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 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 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 Associated Party Dr John Woinarski Charles Darwin University Data Collector

Charles Darwin University Research Institute of Environment and Livelihoods

Associated Party 1463961416027 Associated Party These data are records of all nocturnal spotlighting observations during the 2015 Nitmiluk survey. 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. Plots represent a variety of landforms and vegetation types. 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 2 x 15 minute surveys was conducted at night using head-torches, on any of the 4 nights available during the 4 day fauna survey period. The Spotlight survey area encompassed the standard 50 x 50 m trapping grid and an additional 25 m around all sides. 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 Spotlighting Keywords Earth Science > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Savannas Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Vertebrates GCMD Birds Mammals Herpetofauna Invasive animals LTERN Monitoring Themes 0502 0602 0608 ANZSRC-FOR 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 Pteropus alecto Species Aegotheles cristatus Species Antaresia childreni Species Aprosmictus erythropterus Species Boiga irregularis Species Carlia gracilis Species Carlia munda Species Chlamydosaurus kingii Species Crinia remota Species Crinia sp Species Cryptoblepharus sp Species Dacelo leachii Species Dendrocygna eytoni Species Eurostopodus argus Species Gehyra australis Species Gehyra nana Species Heteronotia binoei Species Litoria australis Species Litoria bicolor Species Litoria caerulea Species Litoria coplandi Species Litoria meiriana Species Litoria nasuta Species Litoria pallida Species Litoria personata Species Litoria watjulumensis Species Manorina flavigula Species Ninox connivens Species Ninox novaeseelandiae Species Ninox rufa Species Oedura marmorata Species Petaurus breviceps Species Petropseudes dahli Species Philemon argenticeps Species Platyplectrum ornatus Species Podargus strigoides Species Pteropus alecto Species Rhinella marina Species Rhinonicteris aurantia Species Strophurus ciliaris Species Todiramphus sanctus Species Trichosurus vulpecula Species Turnix maculosus Species Tyto novaehollandiae 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 1 km of the primary plot. In 2015, 23 paired plots were surveyed for terrestrial vertebrate fauna using a range of survey methods.

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 2 x 15 minute surveys was conducted at night using head-torches, on any of the 4 nights available during the 4 day fauna survey period. Spotlighting survey area encompassed the standard 50 x 50 m trapping grid and an additional 25 m around all sides. • Quadrats were actively searched for reptiles, amphibians, mammals, scats and other signs, especially arboreal mammals such as sugar gliders and possums, and nocturnal birds including owls, frogmouth and nightjars. • The search involved moving rocks and logs, raking through leaf litter and vegetation, looking under bark or in rock crevices. Care was taken not to damage or destroy shelter sites (eg logs, bark, and vegetation) and any upturned rocks, logs etc were placed back in the same position. • The number of individuals of each species seen was recorded on a data sheet along with the date and time of the survey.

Binoculars and GPS NT Government Data Owner 1453849663177 Plot Network Leader (Fauna) 1453850071943 Principal Investigator 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_nocturnal_spotlighting_2015_p343t560.csv tpsn_fauna_nocturnal_spotlighting_2015_p343t560.csv 11753 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern5.44.1 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 0 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. Character abundance Species abundance number whole 117