Lizard Assemblage Survey in Karawatha Forest Park, 2007-2008

This dataset documents lizard assemblages at the Karawatha Peri-Urban site in South East Queensland. It includes site details, sampling methods, and total individual animal counts for each plot location, collected during 2007-2008.

Use Cases

• Analyze lizard species distribution across different plot locations within Karawatha Forest.
• Compare total number of individual animals between plots to assess population density.
• Examine the relationship between site details and lizard assemblage composition.
• Study the effectiveness of different sampling methods for reptile surveys in peri-urban forests.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific two-year time range (2007-2008).
• Includes multiple data types: site details, sampling methods, and animal counts.
• Focuses on a specific geographic location: Karawatha Forest Park in South East Queensland.

Limitations

• The number of rows, columns, and total data size are unknown.
• Data is over 15 years old, which may limit its relevance for current ecological studies.
• Available file formats include non-machine-readable types like PDF and PNG, which may complicate analysis.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Field surveys with documented sampling methods per plot location.

Time Range

2007-2008

Freshness

The metadata was last updated in March 2026, but the underlying data is from 2007-2008.

Geography

Karawatha Peri-Urban site, Karawatha Forest Park, South East Queensland, Australia