parks Australia)
Abstract

This terrestrial mammal trapping data package comprises terrestrial mammal survey data recorded annually since 2003 over three consecutive nights. Ten Elliott traps and six cage traps were baited and placed on each site. The 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 Booderee National Park Plot Network. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Jervis Bay Booderee National Park 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
Australian National University
Address
Fenner School of Environment and Society
ANU College of Science, 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, Australian National University
Address
Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
Frank Fenner Building (Building 141), Fenner School of Environment and Society, 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, 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. Up until 2012 this project was funded by an ARC Linkage Grant and industry partners Parks Australia and the Department of Defence.

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 0 m point a steel post has been placed at 20 m intervals along a 100 m long transect.

Instrument
  • ArcGIS, GPS, tape measure, steel posts, reflective tape.
Method Step 2
Description
Terrestrial Mammal Trapping

Surveys involve the use of 10 Elliott traps spaced 10 m apart and six cage traps (four small and two large) placed 20 m apart along the transect. Both Elliott and cage traps are baited with a mixture of peanut butter and rolled oats. The traps are checked within two hours of daylight for three consecutive mornings.

Instrument
  • Elliott traps, large cage traps, small cage traps, bait mixture (peanut butter and rolled oats).
Sampling
Study Extent Description

Surveys have been conducted annually since 2003, over three consecutive nights using traps placed at specific intervals along a 100 m transect at sites in the plot network.

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 and Manager
Organization
Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community
Role
Land Owner
Organization
Department of Defence (some sites on Defence land)
Keywords and Subject Categories
GCMD
  • Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Vertebrates > Mammals
ANZSRC-FOR
  • 0602
  • 0608
LTERN Monitoring Themes
  • Mammals
Keywords
  • Mammals
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
2003-04-02
Date End
2017-12-12
Taxonomic Coverage and Classification
Classification
  • Species
    Antechinus stuartii
  • Species
    Antechinus swainsonii
  • Species
    Cercartetus nanus
  • Species
    Isoodon obesulus
  • Species
    Macropus rufogriseus
  • Species
    Mus musculus
  • Species
    Oryctolagus cuniculus
  • Species
    Perameles nasuta
  • Species
    Petaurus breviceps
  • Species
    Potorous tridactylus
  • Species
    Pseudocheirus peregrinus
  • Species
    Pseudomys gracilicaudatus
  • Species
    Rattus fuscipes
  • Species
    Rattus lutreolus
  • Species
    Rattus rattus
  • Species
    Sminthopsis leucopus
  • Species
    Tachyglossus aculeatus
  • Species
    Trichosurus vulpecula
  • Species
    Wallabia bicolor
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. Please note that data collected prior to 2012 is available via mediated access only. This package provides four data tables: two with mediated access containing all data in the time series to date, and another two with open access containing all data from 2012 onwards. Spatial coordinates for site codes (site or site_code column in the data tables) are available at http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern7.73/html (Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Plot Network: Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates, Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay Territory, Australia)

Data Table
ljbb_mammals_trapping_data_2003+_p905t1222.csv
Name
ljbb_mammals_trapping_data_2003+_p905t1222.csv
Description
Survey data for Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Terrestrial Mammal Trappings, 2003+
Attribute Information
id
Name
id
Definition
Automatically generated record number
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
visit_code
Name
visit_code
Definition
Site visit code, linking survey data to visit table information
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
species
Name
species
Definition
Scientific name of observed mammal
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
abundance
Name
abundance
Definition
Count of number of animals in the trap
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
recapture
Name
recapture
Definition
Indicates that an animal was first captured in the current trapping period; a blank value indicates recapture status not recorded
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
sex
Name
sex
Definition
Sex of observed individual(s), if determinable
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
age_cohort
Name
age_cohort
Definition
Growth stage; this is species specific, but is generally based on relative size and reproductive status; uncategorised individuals have a blank value
Measurement Type
ordinal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
trap_type
Name
trap_type
Definition
Type of trap
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
trap_number
Name
trap_number
Definition
Sequential number of the trap
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
tissue
Name
tissue
Definition
Tissue specimen collected
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
Number Of Records
12647
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ljbb_mammals_trapping_visit_2003+_p905t1223.csv
Name
ljbb_mammals_trapping_visit_2003+_p905t1223.csv
Description
Visit information for Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Terrestrial Mammal Trappings, 2003+
Attribute Information
visit_code
Name
visit_code
Definition
Site visit code, which is the site (minus its "site_" prefix) prefixed by a 3-digit year code (see PDF file that gives the mapping from calendar years to 3-digit visit code prefixes) and suffixed by a trapping_night number. For example, site="site_4-33" surveyed in 2003 on the third trapping night has a visit_code="031-4-33-3" ("031" represents the calendar year 2003). Links visit information to survey data
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
date
Name
date
Definition
Survey visit date
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
YYYY-MM-DD
year
Name
year
Definition
Calendar year
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
YYYY
survey_year
Name
survey_year
Definition
Project-specified code for survey year
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
survey_season
Name
survey_season
Definition
Project-specified code for survey season
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
site
Name
site
Definition
Site code, which identifies the site and encodes its vegetation type
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
trapping_night
Name
trapping_night
Definition
Number of nights trap open prior to this capture
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
natural
date_of_last_fire
Name
date_of_last_fire
Definition
Date of last fire at the site
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
YYYY-MM-DD
x_elliotts_open
Name
x_elliotts_open
Definition
Number of Elliott traps found open on trapping night
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
x_cages_open
Name
x_cages_open
Definition
Number of cage traps found open on trapping night
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
comments
Name
comments
Definition
Miscellaneous observations pertaining to the visit (if any)
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
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ljbb_mammals_trapping_data_2012+_p905t1224.csv
Name
ljbb_mammals_trapping_data_2012+_p905t1224.csv
Description
Survey data for Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Terrestrial Mammal Trappings, 2012+
Attribute Information
id
Name
id
Definition
Automatically generated record number
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
visit_code
Name
visit_code
Definition
Site visit code, linking survey data to visit table information
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
species
Name
species
Definition
Scientific name of observed mammal
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
abundance
Name
abundance
Definition
Count of number of animals in the trap
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
recapture
Name
recapture
Definition
Indicates that an animal was first captured in the current trapping period; a blank value indicates recapture status not recorded
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
sex
Name
sex
Definition
Sex of observed individual(s), if determinable
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
age_cohort
Name
age_cohort
Definition
Growth stage; this is species specific, but is generally based on relative size and reproductive status; uncategorised individuals have a blank value
Measurement Type
ordinal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
trap_type
Name
trap_type
Definition
Type of trap
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
trap_number
Name
trap_number
Definition
Sequential number of the trap
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
tissue
Name
tissue
Definition
Tissue specimen collected
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
Number Of Records
2187
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ljbb_mammals_trapping_visit_2012+_p905t1225.csv
Name
ljbb_mammals_trapping_visit_2012+_p905t1225.csv
Description
Visit information for Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Terrestrial Mammal Trappings, 2012+
Attribute Information
visit_code
Name
visit_code
Definition
Site visit code, which is the site (minus its "site_" prefix) prefixed by a 3-digit year code (see PDF file that gives the mapping from calendar years to 3-digit visit code prefixes) and suffixed by a trapping_night number. For example, site="site_12-28" surveyed on 12 December 2012, equivalent to the second trapping night of the survey, has a visit_code="121-12-28-2" ("121" represents the calendar year 2012). Links visit information to survey data.
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
date
Name
date
Definition
Survey visit date
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
YYYY-MM-DD
year
Name
year
Definition
Calendar year
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
YYYY
survey_year
Name
survey_year
Definition
Project-specified code for survey year
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
survey_season
Name
survey_season
Definition
Project-specified code for survey season
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
site
Name
site
Definition
Site code, which identifies the site and encodes its vegetation type
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
trapping_night
Name
trapping_night
Definition
Number of nights trap open prior to this capture
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
natural
date_of_last_fire
Name
date_of_last_fire
Definition
Date of last fire at the site
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
YYYY-MM-DD
x_elliotts_open
Name
x_elliotts_open
Definition
Number of Elliott traps found open on trapping night
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
x_cages_open
Name
x_cages_open
Definition
Number of cage traps found open on trapping night
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
comments
Name
comments
Definition
Miscellaneous observations pertaining to the visit (if any)
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
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Table showing which survey year codes, survey season codes, and visit code prefixes correspond to which calendar year(s) in the visit data tables (t1223 and t1225)
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