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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- Date (Creation)
- 2013-03-31
- Date (Publication)
- 2013-04-09
- Date (Revision)
- 2025-12-11
- Edition
- 1
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Publisher
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
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Point of contact
Griffith University - Ashton, Louise ()
Parklands Drive, Southport, 4215, Queensland, Australia
Parklands Drive
Southport
Queensland
4215
Australia
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- Biota
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- 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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- 2013-03-31 2013-04-09
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- Invertebrate Fauna Survey
- Robson Creek
- Far North Queensland
- Insect abundance
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Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd, Indooroopilly, QLD, Australia, 4068
Indooroopilly
QLD
4068
Australia
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- ro-crate-metadata.json
Resource lineage
- Statement
- Tree species related heterogeneity of insects was examined at the Robson Creek 25 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 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.
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- EPSG/EPSG:4326
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- Geodetic Geographic 2D
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- Date info (Creation)
- 2023-04-04T00:00:00.000000+00:00
- Date info (Revision)
- 2025-12-11T22:28:18.318208+00:00
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- ISO 19115-1:2014/AMD 1:2018 Geographic information - Metadata - Fundamentals
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- 1
Metadata standard
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- ISO/TS 19115-3:2016
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- 1.0
Metadata standard
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- 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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