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Victorian Tall Eucalypt Forest Plot Network: Bird Point Count Data, Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia, 2004+

Citation

Lindenmayer, D (): Victorian Tall Eucalypt Forest Plot Network: Bird Point Count Data, Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia, 2004+. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern7.50.32/html

Entity Description

Name
lvic_bird_site_information_2012+_p861t1102.csv
Description
Site Information for Bird Point Count Survey Data, Central Highlands of Victoria, 2012+
Attribute Information
bird_visit_id
Name
bird_visit_id
Definition
Automatically generated database sequence number
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
visit_code
Name
visit_code
Definition
Visit code, which is a combination of year-site code-plot number-repeat number; note this column links site information to the corresponding bird point count data
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
survey_year
Name
survey_year
Definition
Year of survey
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
YYYY
survey_date
Name
survey_date
Definition
Date of survey
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
YYYY-MM-DD
site_code
Name
site_code
Definition
Site code is a number that uniquely identifies the observation site; the number relates to a site code marked in the field and on a GIS
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
plot_number
Name
plot_number
Definition
Plot number on the transect
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Enumerated Domain
Code Definition
1
0m point (actually a distance of 10m–20m along the transect)
2
50m point (a distance of 50m–60m along the transect)
3
100m point (a distance of 90m–100m along the transect)
repeat_number
Name
repeat_number
Definition
Survey replicates in a given year, usually only 1 or 2 (since each site is repeated by two observers) but occasionally 3 (if observations are doubled-up)
Measurement Type
interval
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
natural
start_time
Name
start_time
Definition
Start time of survey, if recorded; value of NA means not measured
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
hh:mm
finish_time
Name
finish_time
Definition
Finish time of survey, if recorded; value of NA means not measured. By definition, the finish time is 5 minutes after the start time, so usually the finish time is not recorded.
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
hh:mm
temperature
Name
temperature
Definition
“Temperature” from look-up list (subjective measure); if the value is NA then it means the variable was not measured
Measurement Type
ordinal
Measurement Domain
Enumerated Domain
Code Definition
1
cold
2
cool
3
mild
4
warm
NA
not measured
wind
Name
wind
Definition
“Wind” from look-up list (subjective measure); if the value is NA then it means the variable was not measured
Measurement Type
ordinal
Measurement Domain
Enumerated Domain
Code Definition
0
no wind
1
calm
2
light
3
moderate
4
windy
NA
not measured
precipitation
Name
precipitation
Definition
“Precipitation” from look-up list (subjective measure); if the value is NA then it means the variable was not measured
Measurement Type
ordinal
Measurement Domain
Enumerated Domain
Code Definition
0
no rain
1
mist
2
light
3
moderate
4
heavy
NA
not measured
cloud
Name
cloud
Definition
“Cloud” from look-up list (subjective measure); if the value is NA then it means the variable was not measured
Measurement Type
ordinal
Measurement Domain
Enumerated Domain
Code Definition
0
clear
1
scattered
2
broken
3
overcast
4
total cover
NA
not measured
Number Of Records
2248
Physical Structure Description
Object Name
lvic_bird_site_information_2012+_p861t1102.csv
Size
180809 byte
Text Format
Number of Header Lines
1
Record Delimiter
#x0A
Attribute Orientation
column
Simple Delimited
Field Delimiter
,
Distribution
Online
URL
ltern7.58.2
Access
Access Control
Auth System
knb
Order
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PermissionPrincipal
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