Robson Creek Rainforest Ant Abundance Data
This data contains ant abundance and incidence collected in the core 1 ha plot within the Robson Creek Rainforest site.
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Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2022-05-05
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-05-03
- Date (Revision)
- 2024-05-12
- Edition
- 1.0
Publisher
Co-author
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - Andersen, Alan ()
14-88 McGregor Road, Smithfield, 4878, Queensland, Australia
Smithfield
Queensland
4878
Australia
Co-author
James Cook University - Liddell, Michael (Associate Professor)
14-88 McGregor Road, Smithfield, 4878, Queensland, Australia
Smithfield
Queensland
4878
Australia
Author
James Cook University - Karan, Mirko (SuperSite Coordinator)
14-88 McGregor Road, Smithfield, 4878, Queensland, Australia
Smithfield
Queensland
4878
Australia
- Website
- https://www.tern.org.au/
- Purpose
- Ants are Australia’s dominant faunal group in terms of biomass and energy flow. They occupy all trophic levels, act as ecosystem engineers, feature in many mutualistic interactions with plants, and are a key food resource for many vertebrates. Ants are also Australia’s best studied insect group in terms of biogeography and community dynamics. They are the most widely used invertebrate bio-indicators in environmental assessment and monitoring.
- 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
- This work was funded by the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), an Australian Government National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) project.
- Status
- On going
Point of contact
James Cook University - Liddell, Michael (Associate Professor)
14-88 McGregor Road, Smithfield, 4878, Queensland, Australia
14-88 McGregor Road
Smithfield
Queensland
4878
Australia
- Topic category
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- Biota
- Environment
Extent
- Description
- The Robson Creek Rainforest site is located in the Danbulla National Park within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area in the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland.
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Temporal extent
- Time period
- 2014-10-01
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Not planned
- GCMD Science Keywords
- ANZSRC Fields of Research
- TERN Platform Vocabulary
- TERN Instrument Vocabulary
- TERN Parameter Vocabulary
- QUDT Units of Measure
- GCMD Horizontal Resolution Ranges
- GCMD Temporal Resolution Ranges
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Keywords (Discipline)
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- Invertebrate
- Ants
- Core ha
- Robson Creek
- Rainforest
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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- 88x31.png
- File description
- CCBy Logo from creativecommons.org
- File type
- png
- Title
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
- Alternate title
- CC-BY
- Edition
- 4.0
- Access constraints
- License
- Use constraints
- Other restrictions
Resource constraints
- Classification
- Unclassified
Distribution Information
Distributor
Distributor
- Distribution format
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- NetCDF
- OnLine resource
- Robson_Creek_Rainforest_ant_abundance_data
Distribution Information
Distributor
Distributor
- Distribution format
-
- NetCDF
- OnLine resource
- Robson_Creek_Rainforest_ant_abundance_data_dictionary
Distribution Information
Distributor
Distributor
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
80 Meiers Road, Indooroopilly, Queensland, 4068, Australia
Indooroopilly
Queensland
4068
Australia
- Distribution format
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- OnLine resource
- TERN EcoPlots Portal
- OnLine resource
- ro-crate-metadata.json
Resource lineage
- Statement
- Ant sampling was conducted using the TERN Australian SuperSite Network Ant Monitoring Protocol (2014)
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Title
- TERN Australian SuperSite Network Ant Monitoring Protocol (2014)
- Website
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https://www.tern.org.au/field-survey-protocols-apps/
Method documentation
Process step
- Description
- Ant sampling: Twenty pitfall traps were placed in a standard grid (4 x 5) with 10 m spacing within the core 1 ha vegetation plot in permanent positions marked with PVC tubes (or inverted traps). If the position on the grid was occupied by a tree or rock then the trap was placed adjacent to it. Trapping was conducted over 3 days with traps sealed with screw cap at the end of the period. Any dirt, plant material or other debris was removed as contaminating material can stain the ants if left with them for extended periods. Tubes were stored in the dark as light will cause colours to fade and the cuticle or integument will deteriorate over time, greatly reducing the usefulness of the material for taxonomic studies and making identifications difficult or impossible. Traps were buried with lips completely flush with the soil surface. Sealed pitfall traps were sent to a central processing laboratory where contents are transferred to ethanol for long term storage. Non-ant by-catch was stored for future reference. Ant surveys were conducted in 2014 and 2015. Ant abundance and incidence was pooled at the site level per year.
Process step
- Description
- Ant species identification: Ant specimens were identified and curated at the CSIRO's Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre in Darwin by Dr Alan Andersen.
Reference System Information
- Reference system identifier
- EPSG/EPSG:4326
- Reference system type
- Geodetic Geographic 2D
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
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urn:uuid/95860f2b-7dae-4d82-bb12-50151e994858
- Title
- TERN GeoNetwork UUID
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Point of contact
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
- Metadata linkage
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https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/95860f2b-7dae-4d82-bb12-50151e994858
Point-of-truth metadata URL
- Date info (Creation)
- 2022-04-27T00:00:00
- Date info (Revision)
- 2024-05-12T00:00:00
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
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