A dataset supporting research on the contribution of privately protected areas to Australia's declining temperate woodland bird community. The data was collected by Clare Bracey with funding from the New South Wales Biodiversity Conservation Trust, BirdLife Australia, Monash University, and the Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment. Fieldwork was conducted under animal ethics approval SBSAEC-36926 and an Animal Research Authority permit from New South Wales.
Use Cases
- Assess the conservation value of private protected areas based on bird survey data.
- Model habitat suitability for threatened woodland bird species based on survey locations.
- Compare avian community composition between different land management regimes.
Strengths
- Data collection was supported by multiple reputable funding bodies, including a state biodiversity trust.
- Fieldwork was conducted under formal animal ethics and research authority permits.
- Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0 for reuse.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- The dataset is small (739.5 KB), indicating a limited scope of observations.
Provenance
- Source
- figshare
- Collection Method
- Field surveys conducted in Australia, likely involving bird counts or observations.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-01 00:08:36; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Australia, likely focusing on New South Wales or temperate woodland regions.