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Desert Ecology Plot Network: Mammal, Reptile and Vegetation Data Associated with Weather, Simpson Desert, Western Queensland, Australia, 1990–2011

This data package is a derivative comprising of a subset of data from four existing data packages:

• Weather Data (daily and monthly), Simpson Desert, Western Queensland, 1995–2011 ( http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern.48/html )

• Vegetation Plot-data, Simpson Desert, Western Queensland, 1990–2011 ( http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern.44/html )

• Mammal Abundance Plot-data, Simpson Desert, Western Queensland, 1990–2011 ( http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern.37/html )

• Reptile Abundance Plot-data, Simpson Desert, Western Queensland, 1990–2011 ( http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern.42/html )


These data are used to produce the graphs found in figure 10.25 on pages 411–412 in Lindenmayer et. al 2014, Biodiversity and Environmental Change: Monitoring Challenges and Direction.


They have been combined to illustrate the vegetation and vertebrate response to weather patterns, and the interaction between predator and prey during these cycles. The data includes:

• monthly rainfall data for automatic weather stations situated at 13 sites separated by distances of between 5 and 80 km.

• percentage ground cover of spinifex (Triodia basedowii)

• mammal abundance data for two species of rodent (Spinifex Hopping-mouse & Sandy Inland Mouse) who feed on spinifex seed

• mammal abundance data for the Lesser Hairy-footed Dunnart (an insectivore)

• mammal abundance data for the Brush-tailed Mulgara, a predator who feeds on the Spinifex Hopping-mouse & Sandy Inland Mouse

• reptile abundance data for the Military Dragon

• reptile abundance data for the Central Netted Dragon

Vegetation attributes were recorded in an area occupying 2.5 m radius around six traps on each trapping grid and have been aggregated to grid level data.

Weather data is collected from automatic weather stations situated at 13 sites separated by distances of between 5 and 80 km.

Capture data for a specified duration of trapping nights (usually 3 night session) in the Simpson Desert, Western Queensland. Captured mammal and reptile fauna were identified and recaptures during the same session were removed (i.e. individuals were only counted once). Date, site and grid number were recorded for all captures, and captured animals were also marked by a unique ear notch prior to their release to identify recaptures. The network program uses a core of 12 sites which are sampled every April-May. The trapping survey aims to quantitatively track long-term shifts in biodiversity and ecological processes in relation to key drivers, including unpredictable rainfall and droughts, fire, feral predators and grazing. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Desert Ecology's full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-ecology .

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Identification info

Date (Publication)
2015-04-20
Date (Revision)
2015-04-20
Edition
57

Publisher

Australian National University
10 East Road, Acton, 2601, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Acton
Australian Capital Territory
2601
Australia

Author

University of Sydney - Dickman, Chris (Professor in Terrestrial Ecology)
City Road, Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
Camperdown
New South Wales
2050
Australia

Author

University of Sydney - Wardle, Glenda (Professor)
City Road, Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
Camperdown
New South Wales
2050
Australia

Collaborator

University of Sydney - Greenville, Aaron
City Road, Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
Camperdown
New South Wales
2050
Australia

Collaborator

University of Sydney - Tamayo, Bobby (Operational Manager)
City Road, Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
Camperdown
New South Wales
2050
Australia
Keywords (Discipline)
  • On plot weather
  • Plant species abundance
  • Mammals
  • Herpetofauna
  • Weather
  • Vegetation
  • Spinifex
  • Mammals
  • Reptiles
ANZSRC Fields of Research
  • Climate change impacts and adaptation
  • Ecology
GCMD Science Keywords
  • WEATHER RESEARCH/FORECAST MODELS
  • VEGETATION
  • MAMMALS

Extent

Description
Simpson Desert, Western Queensland.
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Temporal extent

Time period
1990-01-01 2011-01-01

Resource constraints

Use limitation
The Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY SA 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 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
File name
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File description
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File type
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Linkage
https://w3id.org/tern/static/cc-by/88x31.png

Title
Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence
Alternate title
CC-BY-SA
Edition
4.0
Website
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Access constraints
License
Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
Data users must request permission from the Data Provider (Glenda Wardle or Chris Dickman) before access to latitudinal and longitudinal data is granted. Spatial coordinates for site codes are available at https://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.3/html (Desert Ecology Plot Network: Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates, Simpson Desert, Western Queensland).

Resource constraints

Classification
Unclassified

Distribution Information

Distributor

Distributor

Australian National University
10 East Road, Acton, 2601, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Acton
Australian Capital Territory
2601
Australia
Distribution format
OnLine resource
http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern.111/html

Reference System Information

Reference system identifier
EPSG/EPSG:4326

Reference system type
Geodetic Geographic 2D

Metadata

Metadata identifier
urn:uuid/6bf77293-aea1-54fa-97b2-431fefe4dae2

Title
TERN GeoNetwork UUID - Long Term Ecological Research Network

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/6bf77293-aea1-54fa-97b2-431fefe4dae2

Point of truth URL of this metadata record

Date info (Creation)
2015-04-20T00:00:00
Date info (Revision)
2018-10-22T00:00:00

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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Spatial extent

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Keywords

ANZSRC Fields of Research
Climate change impacts and adaptation Ecology
GCMD Science Keywords
MAMMALS VEGETATION WEATHER RESEARCH/FORECAST MODELS

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