Bird Survey Results for Areas in the City of Melbourne, February and March 2018

This dataset contains survey data for bird species across various river and wetland locations in the City of Melbourne. Bird transect surveys were conducted by Ecology Australia at the following locations: Dynon Road, West Melbourne, Wildlife Sanctuary (1), Dynon Road, West Melbourne, Tidal Drain (2), Moonee Ponds Creek lower catchment near Racecourse Road, Kensington and Dynon Road, West Melbourne (3), Maribyrnong River near Newells Paddock and Dynon Road, West Melbourne (4), Royal Park Oak Street Wetland (5), and Stony Creek Backwash, Footscray (6). Surveys were undertaken during daylight hours and were repeated on various dates throughout February and March 2018. Bird surveys were conducted by completing transects along the waterbodies and identifying bird species and numbers. These surveys were undertaken to primarily track bird species richness at Site (1) with Site (3) existing as a reference site with comparable habitat characteristics.\n\nThis bird survey dataset includes the bird’s common name, scientific name, the corresponding Victorian Biodiversity Atlas Code, the date the survey was conducted, and the location of the survey (including the latitude and longitude). The Victorian Biodiversity Atlas (VBA) is managed by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and provides a list of species observations in Victoria. Each species has an identification ‘code’ number.\n\nPlease get in contact with the Urban Forest and Ecology Team ([e-mail]) if you wish to view the full report by Ecology Australia or if you have any questions about the dataset.

本数据集收录墨尔本市各河流与湿地点位的鸟类物种调查数据。澳大利亚生态机构（Ecology Australia）在以下6处点位开展了鸟类样线调查：西墨尔本戴恩路（1号野生动物保护区）、西墨尔本戴恩路潮汐排水沟（2号）、肯辛顿赛马路附近的穆尼彭兹溪下游集水区与西墨尔本戴恩路（3号）、纽尔斯帕多克附近的马里比农河与西墨尔本戴恩路（4号）、皇家公园奥克街湿地（5号），以及富茨克雷的斯通溪回水湾（6号）。

调查于日间开展，并于2018年2月至3月期间的多个日期重复进行。调查采用沿水体布设样线的方式，记录鸟类物种及种群数量。本次调查的核心目标为监测1号点位的鸟类物种丰富度，其中3号点位作为生境特征相似的对照参考点位。

本鸟类调查数据集包含鸟类通用名、学名、对应的维多利亚州生物图鉴（Victorian Biodiversity Atlas, VBA）编码、调查日期以及调查点位信息（含纬度与经度坐标）。维多利亚州生物图鉴（VBA）由维多利亚州环境、土地、水与规划署（Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, DELWP）管理，收录维多利亚州境内的所有物种观测记录，每个物种均配有专属识别编码。

若您需查看澳大利亚生态机构出具的完整调查报告，或对本数据集有任何疑问，请联系城市森林与生态团队，邮箱地址为[e-mail]。