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Alice Mulga 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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Dataset Created: 2015-06-13
Dataset Published: 2023-02-10
Data can be accessed from the following links:
HTTPPoint-of-truth metadata URLHTTPAlice_Mulga_bird_occurrence_dataHTTPAlice_Mulga_bird_occurrence_data_dictionaryHTTPro-crate-metadata.json
How to cite this collection:
Eamus, D. & Cleverly, J. (2023). Alice Mulga Bird Occurrence Data. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://portal.tern.org.au/metadata/a089a5ed-2749-45dd-87b0-d26f045304f5 
This dataset contains bird occurrence data collected at the Alice Mulga site in 2015. 
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 Alice Mulga were conducted in 2 hectare plots using the Birdlife Australia survey technique from the Birdlife Australia Atlas Project. Seven iterations of 20 minute bird surveys recording all birds seen and heard within an approximate 2 hectare plot centred on the marked areas at both the Alice Mulga and Ti Tree East 1 ha plots. Times of surveys were staggered throughout the day at each site. 
Method DocumentationBirdlife survey techniques guide
Procedure StepsData not provided.
The Alice Mulga site is approximately 200 km north of Alice Springs on Pine Hill Cattle Station in the Northern Territory. It lies in the arid and semi-arid portion of mainland Australia that receives less than 500 mm of annual rainfall.
Temporal Coverage
From 2015-06-13 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
100 meters - < 250 meters
Parameters
animal count
Platforms
Alice Mulga
Alice Mulga, core1ha
Ti Tree East Mulga
Temporal Resolution
Annual
Topic
biota
environment
User Defined
Alice Mulga
Avian
Bird survey
Author
Eamus, Derek
Co-Author
Cleverly, Jamie
Contact Point
Cleverly, Jamie
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
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