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Karawatha Peri-Urban, Lizard Assemblage in Karawatha Forest Park, South East Queensland, 2007-2008

This data set contains information on the Lizard Assemblages in Karawatha Peri-Urban site, South East Queensland.

Site details, sampling methods and total number of individual animals is listed for each plot location.

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Identification info

Date (Creation)
2007-09-10
Date (Publication)
2008-02-01
Date (Revision)
2025-12-10
Edition
1

Identifier

Title
DataCite
Code
doi:10.25901/1gkh-hs67
Codespace
http://dx.doi.org

Publisher

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

Author

Griffith University - Hero, Jean-Marc (Deputy Director)
Parklands Drive, Southport, 4215, Queensland, Australia
Southport
Queensland
4215
Australia
Website
https://www.tern.org.au/

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.
Status
Completed

Point of contact

Griffith University - Hero, Jean-Marc (Deputy Director)
Parklands Drive, Southport, 4215, Queensland, Australia
Parklands Drive
Southport
Queensland
4215
Australia
Topic category
  • Biota

Extent

Description
The Karawatha site is on the southern peri-urban edge of Brisbane. It contains a variety of habitats from freshwater lagoons and sandstone ridges, to dry eucalypt forests and wet heath.
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Temporal extent

Time period
2007-09-10 2008-02-01
Maintenance and update frequency
Not planned
GCMD Science Keywords
  • ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES
  • SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS
  • POPULATION ABUNDANCE
  • FAUNA
  • REPTILES
ANZSRC Fields of Research
  • Ecology
  • Animal structure and function
TERN Platform Vocabulary
  • Karawatha Peri-Urban
TERN Parameter Vocabulary
  • animal count
  • Number
  • latitude
  • Degree
  • longitude
  • Degree
QUDT Units of Measure
  • Number
  • Degree
  • Degree
GCMD Horizontal Resolution Ranges
  • 100 meters - < 250 meters
GCMD Temporal Resolution Ranges
  • one off
Australian Faunal Directory
  • Carlia_pectoralis
  • Lygisaurus_foliorum
  • Carlia_vivax
  • Cryptoblepharus_virgatus
  • Ctenotus_robustus
  • Ctenotus_taeniolatus
  • Diplodactylus_vittatus
  • Diporiphora_australis
  • Eulamprus
  • Lampropholis_delicata
  • Lampropholis_amicula
  • Varanus_varius
Keywords (Discipline)
  • Fauna population
  • Lizard species
  • Reptiles
  • Karawatha forest

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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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
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Other constraints
Please cite this dataset as {Author} ({PublicationYear}). {Title}. {Version, as appropriate}. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. {Identifier}.
Other constraints
Please note: This data has been migrated “as is” from TERN’s SuperSite data portal. Minimal quality assessment has been applied to this data. Please contact the dataset authors for queries regarding the data.
Other constraints
<br>All PPBio data will be made public within 2 years of collection, as long as those responsible for the collection are credited in any publications that use the data. We recommend that those interested in using these data contact the relevant data collectors to discuss the possibility of co-authorship. It is also suggested that you download and read the PPBio Data Policy and Procedures.</br>

Resource constraints

Classification
Unclassified

Distribution Information

Distribution format
  • NetCDF

Distributor

Distributor

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

Distribution Information

Distribution format
  • NetCDF

Distributor

Distributor

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd
Indooroopilly
QLD
4068
Australia
OnLine resource
KarawathaPeri-Urban_Lizard_Assemblage_Sampling_Survey_Data_2007-2008

Distribution Information

Distribution format

Distributor

Distributor

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd, Indooroopilly, QLD, Australia, 4068
Indooroopilly
QLD
4068
Australia
OnLine resource
ro-crate-metadata.json

Data quality info

Hierarchy level
Dataset

Resource lineage

Statement
Lizard assemblage for 33 one-hectare plots at Karawatha Forest, determined from pitfall trapping and visual encounter surveys. The plots are at 500&nbsp;m intervals in a grid that covers the entire Park. Each plot follows the elevational contour and is 250&nbsp;m long x 40&nbsp;m wide. Three repeat surveys were completed during the period September 2007 to February 2008.<br></br> The two survey methods are:<ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li>Pitfall trapping: The standard pitfall trap design consisted of a single white 20&nbsp;L plastic bucket, buried flush with the ground and aligned centrally along a 10&nbsp;m section of 300&nbsp;mm high drift fence. However, this design was not always possible and had to be modified due to obstructions at some plots. The drift fence was made of polyethylene dampcourse, which was buried approximately 2&nbsp;cm into the ground and secured in place with wooden stakes every 2&nbsp;m. After the first sampling period, the wooden stakes were replaced with galvanised metal rods, 5&nbsp;mm thick. Buckets were 30&nbsp;cm in diameter and 40&nbsp;cm deep. Four small holes were punctured in the bottom of each trap to allow for drainage and a small square of polystyrene foam was placed in the bottom of the trap in case it filled with water. A layer of leaf litter was also placed in the bottom of the trap to provide protection from predators and overheating. Limited time and volunteer availability meant that this study had to be simplified to one trap per site, which given the lack of data on this topic, is justified. Where possible, the pitfall trap was located 125&nbsp;m along and 5&nbsp;m off to the left-hand side of the plot midline. Traps were open for three consecutive nights, which corresponds to the highest capture success experienced by Moseby and Read (2001). Traps were checked every morning, as this has been demonstrated to be one of the more effective ways to reduce capture-related mortalities (Longmore & Lee, 1981; Hobbs & James, 1999). Traps were open for a total of 297 trap nights over the three survey periods: 10&nbsp;th September 2007 - 5th October 2007, 5th November 2007 - 30th November 2007, 6th January 2008 - 1st February 2008. Species were identified using “A Field Guide to Reptiles of Queensland” (Wilson 2005).</li> <li>Transect surveys: Visual surveys were conducted with fifteen minute surveys along a 250&nbsp;m transect located 5&nbsp;m to the left-hand side and parallel to the plot-midline. A single observer conducted all surveys to eliminate observer bias. The aim was to conduct surveys between the hours of 9&nbsp;AM and 11&nbsp;AM however it was sometimes difficult to get around all of the plots in this time. While most of the surveys were conducted between 9am and 11am, some were conducted outside this time, but never started before 8&nbsp;AM and never finished after 12.15&nbsp;PM. This method targets active heliothermic lizards (Brown & Nicholls, 1993) so only individuals passively observed were recorded i.e., there was no peeling of bark, rolling logs, etc. When an individual was observed, the substrate it was first seen on before escape behaviours were initiated was recorded. Cloud cover and temperature were recorded before each survey was conducted. Plots were surveyed once per sampling period: 10th September 2007 - 5th October 2007, 5th November 2007 - 30th November 2007, 6th January 2008 - 1st February 2008. Thus, each plot was surveyed three times in total. Species were identified using “A Field Guide to Reptiles of Queensland” (Wilson 2005).</li></ul> Note: Plot A6 could not be surveyed for lizards as the low-lying ground at the plot was frequently inundated with water.<br></br>
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Title
Hobbs T.J., and James C.D. (1999). Influence of shade covers on pitfall trap temperature and capture success of reptiles and small mammals in arid Australia. Wildlife Research. 26: 341-349
Website
https://doi.org/10.1071/WR98032

Method documentation

Title
Moseby K.E., and Read J.L. (2001). Factors affecting pitfall capture rates of small ground vertebrates in arid South Australia. II. Optimum pitfall trapping effort. Wildlife Research. 28: 61- 71
Website
https://doi.org/10.1071/WR99058

Method documentation

Title
Longmore, R. and Lee, P. (1981). Some observations on techniques for assessing the effects of fire on reptile populations in Sturt National Park. Australian Journal of Herpetology. 1: 17- 22
Website
https://www.herp.net/

Method documentation

Title
Brown, G.W. and Nicholls, A.O. (1993). Comparative census techniques and modelling of habitat utilization by reptiles in northern Victoria. In: Herpetology in Australia- A Diverse Discipline. Lunney, D. and Ayers, D. (Eds.). Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales: Mosman, NSW. pp. 283- 296
Website
https://meridian.allenpress.com/rzsnsw-other-books/book/605/Conservation-of-Australia-s-Forest-Fauna

Method documentation

Title
Wilson, S.K. and Czechura, G.V. (1995). Lizards. In: Wildlife of Greater Brisbane. M. Ryan (Ed.) Queensland Museum: Brisbane. pp. 171- 190
Website
https://www.qbd.com.au/a-queensland-museum-guide-wildlife-of-greater-brisbane-3rd-ed/various/9780648800507/

Method documentation

Title
Crosswhite, D.L; Fox, S.F. and Thill, R.E. (1999). Comparison of methods for monitoring reptiles and amphibians in upland forests of the Ouachita Mountains. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science. 79: 45- 50
Website
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stanley-Fox/publication/254843349_Comparison_of_Methods_for_Monitoring_Reptiles_and_Amphibians_in_Upland_Forests_of_the_Ouachita_Mountains/links/540f05c00cf2df04e759fbda/Comparison-of-Methods-for-Monitoring-Reptiles-and-Amphibians-in-Upland-Forests-of-the-Ouachita-Mountains.pdf

Method documentation

Reference System Information

Reference system identifier
EPSG/EPSG:4326

Reference system type
Geodetic Geographic 2D

Metadata

Metadata identifier
urn:uuid/0a3a7b0c-4152-4bb8-84c3-0e9f305c9be2

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/0a3a7b0c-4152-4bb8-84c3-0e9f305c9be2

Point-of-truth metadata URL

Date info (Creation)
2023-03-22T00:00:00.000000+00:00
Date info (Revision)
2025-12-10T10:33:07.172232+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
Animal structure and function Ecology
GCMD Science Keywords
ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES FAUNA POPULATION ABUNDANCE REPTILES SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS

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