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Cumberland Plain Woodland Acoustic Data Collection - TERN

<p>This dataset contains audio files for TERN Cumberland Plain Woodland SuperSite. Long-term recordings of the environment can be used to identify sound sources of interest, characterise the soundscape, aid in the assessment of fauna biodiversity, monitor temporal trends and track environmental changes.</p>


<p>Cumberland Plain Woodland SuperSite was established in 2012 in a protected remnant of Shale Gravel Transition Forest, located on the Hawkesbury Campus of the University of Western Sydney in New South Wales. The vegetation at the site is dominated by <em>Eucalyptus moluccana</em> and <em>E. fibrosa</em>, which have hosted a population of mistletoe (<em>Amyema miquelii</em>); a subcanopy of <em>Melaleuca decora</em> is visible in some gaps. The ecosystem is subject to pressure from altered fire regimes, urban development, conversion to agriculture and extreme climate events. However, the forest patch at the site is in excellent condition with the exception of edge effects. For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/cumberland-plain-supersite/.</p>


<p>In 2011 an acoustic recorder was set up to collect audio data for a total of 12 hours per day, split between six hours around dawn and six hours around dusk. A second recorder was added in 2012, and two more were added in 2014. The recording schedule aimed at capturing morning and evening bird choruses while minimizing memory and battery requirements. A long-term spectrogram has been generated for each audio file to aid in data exploration. The sensors also recorded temperature, minimum- maximum- and mean-sound pressure levels.</p>


<p>Data are made available through the data link. For downloading large amount of data, please follow these instructions <a href=" https://ternaus.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TERNSup/pages/2530148353/How+to+download+TERN+s+acoustic+data+in+bulk">How to download TERN's acoustic data in bulk</a></p>

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Identification info

Date (Creation)
2011-10-26
Date (Publication)
2023-02-20
Date (Revision)
2014-07-14
Edition
1.0

Publisher

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd
Indooroopilly
QLD
4068
Australia
+61 7 3365 9097

Author

Western Sydney University - Pendall, Elise (Theme Leader Soil Biology and Genomics)
Bourke Street, Richmond, NSW, 2753, Australia
Richmond
NSW
2753
Australia

Author

Western Sydney University - Welbergen, Justin (Senior Lecturer)
Bourke Street, Richmond, NSW, 2753, Australia
Richmond
NSW
2753
Australia

Author

Western Sydney University - Boer, Matthias (Associate Professor)
Bourke Street, Richmond, NSW, 2753, Australia
Richmond
NSW
2753
Australia
Website
https://www.tern.org.au/

Purpose
Long-term acoustic recordings are collected to characterise the acoustic sources in the ecosystem. Recordings can be used to estimate biodiversity, monitor temporal changes in the soundscape, compare the acoustic characteristics of different locations, and assess the effect of particular events such as bushfires and floods.
Credit
We at TERN acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians throughout Australia, New Zealand and all nations. We honour their profound connections to land, water, biodiversity and culture and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
Credit
<p>The Cumberland Plain SuperSite is managed by the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University.</p> <p>This work was funded by the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), an Australian Government National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) project.</p>
Status
Completed

Point of contact

Western Sydney University - Pendall, Elise (Theme Leader Soil Biology and Genomics)
Bourke Street, Richmond, NSW, 2753, Australia
Bourke Street
Richmond
NSW
2753
Australia
Topic category
  • Environment

Extent

Description
Located in Western Sydney, New South Wales.
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Temporal extent

Time period
2011-10-26 2017-02-10
Title
TERN, 2014. SuperSite acoustic monitoring protocol
Website
TERN, 2014. SuperSite acoustic monitoring protocol

Related documentation

Title
Cumberland Plain SuperSite
Website
Cumberland Plain SuperSite

Related documentation

Maintenance and update frequency
Not planned
GCMD Science Keywords
  • ANIMAL ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR
  • BIRDS
  • INSECTS
  • ACOUSTIC FREQUENCY
  • AMBIENT NOISE
ANZSRC Fields of Research
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Acoustics and Acoustical Devices; Waves
  • Behavioural Ecology
  • Conservation and Biodiversity
  • Environmental management
TERN Platform Vocabulary
  • Cumberland Plain
TERN Instrument Vocabulary
  • Song Meter SM2
  • Song Meter SM3
TERN Parameter Vocabulary
  • sound pressure in air
  • Volt
  • air temperature
  • Degree Celsius
  • sound pressure level in air
  • Decibel
GCMD Horizontal Resolution Ranges
  • Point Resolution
GCMD Temporal Resolution Ranges
  • < 1 second
Australian Faunal Directory
  • INSECTA
  • AVES
  • MAMMALIA
Keywords (Discipline)
  • Acoustic recordings
  • cblp

Resource constraints

Use limitation
The Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license allows others to copy, distribute, display, and create derivative works provided that they credit the original source and any other nominated parties. Details are provided at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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File description
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File type
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Linkage
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Title
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
Alternate title
CC-BY
Edition
4.0
Website
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Access constraints
License
Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
TERN services are provided on an “as-is” and “as available” basis. Users use any TERN services at their discretion and risk. They will be solely responsible for any damage or loss whatsoever that results from such use including use of any data obtained through TERN and any analysis performed using the TERN infrastructure.<br /><br />Web links to and from external, third party websites should not be construed as implying any relationships with and/or endorsement of the external site or its content by TERN.<br /><br />Please advise any work or publications that use this data via the online form at https://www.tern.org.au/research-publications/#reporting
Other constraints
Please cite this dataset as {Author} ({PublicationYear}). {Title}. {Version, as appropriate}. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. {Identifier}.

Resource constraints

Classification
Unclassified

Distribution Information

Distributor

Distributor

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd, Indooroopilly, QLD, Australia, 4068
Indooroopilly
QLD
4068
Australia
OnLine resource
Data

OnLine resource
Data dictionaries

OnLine resource
Deployment information

Resource lineage

Statement
<p>Four acoustic sensors were set up to collect audio data as part of a continent wide long term monitoring project. The sensors were Wildlife Acoustics Song Meter 2 and Song Meter 3. Each sensor had two microphones. According to manufacturer's specifications the microphones sensitivity was -36&plusmn;4&nbsp;dB (0&nbsp;dB=1&nbsp;V/Pa at 1&nbsp;kHz) for the Song Meter 2, and -11&plusmn;4&nbsp;dB (0&nbsp;dB=1&nbsp;V/Pa at 1&nbsp;kHz) for the Song Meter 3. The sensors were mounted on star pickets. Data were recorded for a total of 12 hours per day, split between six hours around dawn and six hours around dusk. Recordings were made as dual channel, three-hour long wac files, and were later converted into flac format. They had a sampling rate of 22,050&nbsp;Hz or 44,100&nbsp;Hz and a depth of 16&nbsp;bits. Long-term spectrograms have been created for the audio files and are avaialble through the data link.</p> <p>The sensors also recorded 'ancillary data' such as temperature, minimum- maximum- and mean-sound pressure levels.</p>
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Title
TERN, 2014. SuperSite acoustic monitoring protocol
Website
https://supersites.tern.org.au/images/resource/Acoustic_Monitoring_21Dec2015.pdf

Method documentation

Reference System Information

Reference system identifier
EPSG/EPSG:4326

Reference system type
Geodetic Geographic 2D

Metadata

Metadata identifier
urn:uuid/f8a38f1c-bd4a-40b0-a928-0d4526039f51

Title
TERN GeoNetwork UUID

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Point of contact

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd
Indooroopilly
QLD
4068
Australia
+61 7 3365 9097

Type of resource

Resource scope
Dataset
Metadata linkage
https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/f8a38f1c-bd4a-40b0-a928-0d4526039f51

Point-of-truth metadata URL

Date info (Creation)
2012-11-02T00:00:00
Date info (Revision)
2023-02-20T00:00:00

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-1:2014/AMD 1:2018 Geographic information - Metadata - Fundamentals
Edition
1

Metadata standard

Title
ISO/TS 19115-3:2016
Edition
1.0

Metadata standard

Title
ISO/TS 19157-2:2016
Edition
1.0
Title
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-3:2016 and ISO 19157-2:2016
Date (published)
2021
Edition
1.0

Identifier

Code
10.5281/zenodo.5652221
Website
https://github.com/ternaustralia/TERN-ISO19115/releases/tag/v1.0

 
 

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Keywords

ANZSRC Fields of Research
Acoustics and Acoustical Devices; Waves Animal Behaviour Behavioural Ecology Conservation and Biodiversity Environmental management
GCMD Science Keywords
ACOUSTIC FREQUENCY AMBIENT NOISE ANIMAL ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR BIRDS INSECTS

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