Abstract: |
Bushcheck is a community driven monitoring program for assessing Biodiversity. It provides census and mapping data of common birds and vegetation for 15 sites of 2.5 hectares. Districts being monitored are Stirling, East Torrens, Kangarilla, Eden Valley and Tungkillo, Adelaide Hills, South Australia. From this data they hope to identify any trends linking the plant and bird data. Data was collected between 1996 and 1998. However, more data was collected but has not been provided.
The objectives of the project were multiple. At one level it was to involve community groups in collecting their own data to give them insight as to whether the rehabilitation work their groups were doing towards biodiversity conservation was working. At another level it was to provide me with data on birds that was accurate enough for modelling how bird communities restructured their abundance relationships as the environment changed. Collecting data on rarer bird species was not important for this work, although of course any such data that was collected has been recorded. Accuracy towards my purpose was increased by using seasonal averages. The resulting mathematical model is now also being applied to the shorebirds in the Coorong but I haven't managed to publish it yet. Prof Chris Daniels and Associate Prof John Boland co-authored a paper of mine which 'bounced'. I'm now working towards another attempt with Assoc Prof Falk Huettmann from the Uni of Alaska at Fairbanks. (source: email from Rob Tanner). |
Study Area Description: |
Districts being monitored are Strathalbyn, Mylor, Stirling, East Torrens, Kangarilla, Eden Valley and Tungkillo.
A total of 7 sites of data was provided which include: B5, B3 (Bushcare sites) and ET1, ET2, ET3, ET4 and ET5 (Treesave Landsave). Other site data is held by Rob Tanner which include locations: B1 (Pound Reserve Ashton - inconsistent data), B2 (Moores Rd, Cherryville), B4 (Mt Barker Rd, Bridgewater), B6 (Stirling Cemetery, Aldgate), B7 (Woorabinda Lake) and B8 (Stirling Linear Park). Also ET6 (Leon Holmes) and ET7 (Sue Holt). |