TGB Osborn Rabbit Warren Surveys in Koonamore Reserve, 1977-2014

Rabbit warren survey data from the TGB Osborn (Koonamore) Vegetation Reserve collected between 1977 and 2014. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) manages this version 2.1 release, which includes data from grid-based surveys where warrens were identified by the presence of at least four rabbit holes. All detected warrens were fumigated and filled as part of ongoing rabbit control efforts.

Use Cases

• Modeling rabbit population trends over time based on multi-decadal survey records.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of fumigation-based pest control methods based on survey and treatment data.
• Analyzing spatial distribution of rabbit warrens based on the 400x400 meter grid system used in the reserve.
• Studying the relationship between pest control efforts and vegetation reserve management.

Strengths

• Data spans 37 years from 1977 to 2014, providing a long-term ecological record.
• Surveys were conducted on a systematic 400x400 meter grid across the reserve.
• Version 2.1 includes corrections and standardized ISO date formatting for improved data consistency.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Field surveys within a gridded vegetation reserve, with warrens identified by the presence of at least four rabbit holes.

Time Range

1977 to 2014

Freshness

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Geography

TGB Osborn (Koonamore) Vegetation Reserve (KVR)