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, The Australian National University Principal Investigator

Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University Frank Fenner Building (Building 141), Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200

02 61250654 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 comprises herpetofaunal data recorded along permanent 100 m transects along which three artificial substrates have been incorporated. At the 20 m and 80 m points along each transect two sheets of corrugated iron, four roof tiles and four half-length railway sleepers, are situated. Searches for reptiles and frogs are conducted bi-annually, once around September to beginning October and again in December of each year. The Jervis Bay 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 Plot Network. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Jervis Bay 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. Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay Territory, south-eastern Australia. 150.590591 150.76929 -35.114116 -35.195078 2016-10-10 2016-10-24 Species Acritoscincus platynotus Species Amphibolurus muricatus Species Crinia signifera Species Cryptophis nigrescens Species Ctenotus taeniolatus Species Cyclodomorphus michaeli Species Eulamprus quoyii Species Hemiaspis signata Species Lampropholis delicata Species Limnodynastes dumerilii Species Limnodynastes peronii Species Limnodynastes tasmaniensis Species Litoria peronii Species Paracrinia haswelli Species Pseudechis porphyriacus Species Pseudophryne bibronii Species Tiliqua scincoides Species Uperoleia laevigata 1397610412979 Mr Christopher MacGregor The Australian National University Manager, Participant

The Fenner School of Environment and Society ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200

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

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 0m point a steel post has been placed at 20m intervals along a 100m long transect.

Reptiles are counted using artificial substrates along a permanent 100 m long transect every year. Sites are surveyed for reptiles and frogs using artificial substrates. Two sheets of corrugated iron, four roof tiles and four half-length railway sleepers have been placed at the 20 m and 80 m points of the transect. These transects are checked bi-annually once around September to beginning October and again in December of each year.

Substrates (corrugated iron, roof tiles and half-length railway sleepers) For consistency with previous packages, the records for the Funnel-web Spider are given the scientific name of Atrax robustus, although it is possible they are Illawarra wisharti (a species of Funnel-web described in 2010) or an as yet undescribed species (probably of genus Hadronyche). From spring 2015, any records of the Funnel-web Spider are stored in a package bycatch table. Until December 2010, pitfall traps were used to capture small reptiles and frogs. Each site was trapped annually in December. Six pitfalls were placed each 20 m along a 100 m transect. Pitfalls were opened for three consecutive nights. Post 2010, sites are surveyed for reptiles and frogs using artificial substrates. Two sheets of corrugated iron, four roof tiles and four ‘half length’ railway sleepers have been placed at the 20 m and 80 m point of the transect. These transects are checked bi-annually, once around September to beginning October and again in December of each year. Note that both grass cover underneath the artificial substrates (grass_cover column in data table) and grass cover within a 5 m radius of the survey post (external_grass_cover column in data table) were estimated up until summer 2012; from spring 2013 onwards, estimations of grass cover beneath the substrates were stopped (as it no longer existed). 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. ljbb_reptile_abundance_spring_data_2016_p813t1024.csv Herpetofaunal Search Data for Jervis Bay Booderee National Park, Spring 2016 ljbb_reptile_abundance_spring_data_2016_p813t1024.csv 103752 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern7.19.6 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 Character date Date YYYY-MM-DD year Year 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 number natural 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 Visit code 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 812 ljbb_reptile_abundance_spring_data_2016_p813t1025_bycatch.csv Bycatch data for herpetofaunal search, Jervis Bay Booderee National Park, spring 2016 ljbb_reptile_abundance_spring_data_2016_p813t1025_bycatch.csv 730 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern7.20.6 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 Character date Date YYYY-MM-DD year Year 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 number natural 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 Visit code 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 4 http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/jervis-bay-booderee-national-park