TGB Osborn (Koonamore) Rabbit Warren Surveys, 1977-2014

Warren surveys for rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) conducted from 1977 to 2014 within the TGB Osborn Vegetation Reserve as part of control efforts. The reserve was divided into 400x400 meter grid squares, and warrens were identified by the presence of at least four rabbit holes. Version 2.1 of this dataset was released in 2026 by the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, with data standardized to FAIR principles and ISO date formats.

Use Cases

• Modeling rabbit population trends over a 37-year period based on the survey timeline.
• Analyzing the spatial distribution of warrens based on the 400x400 meter grid system.
• Evaluating the long-term efficacy of fumigation-based pest control methods described in the methodology.
• Studying the interaction between rabbit activity and vegetation reserve management.

Strengths

• Data spans a 37-year period from 1977 to 2014, providing a long-term ecological record.
• Methodology is explicitly described, including the 400x400m grid system and the four-hole criterion for warren identification.
• Dataset has been versioned and updated to comply with FAIR data standards as of 2026.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Survey coverage was not consistent every year, with only subsets of the reserve covered in some periods.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN)

Collection Method

Field surveys within a gridded vegetation reserve, with warrens identified, fumigated, and filled.

Time Range

1977 to 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 07:43:36.919315

Geography

TGB Osborn (Koonamore) Vegetation Reserve, Australia