public read uid=fisher,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=gillespie,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all Dr Graeme Gillespie Department of Land Resource Management Northern Territory Government Director of Terrestrial Ecosystems

PO Box 496 Palmerston Northern Territory 0831 Australia

08 8995 5025 graeme.gillespie@nt.gov.au Department of Land Resource Management Northern Territory Government http://www.lrm.nt.gov.au/ Northern Territory Government Department of Land Resource Management http://www.lrm.nt.gov.au/ Data Owner Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory http://www.parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au/ Land Managers Dr Alaric Fisher Flora & Fauna Division Department of Land Resource Management Northern Territory Government Executive Director

PO Box 496 Palmerston Northern Territory 0831 Australia

08 8995 5002 alaric.fisher@nt.gov.au Principal Investigator This Terrestrial Vertebrate Monitoring data package comprises data for a sub-sample of the 41 plots situated in Litchfield National Park. Terrestrial mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians are sampled in a 50 x 50 m 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. Fire Herpetofauna Birds Mammals LTERN Monitoring Themes 0501 0502 0602 ANZSRC-FOR Earth Science > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Fire Ecology Earth Science > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Savannas Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Vertebrates GCMD Fire effects Terrestrial vertebrate sampling Litchfield Parks Savanna Keywords List CC-BY-4_0 Special Conditions: Users are required to contact the data provider (Graeme Gillespie) to discuss use of these data, including collaboration or co-authorship where appropriate. Users are also required to seek permission from Northern Territory Government Department of Land Resource to discuss use of this data package. Spatial coordinates for plots are available at http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern6.93/html (Three Parks Savanna Fire-effects Plot Network: Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates, Northern Territory, Australia). Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia 130.68445 130.9701 -13.038 -13.52589 1995 2011 Species Acanthophis species rugosus complex Species Accipiter cirrocephalus Species Accipiter fasciatus Species Aegotheles cristatus Species Anseranas semipalmata Species Antechinus bellus Species Aprosmictus erythropterus Species Apus pacificus Species Aquila audax Species Ardea modesta Species Artamus cinereus Species Artamus minor Species Aspidites melanocephalus Species Austrochaperina adelphe Species Boiga irregularis Species Bos taurus Species Brachyurophis semifasciatus Species Bubalus bubalis Species Burhinus grallarius Species Cacatua galerita Species Cacatua sanguinea Species Cacomantis variolosus Species Calyptorhynchus banksii macrorhynchus Species Canis lupus Species Carlia amax Species Carlia gracilis Species Carlia munda Species Carlia rufilatus Species Carlia triacantha Species Centropus phasianinus Species Certhionyx pectoralis Species Ceyx azureus Species Chalcites basalis Species Chalcites minutillus Species Chlamydosaurus kingii Species Cisticola exilis Species Climacteris melanura Species Colluricincla harmonica Species Colluricincla megarhyncha Species Colluricincla woodwardi Species Conopophila albogularis Species Coracina novaehollandiae Species Coracina papuensis Species Coracina tenuirostris Species Corvus orru Species Coturnix ypsilophora Species Cracticus nigrogularis Species Cracticus torquatus Species Crinia bilingua Species Crinia remota Species Crocodylus johnstoni Species Cryptoblepharus carnabyi Species Cryptoblepharus cygnatus Species Cryptoblepharus metallicus Species Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus Species Ctenophorus caudicinctus Species Ctenotus borealis Species Ctenotus decaneurus Species Ctenotus essingtonii Species Ctenotus hilli Species Ctenotus inornatus Species Ctenotus robustus Species Ctenotus storri Species Cuculus optatus Species Dacelo leachii Species Daphoenositta chrysoptera Species Dasyurus hallucatus Species Delma borea Species Delma tincta Species Demansia olivacea Species Dendrelaphis punctulata Species Dicaeum hirundinaceum Species Dicrurus bracteatus Species Diporiphora albilabris Species Diporiphora bennettii Species Diporiphora bilineata Species Diporiphora magna Species Dromaius novaehollandiae Species Ducula bicolor Species Elseya dentata Species Entomyzon cyanotis Species Eolophus roseicapillus Species Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Species Equus caballus Species Eremiascincus isolepis Species Eudynamys orientalis Species Eurostopodus argus Species Eurystomus orientalis Species Excalfactoria chinensis Species Falco berigora Species Furina ornata Species Gallirallus philippensis Species Gehyra australis Species Gehyra nana Species Geopelia cuneata Species Geopelia humeralis Species Geopelia striata Species Geophaps smithii Species Gerygone albogularis Species Gerygone chloronota Species Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis Species Glaphyromorphus douglasi Species Glaphyromorphus isolepis Species Grallina cyanoleuca Species Haliaeetus leucogaster Species Haliastur sphenurus Species Hamirostra melanosternon Species Heteronotia binoei Species Hydromys chrysogaster Species Isoodon macrourus Species Ixobrychus flavicollis Species Lalage leucomela Species Lalage sueurii Species Leggadina lakedownensis Species Lerista orientalis Species Lialis burtonis Species Liasis olivaceus Species Lichenostomus unicolor Species Lichenostomus virescens Species Lichmera indistincta Species Limnodynastes convexiusculus Species Limnodynastes lignarius Species Litoria australis Species Litoria bicolor Species Litoria caerulea Species Litoria coplandi Species Litoria dahlii Species Litoria inermis Species Litoria longipes Species Litoria meiriana Species Litoria microbelos Species Litoria nasuta Species Litoria pallida Species Litoria rothii Species Litoria rubella Species Litoria tornieri Species Litoria wotjulumensis Species Lonchura castaneothorax Species Lophognathus gilberti Species Lophognathus temporalis Species Lucasium stenodactylum Species Macroderma gigas Species Macropus agilis Species Macropus antilopinus Species Macropus robustus Species Malurus lamberti Species Malurus melanocephalus Species Manorina flavigula Species Megalurus timoriensis Species Melithreptus albogularis Species Melomys burtoni Species Menetia alanae Species Menetia greyii Species Menetia maini Species Merops ornatus Species Mesembriomys gouldii Species Microcarbo melanoleucos Species Microeca flavigaster Species Morelia spilota Species Morethia ruficauda Species Morethia storri Species Myiagra alecto Species Myiagra inquieta Species Myiagra rubecula Species Myzomela obscura Species Neochmia phaeton Species Ninox connivens Species Ninox novaeseelandiae Species Ninox rufa Species Notaden melanoscaphus Species Notoscincus ornatus Species Nycticorax caledonicus Species Oedura marmorata Species Oedura rhombifer Species Oriolus flavocinctus Species Oriolus sagittatus Species Pachycephala rufiventris Species Pardalotus striatus Species Petaurus breviceps Species Petrochelidon nigricans Species Petrogale brachyotis Species Petrogale concinna Species Phaps chalcoptera Species Philemon argenticeps Species Philemon citreogularis Species Pitta iris Species Planigale maculata Species Platycercus venustus Species Platyplectrum ornatus Species Pluvialis squatarola Species Podargus strigoides Species Poephila acuticauda Species Pomatostomus temporalis Species Proablepharus tenuis Species Pseudantechinus bilarni Species Pseudechis australis Species Pseudomys calabyi Species Pseudomys delicatulus Species Pseudomys nanus Species Pseudonaja nuchalis Species Psitteuteles versicolor Species Pteropus alecto Species Pteropus scapulatus Species Ptilinopus regina Species Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis Species Pygopus steelescotti Species Ramphotyphlops kimberleyensis Species Ramsayornis fasciatus Species Rattus colletti Species Rattus rattus Species Rattus tunneyi Species Rhinella marina Species Rhipidura leucophrys Species Rhipidura rufiventris Species Scythrops novaehollandiae Species Smicrornis brevirostris Species Sminthopsis bindi Species Sminthopsis virginiae Species Sphecotheres vieilloti Species Sus scrofa Species Tachyglossus aculeatus Species Taeniopygia bichenovii Species Taphozous georgianus Species Threskiornis spinicollis Species Tiliqua scincoides Species Todiramphus macleayii Species Todiramphus pyrrhopygius Species Todiramphus sanctus Species Trichoglossus haematodus Species Trichosurus vulpecula arnhemensis Species Tropidonophis mairii Species Turnix maculosus Species Uperoleia inundata Species Uperoleia lithomoda Species Varanus acanthurus Species Varanus baritji Species Varanus glebopalma Species Varanus gouldii Species Varanus mertensi Species Varanus mitchelli Species Varanus panoptes Species Varanus primordius Species Varanus scalaris Species Varanus tristis Species Zyzomys argurus 1415059282956

Fauna survey sites (50x50 m) are set up adjacent (preferably to the left) of the fixed vegetation monitoring plots.

Cage traps = 4–6 (one on each corner of the trapping quadrat = 50 x 50 m, and additionally for helicopter surveys one in middle of two sides) Elliott traps = 20/30 (vehicle surveys/helicopter surveys) evenly spaced around the perimeter Pit falls = 3 (3 fences, 18 pegs, 3 buckets) Funnels = two if possible and four extra pegs to secure them against one of the fences

The fauna survey protocol comprises searches and trapping over a 72 hour period, including: (i) eight “instantaneous” counts (predominantly in the early morning) of birds present in a 1 ha plot, (ii) two nocturnal spotlighting searches each for 10-minutes of a 50 m x 50 m plot within the 1 ha plot, for frogs, reptiles, birds and mammals; (iii) three 10-minute day-time searches for reptiles, frogs and mammals in the 50 m x 50 m plot; (iv) an array of 20 Elliott traps (metal box traps 30 cm x 7 cm x 7 cm) and four cage traps (65 cm x 15 cm x 15 cm) evenly spaced along the perimeter of the 50 m x 50 m plot (mostly to sample small mammals), baited with a mixture of peanut butter, honey and oats, and checked early every morning; and (v) two pitfall traps (20 L plastic buckets dug into the ground), with 8 m of 30 cm high flywire drift-line netting. For each species, an abundance value is calculated as the sum of all individuals captured or reported in searches.

Habitat assessment proforma x 1 Fauna summary sheet x 1 There were four terrestial vertebrate surveys conducted during this temporal range - 1995/1996, 2001/2002, 2006 and 2011. Some of the species listed in the taxonomic coverage were by-catch (i.e. they were not recorded using the described collection protocols). The monitoring program was designed originally to sample vegetation. Its suitability for the monitoring of fauna was recognised at a later date. As a consequence, the monitoring of fauna generally has lagged behind the vegetation monitoring program. Sampling in Litchfield surveyed 40 of the 41 plots in 1995/96 and 2001, 37 sites in 2006 and 32 sites in 2011 1429246639446 Data Owner 1415059282956 Plot Leader – fauna Professor Jeremy Russell-Smith Charles Darwin University

Darwin Norther Territory 0909 Australia

08 8988 6215 jeremy.russell-smith@cdu.edu.au Plot Leader – flora National Environmental Research Program. Since 2012 this project has been part of the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN). This work was supported by the Australian Government's Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Network (www.tern.org.au) - an Australian research infrastructure facility established under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy and Education Infrastructure Fund - Super Science Initiative through the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education. This project has also received funding through Parks Australia, NT Parks & Wildlife Service, Tropical Savannas CRC, and Darwin Centre for Bushfires Research (Charles Darwin University). tpsl_terrestrial_vertebrate_monitoring_p88t68.csv tpsl_terrestrial_vertebrate_monitoring_p88t68.csv 547367 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern.98.2 uid=gillespie,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=fisher,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=nesp,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read id Record identifier Character species_id Identifier given to vertebrate species Character full_name Scientific name Character common_name Common name Character survey_site Identifier for the survey site Character survey The park the survey was conducted in Character site Site identifier Character date The survey date YYYY-MM-DD round Each survey site has a date and year, and is surveyed every five years. Each of these 5-yearly rounds of sampling is a “round”. number natural abundance Occurrence count of the species number whole 4698 http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/three-parks-savanna