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Wambiana Grazing Trial Ant Abundance Data 

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: onGoing
Update Frequency: asNeeded
Security Classification: unclassified
Dataset Published: 2022-05-26
Dataset Last Modified: 2026-08-18
Metadata viewed 151 times
Dataset accessed 17 times
Metadata Created: 2022-04-27
Metadata Last Modified: 2026-08-19
How to cite this collection:
Edwards, W. & Andersen, A. (2022). Wambiana Grazing Trial Ant Abundance Data. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://portal.tern.org.au/metadata/b0c17698-7abc-4a6b-a893-23a7886b09d8 
Data can be accessed from the following links:
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HTTPDAF_Wambiana_Grazing_Trial_ant_abundance_data_dictionary
HTTPDAF_Wambiana_Grazing_Trial_ant_abundance_data
HTTPPoint-of-truth metadata URL
HTTPro-crate-metadata.json
This data contains ant abundance and incidence collected within the Wambiana Grazing Trial site south-west of Charters Towers in North Queensland. 
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. The Wambiana grazing trial is co-funded by DAF and Meat and Livestock Australia. We are deeply grateful to the Lyons family, Wambiana, for hosting the trial site. 
Purpose
Ants are Australia’s dominant faunal group in terms of biomass and energy flow. They occupy all trophic levels, act as ecosystem engineers, feature in many mutualistic interactions with plants, and are a key food resource for many vertebrates. Ants are also Australia’s best studied insect group in terms of biogeography and community dynamics. They are the most widely used invertebrate bio-indicators in environmental assessment and monitoring. 
Lineage
Data not provided. 
Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure StepsData not provided.
Spatial Description
The DAF Wambiana Grazing Trial is located 70 km south-west of Charters Towers in north Queensland. The site is in the Aristida–Bothriochloa pasture community and is situated in an open Eucalyptus-Acacia woodland overlying C4 tropical native grasses. 
Temporal Coverage
From 2021-10-20 to on going 
Spatial Resolution

Data not provided.

Vertical Extent

Data not provided.

Australian Faunal Directory
ARTHROPODA
FORMICIDAE
INSECTA
ANZSRC - FOR
Climate change impacts and adaptation
Ecology
Environmental management
Data Stream
Fauna Survey
GCMD Sciences
ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES
ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES - ARTHROPODS
ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES - INSECTS
ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS
ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS - ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS
Horizontal Resolution
Point Resolution
Instruments
wet pitfall trap
Parameters
animal count
animal presence
field species name
incidence of animals
scientific name
Platforms
Wambiana Grazing Trial
Wambiana Grazing Trial, QDADEU0001
Wambiana Grazing Trial, QDADEU0002
Wambiana Grazing Trial, QDADEU0003
Wambiana Grazing Trial, QDADEU0004
Wambiana Grazing Trial, QDADEU0005
Wambiana Grazing Trial, QDADEU0006
Project
TERN Ecosystem Processes
Temporal Resolution
Annual
Topic
biota
environment
User Defined
Ants
Department of Agriculture & Fisheries
Invertebrate
Wambiana Grazing Trial
Author
Edwards, Will
Co-Author
Andersen, Alan
Contact Point
Edwards, Will
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
80 Meiers Road, Indooroopilly, Queensland, 4068, Australia.
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