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Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation Bird Occurrence Data 

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: onGoing
Update Frequency: notPlanned
Security Classification: unclassified
Record Last Modified: 2025-12-02
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Accessed 9 times
Dataset Created: 2014-10-23
Dataset Published: 2024-05-04
Data can be accessed from the following links:
HTTPPoint-of-truth metadata URLHTTPCape_Tribulation_bird_occurrence_dataHTTPCape_Tribulation_bird_occurrence_data_dictionaryHTTPro-crate-metadata.json
How to cite this collection:
Williams, S. & Roslan, N. (2024). Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation Bird Occurrence Data. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://portal.tern.org.au/metadata/0b9559e2-ea9f-4766-a5f3-71eed5ae5f86 
This dataset contains bird occurrence data collected at the Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation site in 2014. 
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. 
Purpose
Bird surveys were conducted to to provide a description of the bird community, including its richness and composition, and having established a baseline description to monitor the dynamics and phenology of the community over time. 
Lineage
Bird surveys at the Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation site were conducted in 2014. Bird surveys were carried out at for 30 minutes at each of the three sampling points along a 400m transect. At each point on the transect, all individual birds either seen or heard were recorded. If it is believed the bird calling is the same bird seen or heard 10 minutes into the survey it was not re-recorded. 
Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure StepsData not provided.
The Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation site is located about 120 km north of Cairns, Queensland. Vegetation within the site is classified as Complex Mesophyll Vine Forest (CMVF).
Temporal Coverage
From 2014-10-23 to on going 
Spatial Resolution

Data not provided.

Vertical Extent

Data not provided.

ANZSRC - FOR
Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology)
Ecology
Population ecology
GCMD Sciences
AGRICULTURE - ANIMAL ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION - BIRDS
BIOSPHERE - COMMUNITY DYNAMICS
BIOSPHERE - COMMUNITY STRUCTURE
LAND SURFACE - LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY
Horizontal Resolution
500 meters - < 1 km
Parameters
animal count
Platforms
Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation
Temporal Resolution
Annual
Topic
biota
environment
User Defined
Birds
Cape Tribulation
Far North Queensland
FNQ Rainforest
Species Richness
Wet Tropics
Author
Williams, Stephen
Co-Author
Roslan, Nadiah
Contact Point
Williams, Stephen
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
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