NERP TE Project 3.3 - Targeted surveys for missing and critically endangered rainforest fr

Surveys conducted from 2011 to 2014 in the Wet Tropics and Eungella ecotonal areas aimed to assess the status of missing and critically endangered frog species. The project, associated with the Australian Ocean Data Network, mapped chytrid fungus distribution and surveyed for other vertebrates. It sought to determine if 'extinct' frog species persist and whether populations are recovering from disease.

Use Cases

• Modeling species distribution based on survey locations and habitat type (ecotones).
• Assessing population recovery trends from chytrid fungus disease over the 2011-2014 period.
• Identifying conservation priority areas for endangered frog species based on survey findings.

Strengths

• Project conducted over a defined 4-year period from 2011 to 2014.
• Focus on specific geographic regions: the Wet Tropics and Eungella ecotonal areas.
• Explicit aims to map chytrid fungus distribution and assess the status of multiple frog species.

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 the specific surveyed ecotonal areas.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Targeted field surveys for frogs and other vertebrates.

Time Range

2011-2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-10 22:18:47.488329; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ecotonal areas of the Wet Tropics and Eungella, Australia