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Desert Ecology Plot Network: Reptile Abundance Plot Data, Simpson Desert, Western Queensland, 2012

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Updated 25/06/2025

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This herpetofauna abundance plot data package comprises capture data for a specified duration of trapping nights (usually 3 night session) in the Simpson Desert, Western Queensland. Date, site and grid number were identified and recaptures during the same session were removed (i.e. individuals were only counted once). Date, site and grid number were recorded for all captures, and captured animals were also marked by a unique toe clip prior to their release to identify recaptures. The network program uses a core of 12 sites, sampled every April-May, however in 2012 there was not a complete survey, and so there are only 2 (Field River South and Main Camp) sites represented in this table. The trapping survey aims to quantitatively track long-term shifts in biodiversity and ecological processes in relation to key drivers, including unpredictable rainfall and droughts, fire, feral predators and grazing. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Desert Ecology Plot Network's full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-ecology.

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Title Desert Ecology Plot Network: Reptile Abundance Plot Data, Simpson Desert, Western Queensland, 2012
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/f02c2608-3e68-4b2b-b080-d5171602e6db
Contact Point
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network�s Data Discovery
esupport@tern.org.au
Reference Period 01/01/2012 - 01/01/2012
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network "Desert Ecology Plot Network: Reptile Abundance Plot Data, Simpson Desert, Western Queensland, 2012". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/desert-ecology-plot-network-reptile-abundance-plot-data-simpson-desert-western-queensland-2012