Nanangroe - butterfly tracking across edges

This data was collected to answer two questions: (1) How do edge-effects between three land-cover types affect movement of adult male butterflies, and; (2) is response to edges influenced by perceptual range? We visually tracked the flight behaviour of the butterfly Heteronympha merope at edges between three land-cover types: native eucalypt woodland, farmland and exotic pine plantation. Using six replicates of each edge type, we released animals on both sides of the edges, and at two distances from the edge (5 m and 30 m).
Type
collection
Title
Nanangroe - butterfly tracking across edges
Collection Type
Dataset
Access Privileges
Fenner School of Environment & Society
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
10.25911/61131e84e594b
Metadata Language
English
Data Language
English
Full Description
This data was collected to answer two questions: (1) How do edge-effects between three land-cover types affect movement of adult male butterflies, and; (2) is response to edges influenced by perceptual range? We visually tracked the flight behaviour of the butterfly Heteronympha merope at edges between three land-cover types: native eucalypt woodland, farmland and exotic pine plantation. Using six replicates of each edge type, we released animals on both sides of the edges, and at two distances from the edge (5 m and 30 m).
Contact Email
david.lindenmayer@anu.edu.au
Contact Address
Fenner School of Environment and Society ANU College of Health & Medicine The Australian National University
Contact Phone Number
61251866
Collaborators
Nici Sweaney; Don Driscoll
Fields of Research
0502 - Environmental Science and Management; 060801 - Animal Behaviour
Keywords
Agriculture ; edge effects; habitat fragmentation ; butterfly; landscape ecology; boundary behaviour
Type of Research Activity
Applied Research
Date of data creation
2012-02
Year of data publication
2021
Publisher for Citation
The Australian National University Data Commons
Access Rights
Data is open access with no embargoes
Access Rights Type
Open
Licence Type
CC-BY - Attribution
Retention Period
Indefinitely
Extent or Quantity
1
Data Size
5KB
Data Management Plan
Yes

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Status: Published
Published to:
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  • Australian National Data Service
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