BDBSA Project Metadata Detail

Survey/Project Number: 860          Total No. of Sites: 140
Survey/Project Name: Green Carpenter Bee Kangaroo Island
Abstract: The green carpenter bee is the largest native bee in southern Australia. With a body length of 2 cm and a brilliant blue-green colour, the species is very distinctive.The green carpenter bee has become extinct in Victoria and mainland South Australia, probably as a result of land clearing and large wildfires. It now only occurs on Kangaroo island and a few locations near Sydney. This dataset is a combination of GCB records on KI derived from a few different sources (data could be transferred into seperate projects if needed). The data has been collated in an independant database and will be updated into BDBSA periodically. Sources include : - Misc Opportune - post 2013 survey - 2013 Community Survey with the aim to determine if the species is still present on Kangaroo Island and its conservation status and inform land and fire management planning and community. - 2003 report - 2003 report -Historic records . Some have been supplied with no date so (based on associated records) are loaded with date of 1 Jan 1970 but given a centuary accuracy. REFERENCES: McIlwee, A. and R. Leijs (2003). The distribution of the green carpenter bee Xylocopa (Lestis) aeratus in relation to fire-history on Kangaroo Island: Report to Wildlife Conservation Fund. SA Department of Environment and Heritage, Adelaide: 41pp. Glatz R, Leijs R and Hogendoorn K (2015). Biology, distribution and conservation of Green carpenter bee (Xylocopa aeratus: Apidae) on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Technical Report.
 
Start Date: 01/01/1970      End Date: 30/06/2014
Survey Type: Invertebrates Only
   
Study Area Description: western Kangaroo Island
Objectives
         Vegetation: *** No vegetation survey objectives recorded
         Fauna: Refer to Abstract.
Methodology
         Vegetation: *** No vegetation methodology recorded
         Fauna: Outcomes for the Community project are: 1. Surveys (one week duration)- January 2013, May 2013, August 2013. 2. Raise community awareness- field day, presentations, brochures. 3. Final Report

Data Distribution Rules: Public Dataset
Project Basis: Unknown :
Information Authority: Department for Environment and Heritage (BDBSA:Kangaroo Island)
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