Karawatha Peri-Urban Site, Koala Presence Survey, Karawatha Forest Park, 2009-2010
This record contains information on surveys of koala activity for 33 one-hectare plots in Karawatha Forest Park during the period October 2009 to January 2010. The data set contains Koala presence/absence from individual trees in the study plots.In addition, information on tree species identification, stem diameter at breast height for each individual, distance of tree from transect and Koala activity level have been documented.
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Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2009-10-01
- Date (Publication)
- 2010-01-31
- Date (Revision)
- 2025-12-11
- Edition
- 1
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Publisher
Author
Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University - Mossaz, Alexa ()
170 Kessels Road, Nathan, 4111, Queensland, Australia
Nathan
Queensland
4111
Australia
Co-author
Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University - Castley, Guy (Senior Lecturer)
170 Kessels Road, Nathan, 4111, Queensland, Australia
Nathan
Queensland
4111
Australia
Co-author
Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University - Hero, Jean-Marc (Deputy Director)
170 Kessels Road, Nathan, 4111, Queensland, Australia
Nathan
Queensland
4111
Australia
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- 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.
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- Completed
Point of contact
Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University - Castley, Guy (Senior Lecturer)
170 Kessels Road, Nathan, 4111, Queensland, Australia
170 Kessels Road
Nathan
Queensland
4111
Australia
- Topic category
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- 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
- 2009-01-01 2010-01-31
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Not planned
- GCMD Science Keywords
- ANZSRC Fields of Research
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- QUDT Units of Measure
- GCMD Horizontal Resolution Ranges
- GCMD Temporal Resolution Ranges
- Australian Plant Name Index
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- Melaleuca L.
- Eucalyptus siderophloia Benth.
- Acacia concurrens Pedley
- Allocasuarina littoralis (Salisb.) L.A.S.Johnson
- Alphitonia excelsa (A.Cunn. ex Fenzl) Benth.
- Angophora leiocarpa (L.A.S.Johnson ex G.J.Leach) K.R.Thiele & Ladiges
- Angophora woodsiana F.M.Bailey
- Corymbia intermedia (R.T.Baker) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson
- Eucalyptus major (Maiden) Blakely
- Eucalyptus teretecornis Grimwade
- Eucalyptus carnea C.A.Gardner
- Eucalyptus resinifera J.White
- Eucalyptus acmenioides Schauer
- Banksia L.f.
- Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson
- Corymbia gummifera (Gaertn.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson
- Corymbia henryi (S.T.Blake) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson
- Corymbia trachyphloia (F.Muell.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson
- Eucalyptus baileyana F.Muell.
- Eucalyptus dura L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill
- Eucalyptus fibrosa F.Muell.
- Eucalyptus microcorys F.Muell.
- Eucalyptus planchoniana F.Muell.
- Eucalyptus tindalae Blakely
- Lophostemon suaveolens (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh.
- Lophostemon confertus (R.Br.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh.
- Melaleuca alternifolia (Maiden & Betche) Cheel
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Keywords (Discipline)
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- Animal presence
- Koala
- Peri-Urban Habitat
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- <br>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.</br>
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- Classification
- Unclassified
Distribution Information
- Distribution format
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- NetCDF
Distributor
Distributor
- OnLine resource
- KarawathaPeri-Urban_Koala_Presence_Absence_data_2009-2010
Distribution Information
- Distribution format
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- NetCDF
Distributor
Distributor
- OnLine resource
- KarawathaPeri-Urban_Koala_Prescence_Abscence_dataDictionary
Distribution Information
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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
Resource lineage
- Statement
- Surveys of koala activity for 33 one-hectare plots in Karawatha Forest Park during the period October 2009 to January 2010. The plots are at 500 m intervals in a grid that covers the entire Park. Each plot follows the elevational contour and is 250 m long x 40 m wide. Koala activity was determined from scat surveys using the Spot Assessment Technique.<br></br> Scat survey: The Spot Assessment Technique (SAT) was applied at a distance of 125 m on each of the 33 Karawatha plots. The tree with DBH greater than 10 cm closest to the transect midpoint (at 125 m) was used as the focal tree. Once the focal tree was located, observers completed the Spot Assessment Technique by searching for koala scats around the base of the tree for approximately two minutes. An additional 29 surrounding trees greater than 10 cm DBH were also sampled in a radius around the focal tree. A tree was defined as a woody plant species with a DBH greater than 10 cm excluding cycads, palms and grass-trees. The two observers searched for koala scats within a 1 m radius at the base of each tree for a maximum of 2 person minutes per tree, or until scats were detected. The trees were identified and DBH measured. The SAT was performed for an average of 1h by the two observers and 45min when volunteers were assisting the observers. To avoid any biases, the scats identified by the volunteers were checked by the experienced observers before being confirmed as koala presence. A presence was recorded for each plot once one or more scats were found and each tree where scats were found was noted. Koala activity levels for each plot were calculated as the percentage of trees with scats within the 30 trees sampled. The total number of trees with scats was divided by the total number of trees searched per plot, thus indicating the koala activity and tree use across KFP. Active plots were defined by any level of activity and variation in activity level was assumed to be normally distributed (Phillips et al. 2000). (EcoAccess Permit Number – WISP05347908)
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Reference System Information
- Reference system identifier
- EPSG/EPSG:4326
- Reference system type
- Geodetic Geographic 2D
Metadata
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- TERN GeoNetwork UUID
- Language
- English
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- UTF8
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https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/a5dcc03d-5953-4b22-8ec9-f95e78f256a7
Point-of-truth metadata URL
- Date info (Creation)
- 2023-04-11T00:00:00.000000+00:00
- Date info (Revision)
- 2025-12-11T22:59:38.998910+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
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- 1.0
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO/TS 19157-2:2016
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- 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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