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Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation Bird Occurrence Data

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: on going
Update Frequency: not planned
Security Classification: unclassified
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Description

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.

Temporal coverage

From 10/23/2014

Dates

Creation date

10/23/2014

Publication date

5/4/2024

Revision date

5/12/2024

Citation information

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/TERN/0b9559e2-ea9f-4766-a5f3-71eed5ae5f86

Rights and Licensing

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Keywords

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Platforms
GCMD Science
ANZSRC - FOR
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Temporal Resolution
Topic Categories
User Defined
  • Birds
  • Cape Tribulation
  • FNQ Rainforest
  • Far North Queensland
  • Species Richness
  • Wet Tropics

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Contacts
  • Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
  • Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd
  • QLD 4068
  • Australia
Spatial coverage
Spatial description
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).