1,592 spiders from 26 families were captured over 2,674 trap-days. The dataset records ground-active spider community structure in relation to seabird presence and seasonality across five short-tailed shearwater breeding islands in south-eastern Tasmania. Spiders were collected using 75 pitfall traps deployed at five stages of the seabird breeding cycle over a year.
Use Cases
- Modeling spider activity-density based on proximity to seabird colonies mentioned in the description
- Analyzing seasonal shifts in spider family-level richness across the shearwater breeding cycle
- Investigating the effects of seabird presence on ground-active arthropod community composition
- Comparing spider age class and sex structure between different island habitats
Strengths
- Captured 1,592 individual spiders, providing a substantial sample size for analysis
- Sampling spanned 2,674 trap-days across five islands, offering temporal and spatial breadth
- Identified spiders to 26 families, with the most common families (Linyphiidae and Lycosidae) noted
- Data collection was structured around five specific stages of the short-tailed shearwater breeding cycle
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, being limited to five islands in Tasmania
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Spiders were collected using 75 pitfall traps (15 per island) deployed inside, near, and outside seabird colonies.
- Time Range
- Sampling occurred over a year, aligned with the short-tailed shearwater breeding cycle.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-13 20:12:54.493452; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Five short-tailed shearwater breeding islands around south-eastern Tasmania, Australia.