public read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_3parks_savanna_fauna,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read 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 Dr Graeme Gillespie Department of Land Resource Management, Northern Territory Government Director of Terrestrial Ecosystems

PO Box 496 Palmerston Northern Territory 0831

08 8995 5025 graeme.gillespie@nt.gov.au Plot Network Leader (Fauna) Dr Alaric Fisher Flora & Fauna Division Department of Land Resource Management Northern Territory Government

PO Box 496 Palmerston Northern Territory 0831 Australia

08 8995 5002 alaric.fisher@nt.gov.au Principal Investigator Dr John Woinarski Charles Darwin University

Charles Darwin University Research Institute of Environment and Livelihoods

Data Collector 1463961416027 Scientist Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory http://www.parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au/ Land Managers These data comprise a systematic search for all vertebrate fauna on each of the surveyed plots in Nitmiluk National Park in 2015. A total of 220 permanent monitoring plots were established between 1994-2002 across three parks (Kakadu, Litchfield and Nitmiluk) in the Top End of the Northern Territory, representing the Three Parks Savanna Fire-effects Plot Network. A detailed flora and fauna survey has been conducted at each plot on a 5-6 year cycle to monitor biotic changes. Nitmiluk National Park contains 46 plots, each with a paired plot located within 1 km of the primary plot. In 2015, 23 paired plots were surveyed for terrestrial vertebrate fauna using a range of survey methods. At each paired plot 3 x 15 minute active searches were conducted within the standard 50 x 50 m trapping grid during daylight hours at different times of the day (morning, midday and late afternoon) during the 4 day period. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Three Park Savanna Fire-effects Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/three-parks-savanna Vertebrates Nitmilluk National Park Keywords 0502 0602 0608 ANZSRC-FOR Mammals Herpetofauna Invasive animals LTERN Monitoring Themes Earth Science > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Savannas Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Vertebrates GCMD 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 all of these data packages, and Parks Australia prior to use of data packages from Kakadu National Park. 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). Nimiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park 132.16505 132.74043 -13.81268 -14.39819 2015 Species Bubalus bubalis Species Canis familiaris Species Carlia amax Species Carlia gracilis Species Carlia munda Species Carlia sp Species Carlia triacantha Species Crinia remota Species Crinia sp Species Cryptoblepharus metallicus Species Cryptoblepharus ruber Species Cryptoblepharus sp Species Cryptophis pallidiceps Species Ctenotus borealis Species Ctenotus coggeri Species Ctenotus decaneurus Species Ctenotus essingtonii Species Ctenotus inornatus Species Ctenotus spaldingi Species Ctenotus vertebralis Species Cyclorana australis Species Delma sp Species Diporiphora albilabris Species Diporiphora bilineata Species Equus asinus Species Equus caballus Species Gecko Species Gehyra australis Species Gehyra nana Species Heteronotia binoei Species Lerista orientalis Species Lialis burtonis Species Litoria bicolor Species Litoria nasuta Species Litoria pallida Species Litoria watjulumensis Species Lophognathus gilberti Species Macropus antilopinus Species Macropus sp Species Morethia ruficauda Species Morethia storri Species Notoscincus ornatus Species Petrogale brachyotis Species Pseudechis australis Species Rhinella marina Species Sus scrofa Species Tachyglossus aculeatus Species Trichosurus vulpecula Species Varanus scalaris Species Varanus sp 1453849663177 1453850071943 Luke Einoder Department of Land Resource Management Scientist, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Flora and Fauna Division

PO Box 496 Palmerston Northern Territory 0831

Nitmiluk National Park contains 46 plots, each with a paired plot located within 1km of the primary plot. In 2015, 23 paired plots were surveyed for terrestrial vertebrate fauna using a range of survey methods. At each paired plot 3 x 15 minute active searches were conducted within the standard 50 x 50m trapping grid during daylight hours at different times of the day (morning, midday and late afternoon) during the 4 day period.

Active searches usually involve two people conducting a meandering survey within the 50 x 50m trapping grid. • Each quadrat is actively searched for reptiles, amphibians, mammals, scats and other signs. • The search involves moving rocks and logs, raking through leaf litter and vegetation, looking under bark or in rock crevices. Care must be taken not to damage or destroy shelter sites (eg logs, bark, and vegetation) and any upturned rocks, logs etc should be placed back in the same position. • The number of individuals of each species seen is recorded. • Scats, bones and other signs are recorded where these can confidently be attributed to a species. • Carnivore scats, owl pellets etc. may be collected for hair analysis and should be labelled with location, date and collector.

Binoculars and GPS Macropus antilopinus is now considered to be in the genus Osphranter, but these data use the name Macropus antilopinus for consistency with previous data sets. NA Northern Territory Government Department of Land Resource Management http://www.lrm.nt.gov.au/ Data Owner 1453849663177 Plot Network Leader (Fauna) 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. tpsn_fauna_terrestrial_vertebrate_search_2015_p345t561.csv Terrestrial vertebrate search data for Nitmiluk 2015 tpsn_fauna_terrestrial_vertebrate_search_2015_p345t561.csv 15035 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern5.48.1 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_3parks_savanna_fauna,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read id Observation identification number Character species_id Species identification number Character scientific_name Scientific name of observed species Character common_name Common name of observed species Character survey_site Survey identification number Character survey Survey name KAKADU Kakadu National Park LITCHFIELD Litchfield National Park NITMILUK Nitmiluk National Park site Site identification number Character date Date of observation YYYY-MM-DD round The number of times a site has been monitored. Entries are either 2 or 3, meaning the 2015 survey was either the second or third time sites had been surveyed. number whole abundance Species abundance number whole 152