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NERP TE Project 3.4 Monitoring of key vertebrate species (CSIRO)

This project will implement monitoring programs for the endangered southern cassowary, Casuarisus casuarius, and the vulnerable spectacled flying-fox, Pteropus conspicillatus.

Cassowary monitoring will be based on regular surveys to collect dung. DNA fingerprinting of the bird dung will provide data on cassowary abundance and distribution, the influence of habitat type and the structure and phylogeography of cassowary populations across the region.

For spectacled flying-fox monthly surveys of all known spectacled flying-fox camps in the Wet Tropics Region will be conducted. Resulting data will be used to describe population distribution, population size and trends to build upon the long term database already established.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Title NERP TE Project 3.4 Monitoring of key vertebrate species (CSIRO)
Type Dataset
Language English
Licence Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia
Data Status inactive
Update Frequency never
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/3606ee63-c5c8-4901-ac5b-9585109b85ea
Date Published 2016-04-04
Date Updated 2023-08-11
Contact Point
Ecosystem Sciences, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
david.westcott@csiro.au
Temporal Coverage 2016-04-04 22:10:53
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[146.255, -19.014], [145.199, -19.014], [145.199, -15.736], [146.255, -15.736], [146.255, -19.014]]]}
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Data Portal data.gov.au
Publisher/Agency Ecosystem Sciences, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)