public read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_jervis_bay,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read Professor David Lindenmayer Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University Principal Investigator

Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University Frank Fenner Building (Building 141), Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University Canberra ACT 2601

+61 2 6125 0654 david.lindenmayer@anu.edu.au Director of National Parks (Parks Australia) Department of Defence (some sites on Defence land) Land Owner Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Land Owner and Manager This herpetofaunal search data package for the Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Plot Network comprises herpetofaunal survey data recorded along permanent 100 m transects. Up until December 2010, pitfall traps were used to capture small reptiles and frogs; from 2011, sites were surveyed for reptiles and frogs using artificial substrates (tiles, tins, and wooden sleepers), and by performing time-controlled active searches. The plot network was established in 2002 in Booderee National Park in the Jervis Bay Territory, south-eastern Australia. The study location is a floristically diverse area in which fire history has been well-documented over several decades. The plot network’s objectives involve quantifying the inter-relationships between natural disturbance and/or management intervention (including weed and feral animal control and prescribed burning) and the reciprocal changes in vegetation condition and biodiversity response. This particular study forms part of the collection of data packages from the Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Plot Network. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/jervis-bay-booderee-national-park Herpetofauna Keywords Herpetofauna LTERN Monitoring Themes 0501 0602 0608 ANZSRC-FOR Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Vertebrates > Reptiles Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Vertebrates > Amphibians > Frogs/Toads GCMD CC-BY-4_0 Special Condition Co-authorship with the data provider (Professor David Lindenmayer) of any publication of research utilising this data is an expected outcome. The data provider requests consultation, including a summary of the proposed research and intended use before publication of research utilising this data is possible. Please note that data collected prior to 2012 is available via mediated access only. This package provides four data tables: three with mediated access containing all data in the time series to date, and another one with open access containing all data from 2012 onwards. Spatial coordinates for site codes (site or site_code column in the data tables) are available at http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern7.73/html (Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Plot Network: Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates, Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay Territory, Australia) Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay Territory, south-eastern Australia. 150.590591 150.76929 -35.114116 -35.195078 2003-04-02 2017-12-12 Species Acritoscincus platynotus Species Amphibolurus muricatus Species Antechinus stuartii Species Antechinus swainsonii Species Chelodina longicollis Species Cracticus tibicen Species Crinia signifera Species Cryptoblepharus virgatus Species Cryptophis nigrescens Species Ctenotus taeniolatus Species Cyclodomorphus michaeli Species Eulamprus quoyii Species Eulamprus tenuis Species Heleioporus australiacus Species Hemiaspis signata Species Lampropholis delicata Species Lampropholis guichenoti Species Limnodynastes dumerilii Species Limnodynastes peronii Species Limnodynastes tasmaniensis Species Litoria freycineti Species Litoria jervisiensis Species Litoria peronii Species Litoria phyllochroa Species Litoria verreauxii verreauxii Species Morelia spilota Species Paracrinia haswelli Species Pseudechis porphyriacus Species Pseudonaja textilis Species Pseudophryne bibronii Species Pygopus lepidopodus Species Tiliqua scincoides Species Uperoleia laevigata Species Uperoleia tyleri Mr Christopher MacGregor Australian National University Manager, participant

Fenner School of Environment and Society ANU College of Science, Australian National University Canberra ACT 2601

+61 2 4442 2238 christopher.macgregor@anu.edu.au 1397610412979

Originally, in 2002, 110 permanent sites were identified for the study at Booderee National Park using two stratifying variables: (1) broad vegetation type (heathland, forest, woodland, etc.); and (2) past fire history – classified into four classes of time since the last fire (0-10 years, 11-20 years, 21-30 years and >30 years). When the project started in 2003, it was based on the original number of sites, but in March 2007 the number of sites increased to 130, as a result of including 20 new sites set up as part of the “Bitou experiment”. Features of the experimental design are: stratified random site selection, replication of classes, replication proportional to area, sampling of the plots both before and after unplanned wildfire, the occurrence of unburned ‘control’ sites and treatment (burned) sites, and continued surveys over time. Commencing at the 0 m point a steel post has been placed at 20 m intervals along a 100 m long transect.

Until December 2010, pitfall traps were used to capture small reptiles and frogs. Six pitfalls were located at intervals of 20 m along a 100 m transect, and they were opened on three consecutive nights for each survey conducted.

Traps (buckets, small and large cages, elliotts, and pits)

From 2011, sites were surveyed for reptiles and frogs using artificial substrates (tiles, tins, and wooden sleepers). Two sheets of corrugated iron, four roof tiles and four ‘half-length’ railway sleepers were placed at the 20 m and 80 m points of a transect. The transects were checked each year in winter/spring and again in summer. A time-controlled active search along the permanent 100 m-long transect occurred every one to two years.

Substrates (corrugated iron, roof tiles and half-length railway sleepers) There is a small number of bycatch (non-herpetofaunal species) records in the survey data. In particular, for those pertaining to the Funnel-web Spider, the scientific name of Atrax robustus is used, although it is possible individuals are Illawarra wisharti (a species of Funnel-web described in 2010) or an as yet undescribed species (probably of genus Hadronyche). Other bycatch records occurring in the data include observations for animals with the following common names: Bush Rat, Crab, Eastern Pygmy Possum, Long-nosed Bandicoot, and Short-beaked Echidna. Surveys commenced in 2003, and up until December 2010, pitfall traps were used to capture small reptiles and frogs. From 2005, each site was trapped at least annually in December (data collection in previous years did not occur according to this pattern). Six pitfalls were placed each 20 m along a 100 m transect. Pitfalls were opened for three consecutive nights. From 2011, spring and summer surveys were conducted, and sites were surveyed for reptiles and frogs using artificial substrates, supplemented by time-controlled active searches every 1–2 years. With the artificial substrates, two sheets of corrugated iron, four roof tiles and four ‘half length’ railway sleepers were placed at the 20 m and 80 m points of the transect. Since March 2007, surveying has taken place at a total of 130 sites. These include the original 110 permanent sites in the study at Booderee National Park, as first delineated in 2002, using two stratifying variables: (1) broad vegetation type (heathland, forest, woodland, etc.); and (2) past fire history – classified into four classes of time since the last fire (0-10 years, 11-20 years, 21-30 years and >30 years). Also included since March 2007 are 20 extra sites, set up as part of the “Bitou experiment”. 1397610412979 Data Owner Since 2012 this project has been part of the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN). LTERN is a Facility within the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN). TERN is supported by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy. Up until 2012 this project was funded by an ARC Linkage Grant and industry partners Parks Australia and the Department of Defence. ljbb_herp_abundance_data_2012+_p965t1228.csv Survey data and visit information for Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Herpetofaunal Search, 2012+ ljbb_herp_abundance_data_2012+_p965t1228.csv 1724327 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern7.111.2 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_jervis_bay,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read id Automatically generated record number Character site_code Site code, which identifies the site and encodes its vegetation type Character date Survey visit date YYYY-MM-DD year Year of survey; ordinarily a calendar year between 2012 and 2017, but the special value of “1314” is used for survey dates occurring during summer 2013–2014; note also that, except for the special value of “1314”, for summer data the year will always be the year corresponding to the December of the summer in which the data capture occurs, even if some or all of the summer data capture ends up occurring in the following January or February; if the true year of data capture for an individual record is wanted use the year value from the "date" column. YYYY season Season of survey S Spring (Sep,Oct,Nov) Sm Summer (Dec,Jan,Feb) A Autumn (Mar,Apr,May) W Winter (Jun,Jul,Aug) survey_day There may be a single survey, or multiple surveys, at a given site; this number identifies which survey (1st, 2nd, etc.) it is. A few records have a value of zero, which means the survey day was not recorded (TBC). number whole plot_distance Survey point on transect 20 20m point 80 80m point INC Incidental record start_time Start time of survey hh:mm temperature “Temperature” from look-up list (subjective measure); if NA check comments for possible explanation 1 cold 2 cool 3 mild 4 warm NA not measured wind “Wind” from look-up list (subjective measure); if NA check comments for possible explanation 0 calm 1 light 2 moderate 3 windy NA not measured cloud “Cloud” from look-up list (subjective measure); if NA check comments for possible explanation 0 clear 1 scattered 2 broken 3 overcast NA not measured soil_moisture “Soil moisture” from look-up list (subjective measure); if NA check comments for possible explanation 0 dry 1 some moisture 2 somewhat wet 3 wet NA not measured external_grass_cover “Grass cover surrounding survey point” from look-up list (subjective measure); if NA check comments for possible explanation 0 none 1 thin 2 medium 3 thick NA not measured a_herp_visit_table_comments Comments intended to pertain to the plot or the site Character visit_code Site visit code, which is the site (minus its "site_" prefix) prefixed by the year and season values, and suffixed by the survey_day number and plot_distance identifier. For example, site="site_2-2", surveyed on 12 December 2012 equal to an incidental record on the second survey day, has a visit_code="2012-Sm-2-2-2-INC". Character scientific_name Scientific name of species recorded; blank data represents a nil capture Character common_name Common name of species recorded Character abundance Number of animals recorded number whole cover Type of substrate Character gravid If female, is she obviously pregnant? NA unknown, or not applicable Yes gravid a_herp_data_table_comments Comments intended to pertain to the survey data Character 13587 ljbb_herp_abundance_data_2011+_p965t1226.csv Survey data and visit information for Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Herpetofaunal Search, 2011+ ljbb_herp_abundance_data_2011+_p965t1226.csv 1980313 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern7.112.2 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_jervis_bay,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read id Automatically generated record number Character site_code Site code, which identifies the site and encodes its vegetation type Character date Survey visit date YYYY-MM-DD year Year of survey; ordinarily a calendar year between 2011 and 2017, but the special value of “1314” is used for survey dates occurring during summer 2013–2014; note also that, except for the special value of “1314”, for summer data the year will always be the year corresponding to the December of the summer in which the data capture occurs, even if some or all of the summer data capture ends up occurring in the following January or February; if the true year of data capture for an individual record is wanted use the year value from the "date" column. YYYY season Season of survey S Spring (Sep, Oct, Nov) Sm Summer (Dec, Jan, Feb) A Autumn (Mar, Apr, May) W Winter (Jun, Jul, Aug) survey_day There may be a single survey, or multiple surveys, at a given site; this number identifies which survey (1st, 2nd, etc.) it is. A few records have a value of zero, which means the survey day was not recorded (TBC). number whole plot_distance Survey point on transect 20 20m point 80 80m point INC incidental record start_time Start time of survey hh:mm temperature “Temperature” from look-up list (subjective measure); if NA check comments for possible explanation 1 cold 2 cool 3 mild 4 warm NA not measured wind “Wind” from look-up list (subjective measure); if NA check comments for possible explanation 0 calm 1 light 2 moderate 3 windy NA not measured cloud “Cloud” from look-up list (subjective measure); if NA check comments for possible explanation 0 clear 1 scattered 2 broken 3 overcast NA not measured soil_moisture “Soil moisture” from look-up list (subjective measure); if NA check comments for possible explanation 0 dry 1 some moisture 2 somewhat wet 3 wet NA not measured external_grass_cover “Grass cover surrounding survey point” from look-up list (subjective measure); if NA check comments for possible explanation 0 none 1 thin 2 medium 3 thick NA not measured a_herp_visit_table_comments Comments intended to pertain to the plot or the site Character visit_code Site visit code, which is the site (minus its "site_" prefix) prefixed by the year and season values, and suffixed by the survey_day number and plot_distance identifier. For example, site="site_10-38", surveyed on 11 August 2011 equal to the first survey day and at the 20m point on the transect, has a visit_code="2011-W-10-38-1-20". Character scientific_name Scientific name of species recorded; blank data represents a nil capture Character common_name Common name of species recorded Character abundance Number of animals recorded number whole cover Type of substrate Character gravid If female, is she obviously pregnant? NA unknown, or not applicable Yes gravid a_herp_data_table_comments Comments intended to pertain to the survey data Character 15629 ljbb_herp_pitfall_data_2003-2010_p965t1227.csv Survey data for Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Herpetofaunal Search, 2003–2010 ljbb_herp_pitfall_data_2003-2010_p965t1227.csv 365511 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern7.113.1 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_jervis_bay,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read id Automatically generated record number Character date Survey visit date YYYY-MM-DD taxa Categorisation of species as either “amphibian” or “reptile” Character visit_code Site visit code, linking survey data to visit table information Character species Scientific name of observed herpetofauna Character abundance Count of number of animals in the trap number whole sex Sex of observed individual(s), if determinable Character age_cohort Categorisation of observed individual(s) as one of “Adult”, “Juvenile”, or “Subadult”; uncategorised individuals have a blank value Character recapture Indicates that an animal was first captured in the current trapping period; a blank value indicates recapture status not recorded Character trap_type Type of pitfall trap; value is one of “Bucket”, “Elliott”, “Large Cage”, “Pit”, or “Small Cage” Character trap_number Trap number at site Character fence_type fence_type Character 3690 ljbb_herp_pitfall_visit_2003-2010_p965t1229.csv Visit information for Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Herpetofaunal Search, 2003–2010 ljbb_herp_pitfall_visit_2003-2010_p965t1229.csv 347074 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern7.114.1 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_jervis_bay,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read id Automatically generated record number Character date Survey visit date YYYY-MM-DD year Calendar year YYYY survey_year Project-specified code for survey year Character survey_season Project-specified code for survey season Character site Site code, which identifies the site and encodes its vegetation type Character trapping_night Number of nights trap open prior to this capture number natural visit_code Site visit code, which is the site (minus its "site_" prefix) prefixed by a 3-digit year code (see PDF file that gives the mapping from calendar years to 3-digit visit code prefixes) and suffixed by a trapping_night number. For example, site="site_10-32" surveyed in 2003 on the fourth trapping night has a visit_code="031-10-32-4" ("031" represents the calendar year 2003). Links visit information to survey data. Character date_of_last_fire Date of last fire at the site YYYY-MM-DD num_pitfalls_open Number of pitfall traps found open on trapping night number whole num_elliotts_open Number of Elliott traps found open on trapping night number whole num_cages_open Number of cage traps found open on trapping night number whole treatment_status treatment_status Character comments Miscellaneous observations pertaining to the visit (if any) Character 3825 ljbb_herp_pitfall_visit_2003-2010_calendar_year_visit_code_prefix_p965t1252.pdf Table showing which survey year codes, survey season codes, and visit code prefixes correpond to which calendar year in the pitfall visit data table (t1229) ljbb_herp_pitfall_visit_2003-2010_calendar_year_visit_code_prefix_p965t1252.pdf 346988 application/pdf ecogrid://knb/ltern7.115.2 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_jervis_bay,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read Other http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/jervis-bay-booderee-national-park