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Robson Creek, Invertebrate Fauna Survey, Far North Queensland Rainforest Site, 25 Ha Plot, 2013

This record contains information on the Invertebrate Fauna Survey, from the 25 hectare study site in Robson Creek, Far North Queensland.

Information on the total number of individuals of invertebrates sampled from understorey trees have been documented from 10 species of trees, with five individuals per species sampled. Tree species selection was based on the rarity in the study site, i.e. 'common' or 'rare' in the 25 ha plot.

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Identification info

Date (Creation)
2013-03-31
Date (Publication)
2013-04-09
Date (Revision)
2025-12-11
Edition
1

Identifier

Title
DataCite
Code
doi:10.25901/wyhe-j528
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 - Kitching, Roger ()
Parklands Drive, Southport, 4215, Queensland, Australia
Southport
Queensland
4215
Australia

Co-author

Griffith University - Ashton, Louise ()
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 - Ashton, Louise ()
Parklands Drive, Southport, 4215, Queensland, Australia
Parklands Drive
Southport
Queensland
4215
Australia
Topic category
  • Biota

Extent

Description
The Robson Creek 25-ha 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
2013-03-31 2013-04-09
Maintenance and update frequency
Not planned
GCMD Science Keywords
  • ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES
  • FAUNA
  • POPULATION ABUNDANCE
  • INSECTS
  • DOMINANT SPECIES
ANZSRC Fields of Research
  • Forest biodiversity
  • Animal structure and function
  • Population ecology
TERN Platform Vocabulary
  • Robson Creek Rainforest
TERN Parameter Vocabulary
  • latitude
  • Degree
  • longitude
  • Degree
  • scientific name
  • Unitless
  • animal count
  • Number
QUDT Units of Measure
  • Degree
  • Degree
  • Unitless
  • Number
GCMD Horizontal Resolution Ranges
  • 500 meters - < 1 km
GCMD Temporal Resolution Ranges
  • Weekly - < Monthly
Australian Plant Name Index
  • Endiandra insignis (F.M.Bailey) F.M.Bailey
  • Endiandra monothyra B.Hyland
  • Mischocarpus lachnocarpus (F.Muell.) Radlk.
  • Polyscias australiana F.Muell.
  • Syzygium endophloium B.Hyland
  • Polyscias purpurea C.T.White
  • Syzygium papyraceum B.Hyland
  • Sloanea australis (Benth.) F.Muell.
Australian Faunal Directory
  • COLEOPTERA
  • DIPTERA
  • ARANEAE
  • ORTHOPTERA
  • HETEROPTERA;HEMIPTERA
  • HYMENOPTERA
  • Acari
  • COLLEMBOLA
  • LEPIDOPTERA
  • ODONATA
  • THYSANOPTERA
Keywords (Discipline)
  • Invertebrate Fauna Survey
  • Robson Creek
  • Far North Queensland
  • Insect abundance

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/
File name
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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/

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License
Use constraints
Other restrictions
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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
<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>

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
Robson_Creek_Invertebrate_Fauna_Survey_FarNorthQueensland_25haPlot_Data

Distribution Information

Distribution format
  • NetCDF

Distributor

Distributor

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd
Indooroopilly
QLD
4068
Australia
OnLine resource
Robson_Creek_Invertebrate_Fauna_Survey_FarNorthQueensland_25haPlot_data_dictionary

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

Resource lineage

Statement
Tree species related heterogeneity of insects was examined at the Robson Creek 25&nbsp;ha site. Fifty individual understorey trees were identified and flying insects associated with their canopies were sampled. Miniature interception traps were deployed over a one week period in April 2013. Five individuals of each of 10 species of trees were targeted. Targeted trees were chosen as generic pairs with one member of the genus being among the more abundant species on the 25&nbsp;ha plot, the other being 'rare' on the plot. Each pair of species belonged to a different botanical family. Species targeted were: <i>Elaeocarpaceae</i>, <i>Sapindaceae</i>, <i>Myrtaceae</i>, <i>Araliaceae</i> and <i>Lauraceae</i>.<br><br/> Method: Flying insect sampling- Miniature interception traps were deployed over a one week period in April 2013. Five control sites that were not associated with any particular canopy were also sampled. Samples were returned, in ethanol, to Brisbane where they are now being processed within the Arthropod Biodiversity Laboratory at Griffith University. Initially we will look at gross differences at the ordinal level and decide what more detailed sorting is justified after that. Five individuals of each of 10 species of trees were targeted.
Hierarchy level
Dataset

Reference System Information

Reference system identifier
EPSG/EPSG:4326

Reference system type
Geodetic Geographic 2D

Metadata

Metadata identifier
urn:uuid/dc1bbf2c-31b3-4add-b43b-a415e6ceb046

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/dc1bbf2c-31b3-4add-b43b-a415e6ceb046

Point-of-truth metadata URL

Date info (Creation)
2023-04-04T00:00:00.000000+00:00
Date info (Revision)
2025-12-11T22:28:18.318208+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 Forest biodiversity Population ecology
GCMD Science Keywords
ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES DOMINANT SPECIES FAUNA INSECTS POPULATION ABUNDANCE

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