Amphibians Remnant Patches: Habitat Connectivity for Eight Species Groups in ACT

A geospatial dataset from the Urban Habitat Connectivity Project modeling potential core, corridor, and remnant habitat patches for eight species groups in the urban Australian Capital Territory. The data includes attributes for species group, patch ID, habitat type, and area metrics, derived from expert-elicited connectivity models. It was published by the ACT Government Geospatial Data Catalogue and last updated on April 4, 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify fragmented remnant patches for restoration activities based on the 'Habitat Type' attribute.
• Analyze connectivity between core habitat areas based on 'Patch ID' and 'Connected Habitat Area'.
• Calculate total functional habitat area per species group based on 'Patch Area' and 'Habitat Type'.
• Model species-specific dispersal capacity and barrier impacts based on expert-derived metrics mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Includes modeled habitat for eight distinct species groups, allowing for comparative analysis.
• Provides detailed polygon attributes for habitat type, patch area, and connected habitat area.
• Model parameters are derived from expert elicitation, incorporating species-specific requirements.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including CSV, GPKG, and GeoJSON.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation beyond the listed attributes is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the urban ACT region.

Provenance

Source

ACT Government Geospatial Data Catalogue (ACTmapi)

Collection Method

Spatial layers for habitat and barriers were created and input into a habitat connectivity/fragmentation model specifically designed for each species group, using metrics derived from expert elicitation.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-04 03:00:54.967588; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Urban Australian Capital Territory (ACT)