Three Parks Savanna Fire-effects Plot Network: Terrestrial Vertebrate Monitoring, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, 2012–2014

• Main Authors: Graeme Gillespie, Director of National Parks (Parks Australia)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: TERN Australia 2014
• Subjects: Fire effects; Terrestrial vertebrate sampling; Kakadu; Parks; Savanna; Fire; Herpetofauna; Birds; Mammals; 0501; 0502; 0602; Earth Science > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Fire Ecology; Earth Science > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Savannas; Acanthophis species rugosus complex; Accipiter cirrocephalus; Accipiter fasciatus; Accipiter novaehollandiae; Acrocephalus australis; Aegotheles cristatus; Amaurornis cinerea; Amytornis purnelli; Amytornis woodwardi; Anhinga novaehollandiae; Anseranas semipalmata; Antaresia childreni; Antechinus bellus; Aprosmictus erythropterus; Apus pacificus; Aquila audax; Ardea ibis; Ardea intermedia; Ardea modesta; Ardeotis australis; Artamus cinereus; Artamus leucorynchus; Artamus minor; Artamus personatus; Aspidites melanocephalus; Austrochaperina adelphe; Aviceda subcristata; Aythya australis; Boiga irregularis; Bos taurus; Brachyurophis semifasciatus; Bubalus bubalis; Burhinus grallarius; Cacatua galerita; Cacatua sanguinea; Cacomantis pallidus; Cacomantis variolosus; Calyptorhynchus banksii; Calyptorhynchus banksii macrorhynchus; Canis lupus; Caprimulgus macrurus; Carlia amax; Carlia gracilis; Carlia munda; Carlia rufilatus; Carlia triacantha; Centropus phasianinus; Certhionyx pectoralis; Ceyx azureus; Ceyx pusilla; Chaerephon jobensis; Chalcites basalis; Chalcites minutillus; Chalcophaps indica; Chalinolobus gouldii; Chlamydosaurus kingii; Chlidonias hybrida; Cincloramphus cruralis; Cincloramphus mathewsi; Circus assimilis; Cisticola exilis; Cisticola juncidis; Climacteris melanura; Colluricincla harmonica; Colluricincla megarhyncha; Colluricincla woodwardi; Conilurus penicillatus; Conopophila albogularis; Conopophila rufogularis; Coracina novaehollandiae; Coracina papuensis; Coracina tenuirostris; Corvus orru; Coturnix ypsilophora; Cracticus nigrogularis; Cracticus torquatus; Crinia bilingua; Crinia remota; Cryptoblepharus carnabyi; Cryptoblepharus cygnatus; Cryptoblepharus metallicus; Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus; Cryptophis pallidiceps; Ctenophorus caudicinctus; Ctenotus arnhemensis; Ctenotus borealis; Ctenotus coggeri; Ctenotus essingtonii; Ctenotus gagudju; Ctenotus inornatus; Ctenotus robustus; Ctenotus spaldingi; Ctenotus storri; Ctenotus vertebralis; Cuculus optatus; Dacelo leachii; Daphoenositta chrysoptera; Dasyurus hallucatus; Delma borea; Demansia papuensis; Demansia vestigiata; Dendrelaphis punctulata; Dendrocygna arcuata; Dicaeum hirundinaceum; Dicrurus bracteatus; Diporiphora bennettii; Diporiphora bilineata; Diporiphora magna; Dromaius novaehollandiae; Ducula bicolor; Egretta garzetta; Egretta picata; Elanus axillaris; Entomyzon cyanotis; Eolophus roseicapillus; Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus; Equus asinus; Equus caballus; Eudynamys orientalis; Eurostopodus argus; Eurystomus orientalis; Excalfactoria chinensis; Falco berigora; Falco cenchroides; Falco longipennis; Falco peregrinus; Felis catus; Furina ornata; Gallirallus philippensis; Gehyra australis; Gehyra nana; Gehyra pamela; Geopelia cuneata; Geopelia humeralis; Geopelia striata; Geophaps smithii; Gerygone albogularis; Gerygone chloronota; Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis; Glaphyromorphus douglasi; Glaphyromorphus isolepis; Glareola maldivarum; Grallina cyanoleuca; Grus rubicunda; Haliaeetus leucogaster; Haliastur indus; Haliastur sphenurus; Hamirostra melanosternon; Hemidactylus frenatus; Heteronotia binoei; Heteronotia planiceps; Hipposideros ater; Hipposideros inornata; Hydromys chrysogaster; Isoodon macrourus; Ixobrychus flavicollis; Lalage leucomela; Lalage sueurii; Leggadina lakedownensis; Lerista karlschmidti; Lerista orientalis; Lialis burtonis; Lichenostomus unicolor; Lichmera indistincta; Limnodynastes convexiusculus; Limnodynastes lignarius; Litoria australis; Litoria bicolor; Litoria caerulea; Litoria coplandi; Litoria dahlii; Litoria inermis; Litoria longipes; Litoria meiriana; Litoria microbelos; Litoria nasuta; Litoria pallida; Litoria personata; Litoria rothii; Litoria rubella; Litoria tornieri; Litoria wotjulumensis; Lonchura castaneothorax; Lophognathus gilberti; Lophognathus temporalis; Lucasium stenodactylum; Macroderma gigas; Macropus agilis; Macropus antilopinus; Macropus bernardus; Macropus robustus; Malurus lamberti; Malurus melanocephalus; Manorina flavigula; Megalurus timoriensis; Megapodius reinwardt; Melanodryas cucullata; Meliphaga albilineata; Melithreptus albogularis; Melomys burtoni; Menetia alanae; Menetia concinna; Menetia greyii; Menetia maini; Merops ornatus; Mesembriomys gouldii; Microeca fascinans; Microeca flavigaster; Milvus migrans; Morelia oenpelliensis; Morelia spilota; Morethia ruficauda; Morethia storri; Mormopterus beccarii; Myiagra alecto; Myiagra inquieta; Myiagra rubecula; Myiagra ruficollis; Myzomela obscura; Neochmia phaeton; Nephrurus sheai; Ninox connivens; Ninox novaeseelandiae; Notaden melanoscaphus; Notoscincus ornatus; Nycticorax caledonicus; Nymphicus hollandicus; Oedura gemmata; Oedura marmorata; Oedura rhombifer; Oriolus flavocinctus; Oriolus sagittatus; Pachycephala rufiventris; Pachycephala simplex; Pardalotus rubricatus; Pardalotus striatus; Pelecanus conspicillatus; Petaurus breviceps; Petrochelidon ariel; Petrochelidon nigricans; Petrogale brachyotis; Petrogale concinna; Petrophassa rufipennis; Petropseudes dahli; Phaps chalcoptera; Phascogale pirata; Philemon argenticeps; Philemon buceroides; Philemon citreogularis; Pipistrellus adamsi; Pitta iris; Planigale maculata; Platalea flavipes; Platycercus venustus; Platyplectrum ornatus; Podargus strigoides; Poecilodryas cerviniventris; Poephila acuticauda; Poephila personata; Pomatostomus temporalis; Proablepharus tenuis; Psephotus dissimilis; Pseudantechinus bilarni; Pseudechis australis; Pseudomys calabyi; Pseudomys delicatulus; Pseudomys nanus; Pseudonaja nuchalis; Pseudothecadactylus lindneri; Psitteuteles versicolor; Pteropus alecto; Pteropus scapulatus; Ptilinopus cinctus; Ptilinopus regina; Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis; Ramphotyphlops diversus; Ramphotyphlops guentheri; Ramphotyphlops ligatus; Ramphotyphlops tovelli; Ramphotyphlops unguirostris; Ramsayornis fasciatus; Rattus colletti; Rattus rattus; Rattus tunneyi; Rhinella marina; Rhipidura dryas; Rhipidura leucophrys; Rhipidura rufiventris; Rhynchoedura ornata; Saccolaimus flaviventris; Scythrops novaehollandiae; Smicrornis brevirostris; Sminthopsis bindi; Sminthopsis virginiae; Sphecotheres vieilloti; Stegonotus cucullatus; Stiltia isabella; Strophurus ciliaris; Strophurus species confer taeniatus; Struthidea cinerea; Sus scrofa; Tachybaptus novaehollandiae; Tachyglossus aculeatus; Tadorna radjah; Taeniopygia bichenovii; Taphozous georgianus; Threskiornis molucca; Threskiornis spinicollis; Tiliqua scincoides; Todiramphus macleayii; Todiramphus pyrrhopygius; Todiramphus sanctus; Trichoglossus haematodus; Trichosurus vulpecula arnhemensis; Tropidonophis mairii; Turnix castanotus; Turnix maculosus; Tyto novaehollandiae; Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli; Uperoleia arenicola; Uperoleia inundata; Uperoleia lithomoda; Vanellus miles; Varanus baritji; Varanus glebopalma; Varanus gouldii; Varanus mertensi; Varanus mitchelli; Varanus panoptes; Varanus primordius; Varanus scalaris; Varanus tristis; Vermicella intermedia; Vespadelus caurinus; Vespadelus finlaysoni; Zosterops luteus; Zyzomys argurus; Zyzomys maini; Delma; Litchfield
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This Terrestrial Vertebrate Monitoring data package comprises data for a sub-sample of the 133 plots situated in Kakadu National Park. Terrestrial mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians are sampled in a 50 x 50m plot adjacent to each fire plot monitoring site (below). Each vertebrate plot is sampled every five years. Within each five yearly-interval plots are sampled in different months over a three-year period. Each individual plot is always sampled in the same month. The plots are assessed for fire occurrence at least annually by means of on-ground visits by ranger staff. This record is used, in conjunction with aerial surveys, to assess the reliability of the fire history which has been developed from satellite imagery. A photo record assembled for field visits to Kakadu National Park (and Nitmiluk National Park) visits spanning 1995-2004 has also been used to develop a practical field-based index of fire severity. The Three Parks Savanna Plot Network’s full program uses a total of 220 permanent monitoring plots established in the Kakadu, Litchfield and Nitmiluk National Parks which commenced in 1994-1995. The research is aimed at improving our understanding of impacts associated with imposed fire on vegetation structure, plant species and vertebrate fauna, in order to improve our knowledge and management of fire in tropical savanna landscapes. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Three Park Savanna's full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/three-parks-savanna.