A collection of 1,592 spiders from 26 families captured over 2,674 trap-days. The data was gathered using 75 pitfall traps on five short-tailed shearwater breeding islands in south-eastern Tasmania, Australia, to study the effects of seabird presence and seasonality. It was published via the Australian Ocean Data Network and last updated in June 2026.
Use Cases
- Modeling spider community structure based on proximity to seabird colonies
- Analyzing seasonal activity-density patterns across a breeding cycle
- Comparing family-level richness between impacted and non-impacted habitats
- Studying age class and sex structure in ground-active spider populations
Strengths
- Captures 1,592 individual specimens, providing a substantial sample size for analysis
- Sampling spanned 2,674 trap-days across five islands, offering temporal and spatial breadth
- Data collection targeted five distinct stages of the seabird breeding cycle, enabling seasonal analysis
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Spiders were collected using 75 pitfall traps deployed inside, near, and outside seabird colonies.
- Time Range
- Sampling occurred over a year, covering five stages of the short-tailed shearwater breeding cycle.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-23 03:00:23.811926; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Five short-tailed shearwater breeding islands around south-eastern Tasmania, Australia.