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Calperum Mallee 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 18 times
Dataset Created: 2012-10-29
Dataset Published: 2023-03-22
Data can be accessed from the following links:
HTTPPoint-of-truth metadata URLHTTPCalperum_Mallee_bird_occurrence_dataHTTPCalperum_Mallee_bird_occurrence_data_dictionaryHTTPro-crate-metadata.json
How to cite this collection:
Cale, P. (2023). Calperum Mallee Bird Occurrence Data. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://dx.doi.org/10.25901/svaq-9562 
This dataset contains bird occurrence data collected at the Calperum Mallee site from 2012 - 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 were conducted at the Calperum Mallee site between 2012 - 2014. Bird surveys were conducted in 40 plots, covering a total of 20 km2, using the Birdlife Australia survey technique from the Birdlife Australia Atlas Project. All birds either seen or heard were recorded within each plot for a duration of 20 mins. 
Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure StepsData not provided.
The Calperum Mallee site is in a mallee semi-arid ecosystem, fringing the River Murray floodplains on Calperum Station, near Renmark, South Australia. The area comprises undulating mallee woodlands and riverine vegetation alongside the river.
Temporal Coverage
From 2012-10-29 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
Calperum Mallee
Temporal Resolution
Annual
Topic
biota
environment
User Defined
Bird community
Birds
Calperum
Fauna
Author
Cale, Peter
Contact Point
Cale, Peter
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
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