Koonamore Kangaroo Transect: Scat Counts for Population Monitoring, 1968-2022

A 54-year time series from the TGB Osborn Vegetation Reserve in Australia, monitoring kangaroo activity via scat counts from 1968 to 2022. The data, digitized and organized by the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), includes counts of kangaroo, goat, and sheep pellets along a fixed transect. This version 2.1 release from March 2026 ensures ISO date formatting and compliance with FAIR standards.

Use Cases

• Modeling kangaroo population trends over time based on the 54-year scat count time series.
• Analyzing species dissociation between kangaroos and domestic livestock based on the inclusion of goat and sheep pellet counts.
• Studying spatial distribution of herbivores based on the transect design covering inside-reserve dune areas and outside paddock zones.

Strengths

• Time series spans 54 years, from 1968 to 2022.
• Data has been digitized and organized to comply with FAIR standards, with vocabulary aligned to TERN.
• Version 2.1 includes ISO-formatted dates and standardized handling of missing values.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Surveys conducted along a fixed east-west transect established in 1968, counting kangaroo, goat, and sheep scats.

Time Range

1968 to 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 17 21:42:52.676460

Geography

TGB Osborn (Koonamore) Vegetation Reserve, Australia