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QTFN Aroona Station Acoustic Data Collection - A2O Project 

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: onGoing
Update Frequency: asNeeded
Security Classification: unclassified
Dataset Published: 2026-03-31
Dataset Last Modified: 2026-08-18
Metadata viewed 12 times
Dataset accessed 3 times
Metadata Created: 2025-11-13
Metadata Last Modified: 2026-08-19
How to cite this collection:
Weerasena, C. & Tucker, D. (2026). QTFN Aroona Station Acoustic Data Collection - A2O Project. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://portal.tern.org.au/metadata/2a09e1d5-6dd8-414e-887b-7cdaba4610b4 
Data can be accessed from the following links:
HTTPAudio files - A2O
HTTPPoint-of-truth metadata URL
HTTPro-crate-metadata.json
This dataset contains audio files from Queensland Trust for Nature (QTFN) Aroona site. This site was established in 2025 by QTFN, QUT and TERN with co-investment by the Queensland Government Research Infrastructure Co-investment Fund (RICF)
QTFN’s Aroona Station is a 2,000-ha property in the significant wildlife corridor Little Liverpool Range on Yugara Country, 55 km south-west of Ipswich. A working cattle property for over 50 years with large areas of diverse native vegetation that supports varied and viable populations of conservation-significant wildlife, Aroona Station showcases how nature conservation, best practice land management and sustainable beef production can co-exist in harmony.

In 2024 four acoustic recorders were set up to collect audio data continuously following the protocols of the A2O project. Two recorders were placed in relatively wet habitats and two in relatively dry habitats.
 
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. This research site is managed by the Queensland Trust for Nature (QTFN), this data collection is supported by staff from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
This work is jointly funded by the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), an Australian Government National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) project with co-investment by the Queensland Government Research Infrastructure Co-investment Fund (RICF)
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
Long-term acoustic recordings are collected to characterise the acoustic sources in the ecosystem. Recordings can be used to estimate biodiversity, monitor temporal changes in the soundscape, compare the acoustic characteristics of different locations, and assess the effect of particular events such as bushfires and floods. 
Lineage
Data not provided. 
Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure StepsData not provided.
Spatial Description
QTFN’s Aroona Station is a 2,000-ha property in the significant wildlife corridor Little Liverpool Range on Yugara Country, 55 km south-west of Ipswich. 
Temporal Coverage
From 2025-05-22 to on going 
Spatial Resolution

Data not provided.

Vertical Extent

Data not provided.

Australian Faunal Directory
AVES
INSECTA
MAMMALIA
ANZSRC - FOR
Acoustics and acoustical devices; waves
Animal behaviour
Behavioural ecology
Conservation and biodiversity
Environmental management
Data Stream
EcoAcoustics
GCMD Sciences
ACOUSTIC FREQUENCY
AMBIENT NOISE
ANIMAL SCIENCE - ANIMAL ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR
ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES - INSECTS
ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES - BIRDS
Horizontal Resolution
Point Resolution
Instruments
Frontier Labs Solar BAR
Parameters
sound pressure in air
Platforms
Aroona Station
Project
Australian Long-term Agroecosystem Research
Temporal Resolution
< 1 second
Topic
environment
User Defined
Acoustic recordings
Author
Weerasena, Chagi
Tucker, David
Contact Point
Tucker, David
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Roe P., Eichinski P., Fuller R. A., McDonald P. G., Schwarzkopf L., Towsey M., Truskinger A., Tucker D. and Watson D.M. (2021). The Australian acoustic observatory. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 12(10): 1802-1808
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