BDBSA Project Metadata Detail

Survey/Project Number: 1074          Total No. of Sites: 117
Survey/Project Name: SOUTHERN YORKE PENINSULA BIOFUND - REVEGETATION MONITORING
Abstract: The Southern Yorke Peninsula revegetation monitoring is a component of the greater Southern Yorke Peninsula Biofund Project. South-western Yorke Peninsula is a refuge for threatened species and the Southern Yorke Peninsula Conservation Action Planning process identified the need for revegetation and habitat restoration works. As a result the greater Southern Yorke Peninsula Biofund project aimed to: 1. Undertake revegetation and habitat restoration works; 2. Improve landscape permeability; 3. Increase the system's resilience to climatic changes: 3.1. This involved; establishing revegetation areas, undertaking coastal protection works, weed and feral animal control, threatened species monitoring and bush condition monitoring (refer to BS903). The project was funded through Australian Government funding (previously known as the Biodiversity Fund) and the Northern and Yorke NRM Board. The revegetation monitoring component includes landscape photopoints, revegetation success monitoring transects for direct seeding and transect photos. Permanent landscape photopoints provide the ability to undertake a visual assessment of change in landscape over time while the revegetation transects provide for a short and long-term quantitative audit of the direct seeding success.
 
Start Date: 06/08/2013      End Date: 30/06/2018
Survey Type: Other
   
Study Area Description: Southern Yorke Peninsula study area includes the area from Peesey Swamp west incorporating Point Turton, Point Souttar, Corny Point, Daly Head, Innes NP, Foul Bay and Sturt Bay.
Objectives
         Vegetation: To undertaken revegetation success monitoring for revegetation areas established under the Southern Yorke Peninsula Australian Government funded restoration project (2013-2017).This included establishing monitoring transects with a transect photo-points. Transsect were monitored twice in the first 12 months - once for post winter/spring germination and once for post summer survival. In addition Landscape Photopoints were also established showing the revegetation within the broader landscape to be used as a permanent visual reference point for future photos to be taken overtime.
         Fauna: *** No fauna survey objectives recorded
Methodology
         Vegetation: Landscape photo-points - These photo-points were located to provide a view of the revegetation site within the landscape context. The photo-point process and data recorded generally followed the biological survey photo-point method with SA Gov discs used, however, only photo discs were installed at landscape photopoint sites and stardropper only present at each transect. Photos were taken directly at the revegetation area, immediately either side of the site post and in a 180 degree arc from the left-hand side to the right-hand side of the revegetation site. These sites were established within approximately 12 months for the 2015 revegetation and approximately 2 years for the 2014 revegetation of when the revegetation was planted. Transects - For direct seeding, the transect length was 10 m. A total of 6 replicates per environmental setting / stratification type were sampled. All transects were permanently marked at the start point. Transect photo-points were taken from the start point and included 3 main photos (i.e. looking down the transect line, parallel to the start and on an angle to the transect line) which were retaken at each sampling time. The site photopoint recorded, in this dataset, for the transects is the photo looking down the transect line (end-on) taken 5m from the transect start (star-dropper). There are no SA gov discs on the transect star-droppers. Sampling occurred bi-annually to capture the post-winter / spring germination (approximately October/ November) and the post-summer survival (approximately May). For direct seeding, the number of individuals (by genus) of planted species by lifestage (alive or dead/ appears dead) were recorded along the 10m transect. Comments on any aspects that may affect / seedling survival (e.g. herbivores, weed thatch etc.) were also recorded.
         Fauna: *** No vertebrate methodology recorded

Data Distribution Rules: Public Dataset
Project Basis: Vegetation : Fauna reintroduction or plant translocation/revegetation program.
Vegetation : Habitat rehabilitation/restoration
Information Authority: Department for Environment and Heritage (BDBSA:Northern & Yorke) - Clare Office - Regional Ecologist
Department for Environment and Heritage (BDBSA:Northern & Yorke) - Innes Office
Northern and Yorke Natural Resources Management (NRM) Region
Australian Government