Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Plot Network: Nocturnal Mammal and Bird Spotlight Surveys, Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay Territory, 2003-2017

Abstract: This nocturnal marsupial and bird focused count data package comprises transect-based spotlighting surveys conducted every one to two years between 2003 and 2017 along a 100 m-long transect at each site. The abundance of species observed or heard is recorded, and counts are not undertaken in poor weather (rain, fog, or high wind). Each site is spotlit for 20 minutes per 100 m transect.

Spotlight surveys commenced in 2003, were conducted annually until 2007, and have been continued biennially since. Opportunistic records of the presence of amphibians, reptiles, other mammals, and a crustacean are included. The Jervis Bay Plot Network was established in 2002 in Booderee National Park in the Jervis Bay Territory, south-eastern Australia. The study location is a floristically diverse area in which fire history has been well-documented over several decades.

The plot network’s objectives involve quantifying the inter-relationships between natural disturbance and/or management intervention (including weed and feral animal control and prescribed burning) and the reciprocal changes in vegetation condition and biodiversity response. This particular study forms part of the collection of data packages from the Jervis Bay Plot Network.

A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Jervis Bay Plot Network’s full program is provided at https://doi.org/10.25911/5c3c070a5ee94.

Sampling method: Since March 2007, surveying has taken place at a total of 130 sites. These include the original 110 permanent sites in the study at Booderee National Park, as first delineated in 2002, using two stratifying variables: (1) broad vegetation type (heathland, forest, woodland, etc.); and (2) past fire history – classified into four classes of time since the last fire (0-10 years, 11-20 years, 21-30 years and >30 years). Also included since March 2007 are 20 extra sites, set up as part of the “Bitou experiment”.

Study extent: Each site is surveyed on a different night by a different observer to reduce night effects on detection and reduce problems with observer differences.

Most fauna species names in the data are the currently accepted scientific names (as at January 2018), but some exceptions exist and these are: Cherax sp, Macropod, Microbat spp, and Tyto alba (nomenclatural synonym for Tyto javanica). Likewise, most tree species names (where recorded) in the data are the currently accepted scientific names (again, as at January 2018), but several exceptions exist because either the species is not identified or there is a non-scientific descripti and on. Entries where only a genus is recorded include Acacia sp, Banksia sp, Casuarina sp, Eucalyptus sp, Leptospermum sp, Livistona sp, and Melaleuca sp. Entries where an informal description is recorded include: “Dead banksia serrata”, “Dead Eucalypt”, “Dead Shrub”, “Understorey”, and “vines”.

Project funding: Up until 2012 this project was funded by an ARC Linkage Grant and industry partners Parks Australia and the Department of Defence.

Between 2012 and 2018 this project was part of, and funded through the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN) a facility within the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) and supported by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy.

摘要：本数据集为聚焦夜行性有袋类与鸟类的样线灯光诱测调查数据包，调查于2003至2017年间每1至2年开展1次，每个调查点沿100米长样线进行。记录观测或听闻到的物种丰度，恶劣天气（降雨、大雾或大风）下不开展计数调查。每100米样线的灯光照射时长为20分钟。

灯光调查始于2003年，2007年前为年度开展，2007年起改为每两年1次。数据集同时包含两栖类、爬行类、其他哺乳类以及1种甲壳类的偶遇观测记录。杰维斯湾样地网络（Jervis Bay Plot Network）于2002年在澳大利亚东南部杰维斯湾领地的布鲁德利国家公园（Booderee National Park）建立。本研究区域为植物区系多样的区域，数十年来的火灾历史均有详实记录。

该样地网络的研究目标为量化自然干扰与/或管理干预（包括杂草与外来动物防控、计划火烧）之间的相互关系，以及植被状况与生物多样性响应的双向变化。本数据集为杰维斯湾样地网络整套数据包的组成部分之一。杰维斯湾样地网络完整项目所收集的相关数据包概要，可参见https://doi.org/10.25911/5c3c070a5ee94。

采样方法：自2007年3月起，调查共覆盖130个样点。其中包括2002年首次划定的布鲁德利国家公园原有110个永久性样点，划分依据为两类分层变量：(1) 广义植被类型（灌丛、森林、林地等）；(2) 既往火灾历史——按末次火灾后的时间划分为4个等级：0-10年、11-20年、21-30年以及>30年。2007年3月起新增的20个样点则为"比托实验（Bitou experiment）"的组成部分。

研究范围：为降低夜间环境对物种检测的影响，以及减少观测者间的差异带来的问题，每个样点均由不同观测者在不同夜晚开展调查。

数据中的多数动物物种名称采用2018年1月时的现行有效科学命名，但存在部分例外：*Cherax sp.*、Macropod、*Microbat spp.*以及*Tyto alba*（现为*Tyto javanica*的同物异名）。同理，数据中记录的多数树木物种名称也采用2018年1月时的现行有效科学命名，亦存在若干例外：部分物种未鉴定到具体分类单元，或采用了非科学的描述性名称。仅记录到属级分类单元的类群包括*Acacia sp.*、*Banksia sp.*、*Casuarina sp.*、*Eucalyptus sp.*、*Leptospermum sp.*、*Livistona sp.*以及*Melaleuca sp.*。采用非正式描述的条目包括："Dead banksia serrata"、"Dead Eucalypt"、"Dead Shrub"、"Understorey"以及"vines"。

项目资助：2012年以前，本项目由澳大利亚研究委员会（Australian Research Council, ARC）链接资助项目以及产业合作伙伴澳大利亚公园管理局（Parks Australia）与澳大利亚国防部联合资助。2012年至2018年期间，本项目隶属于陆地生态系统研究网络（Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, TERN）下属的长期生态研究网络（Long Term Ecological Research Network, LTERN），并由澳大利亚政府通过国家协同研究基础设施战略提供支持。