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Desert Uplands Plot Network: Bird Count Data and Notes for Plot PENR10, Northern Queensland, Australia, 2013

Citation: Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (): Desert Uplands Plot Network: Bird Count Data and Notes for Plot PENR10, Northern Queensland, Australia, 2013. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.453.6/html

Metadata

Entity Description

Name: mdup_bird_survey_data_2013_p438t706_PENR10.csv

Attribute Information

fauna_id

Name: fauna_id

Definition: Internal CSIRO project identification number

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

source_id

Name: source_id

Definition: Unique identification number representing geographic location of the site

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

geo_id

Name: geo_id

Definition: Unique identification number representing geographic location of the site

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

survey_no

Name: survey_no

Definition: The survey number for the entire plot network

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

quadrat_inc

Name: quadrat_inc

Definition: Plot identification number

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

sppcode

Name: sppcode

Definition: Unique 8 letter code for each species (internal CSIRO system)

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

common_name_short

Name: common_name_short

Definition: Common name

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

sciname_short

Name: sciname_short

Definition: Scientific name

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

abund

Name: abund

Definition: Abundance score

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

Standard Unit: number

Number Type: real

type

Name: type

Definition: The type of observation. i.e. whether the animal was seen or heard as the first detection method.

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

HE: heard

SE: seen

day_count

Name: day_count

Definition: The sequential count number from 1 to 8.

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

1: First survey

2: Second survey

3: Third survey

4: Fourth survey

5: Fifth survey

6: Sixth survey

7: Seventh survey

8: Eighth survey

strata_id

Name: strata_id

Definition: The stratum in the vegetation where the bird is located.

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

T1: tree layer 1

T2: tree layer 2

T3: tree layer 3

AE: aerial

GR: ground

SH: shrub

Missing values: value not recorded

dist_id

Name: dist_id

Definition: Distance from observer when first observed

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

0: <10 m

1: 10-25 m

2: 25-50 m

3: >50 m

mixf_no

Name: mixf_no

Definition: The presence of a mixed species feeding flock

Measurement Type: interval

Measurement Domain

Standard Unit: number

Number Type: whole

voucher_csiro

Name: voucher_csiro

Definition: Voucher specimen identification number (no bird voucher specimens collected)

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

specimen_no

Name: specimen_no

Definition: As with voucher above

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

day

Name: day

Definition: Date (day) of the month i.e 26th etc.

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

month

Name: month

Definition: Month of the year

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

year

Name: year

Definition: Year of study

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

vetting

Name: vetting

Definition: Observer code

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

Physical Structure Description

Object Name: mdup_bird_survey_data_2013_p438t706_PENR10.csv

Text Format

Number of Header Lines: 1

Number of Footer Lines: 0

Record Delimiter: \r\n

Attribute Orientation: column

Simple Delimited

Field Delimiter: ,

Distribution

Online

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