Mallee Plot Network: Herbivore Activity Data, Western New South Wales and South Australia, Australia, 2014

Abstract: This 2015 Mallee Plot Network Herbivore Activity Data Package contains scat count data for six of the fifty-three experimental 0.2 hectare sites which were established on dune crests and upper slopes in Tarawi Nature Reserve; Scotia Sanctuary and Danggali National Park. Sites in Tarawi NR include four herbivore exclosure pilot sites established during 1996-1998, with further herbivore exclosure sites constructed at all sites except those in Dangalli CP and the Scotia Sanctuary sites burnt in 2009 and 2010. The Mallee Plot Network research plots commenced in 1996 and were revisited annually for 3 years and then on a decadal basis. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Mallee Plot Network’s full program is provided at https://doi.org/10.25911/5c133088bc5b9 Project funding: Between 2012 and 2018 this project was part of, and funded through the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN) a facility within the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) and supported by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy.
Type
collection
Title
Mallee Plot Network: Herbivore Activity Data, Western New South Wales and South Australia, Australia, 2014
Alternate Title
Mallee Plot Network: Herbivore Activity, 2014
Collection Type
Dataset
Access Privileges
Long Term Ecological Research Network
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
10.25911/5c36b80c91c1f
Metadata Language
English
Data Language
English
Brief Description
This 2015 Mallee Plot Network Herbivore Activity Data Package contains scat count data in the Tarawi Nature Reserve; Scotia Sanctuary and Danggali National Park. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Mallee Plot Network’s full program is provided at https://doi.org/10.25911/5c133088bc5b9
Full Description
Abstract: This 2015 Mallee Plot Network Herbivore Activity Data Package contains scat count data for six of the fifty-three experimental 0.2 hectare sites which were established on dune crests and upper slopes in Tarawi Nature Reserve; Scotia Sanctuary and Danggali National Park. Sites in Tarawi NR include four herbivore exclosure pilot sites established during 1996-1998, with further herbivore exclosure sites constructed at all sites except those in Dangalli CP and the Scotia Sanctuary sites burnt in 2009 and 2010. The Mallee Plot Network research plots commenced in 1996 and were revisited annually for 3 years and then on a decadal basis. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Mallee Plot Network’s full program is provided at https://doi.org/10.25911/5c133088bc5b9 Project funding: Between 2012 and 2018 this project was part of, and funded through the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN) a facility within the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) and supported by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy.
Methods
1
Plot set-up
Fifty-three experimental 0.2 hectare sites were established on dune crests and upper slopes in Tarawi Nature Reserve; Scotia Sanctuary and Danggali National Park. This data package contains observations for six of those sites. This is part of a much larger dataset that spans from during 1996 to 2011.
Global Positioning System, Compass, Tape Measures
2
Grazing exclosure set-up
Herbivore activity was estimated by counting the number of faecal pellets in each of five 15 x 15 m fenced plots and the three 13 x 7.5 m unfenced external plot at each site. Faecal pellets were attributed to species and also classified as new (dark) or old (grey and dry).
Fencing Tools, Fencing Materials, Quad bikes/ 4WD for transport
File Descriptions
kmle_herbivore_activity_2014_p299t534.csv
censusn
definitionSequential census number
nominal text definitionCharacter
emu
definitionemu
ratio number typereal
ratio standard unitnumber
freshgoat
definitionFresh Goat scats
ratio number typewhole
ratio standard unitnumber
freshrabbit
definitionFresh Rabbit scats
ratio number typewhole
ratio standard unitnumber
freshroo
definitionFresh Macropod scats
ratio number typewhole
ratio standard unitnumber
oldgoat
definitionOld Goat scats
ratio number typewhole
ratio standard unitnumber
oldrabbit
definitionOld Rabbit scats
ratio number typewhole
ratio standard unitnumber
oldroo
definitionOld Macropod scats
ratio number typewhole
ratio standard unitnumber
sitelabel
definitionSite identification number
nominal text definitionCharacter
subplotlabel
definitionSub-plot identification number
nominal text definitionCharacter
Contact Email
david.keith@environment.nsw.gov.au; christopher.simpson@unsw.edu.au; k.wilkins@unsw.edu.au; mark.tozer@environment.nsw.gov.au; r.woodward@unsw.edu.au; david.keith@unsw.edu.au
Contact Address
Australian Wetlands, Rivers and Landscapes Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales SYDNEY, NSW, 2052 Australia
Contact Phone Number
+61 2 9995 5000; +61 409 159 334; +61 2 9385 8435; +61 2 9585 6496; +61 2 9585 6051; +61 2 9385 2111; +61 427 856 498; +61 428 810 214
Principal Investigator
David Keith
Supervisors
David Keith
Collaborators
Chris Simpson; Mark Tozer; Katy Wilkins; Dick Williams
Fields of Research
0501 - Ecological Applications; 0602 - Ecology
Keywords
GCMD:Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Vertebrates > Birds; LTERN Monitoring Theme:Mammals; LTERN Monitoring Theme:Invasive animals; keyword:Disturbance history; keyword:Herbivore; keyword:Herbivory; keyword:Kangaroo; keyword:Rabbit; keyword:Goat; keyword:Emu; Mallee; Herbivore Activity
Type of Research Activity
Strategic basic research
Date Coverage
2014
Geospatial Location
text
Tarawi Nature Reserve; Scotia Sanctuary and Danggali National Park, Western New South Wales and South Australia, Australia
iso19139dcmiBox
northlimit = -33.271362; southlimit = -33.467802; westlimit = 140.958503; eastLimit = 141.222776
Date of data creation
2015-05-21
Year of data publication
2015
Creator(s) for Citation
David
Keith
Chris
Simpson
Katy
Wilkins
Mark
Tozer
Dick
Williams
Publisher for Citation
Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN), ANU Data Commons, The Australian National University
Related Websites
https://hdl.handle.net/1885/130861
Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN) collection in ANU Open Research
Other Related Identifiers
MorphoId:ltern2.537; PackageId:299
Access Rights
Prior to publication of research utilising this data, the data provider (David Keith) requests consultation.
Access Rights Type
Open
Rights held in and over the data
Creative Commons Licence (CC BY- Attribution) is assigned to this data. Details of the licence can be found at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Licence Type
CC-BY - Attribution (Version 4)
Licence
LTERN Deed: 13 Date of execution: 2014-04-30
Retention Period
Indefinitely
Data Management Plan
No

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