Cumberland Plain Ecological Site Images of Flora and Fauna

Housing ad-hoc images of fauna, flora, fungi, and general scenery from the Cumberland Plain SuperSite, an endangered Eucalyptus woodland in New South Wales. The site was established in 2012 and is subject to pressures from invasive weeds, altered fire regimes, and urban development. The images may provide information on species occupying or traversing the site.

Use Cases

• Classify images of fauna, flora, and fungi to document species presence and biodiversity at the site.
• Analyze general scenery images to monitor landscape changes and edge effects in the remnant woodland.
• Use images of site events to study ecological disturbances and pressures like invasive weeds or climate events.
• Correlate ad-hoc imagery with other site data collections like digital cover photography or phenocam time-lapse images.

Strengths

• Images are from a defined ecological research site established in 2012, providing a specific geographic context.
• The collection includes multiple subject types: fauna, flora, fungi, scenery, and events, offering diverse visual data.
• The site is part of the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), indicating a structured observational framework.

Limitations

• The ad-hoc collection method may result in inconsistent temporal coverage and sampling bias for different species.
• The dataset lacks metadata on the number of images, file sizes, or specific taxonomic labels for the subjects.
• Images are provided in PNG format alongside HTML, which may indicate a web-based presentation rather than a structured archive.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Ad-hoc image capture of fauna, flora, fungi, scenery, and events at the site.

Time Range

Collection began after the site's establishment in 2012; specific date range is unknown.

Freshness

The dataset metadata was last updated in March 2026.

Geography

Cumberland Plain SuperSite, located on the Hawkesbury Campus of the University of Western Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.