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

TGB Osborn (Koonamore) Vegetation Reserve rabbit warren data from surveys conducted between 1977 and 2014. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery platform hosts this version 2.1 release, which supersedes previous versions. Surveys used a 400x400 meter grid to identify warrens with at least four holes, followed by fumigation and filling.

Use Cases

• Modeling rabbit population trends over time based on the 37-year survey period.
• Analyzing spatial distribution of warrens based on the 400x400 meter grid system.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of control methods based on the survey-and-fumigation cycle.
• Studying ecosystem impact of invasive species based on long-term monitoring in a vegetation reserve.

Strengths

• Long-term temporal coverage from 1977 to 2014.
• Spatial data organized on a defined 400x400 meter grid.
• Explicit versioning and change log with updates to 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 across all grid squares every year.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Field surveys for rabbit warrens within a vegetation reserve, followed by digitization.

Time Range

1977 to 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 21:43:47.632151; freshness should be verified

Geography

TGB Osborn (Koonamore) Vegetation Reserve, Australia