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Data for: Chorusing patterns and environmental drivers of an Australian tropical savanna frog community

This data record contains the data for the publication "Chorusing patterns and environmental drivers of an Australian tropical savanna frog community".
The data set 'HerveyRange_frog_chorus_rawdata' includes data on the nightly chorusing activity (measured as minutes of chorusing detected) of 17 species of frogs at Hervey Range, Queensland, Australia, from 4/10/12 - 27/04/14 collected from analysis of sound recordings made at breeding sites. This data was used to generate Figures 2, 3, 4 and 6, and used to derive data for random forest analysis.
The data set 'HerveyRange_weather_aggregated' is data on several weather variables aggregated from 3-hourly weather obtained from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology for the study period. The data set also includes moon illumination fraction obtained from the US Naval Observatory, and the number of day light hours for each day in the study period. This data was used to generate Figures 5 and 6, and also used to derive the data for random forest analysis.
The data set 'HerveyRange_frogchorus_weather' is data derived from the above two data sets and contains data on the frog chorus activity at each site and environmental conditions for each night in the study period. This data was used in a random forest analysis to investigate the influence of environmental conditions on the chorusing activity of frog populations.

Software/equipment used to create/collect the data: Excel for Microsoft Office 365, Windows 10

Software/equipment used to manipulate/analyse the data: R v4.1.2
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    This data record contains the data for the publication "Chorusing patterns and environmental drivers of an Australian tropical savanna frog community".
    The data set 'HerveyRange_frog_chorus_rawdata' includes data on the nightly chorusing activity (measured as minutes of chorusing detected) of 17 species of frogs at Hervey Range, Queensland, Australia, from 4/10/12 - 27/04/14 collected from analysis of sound recordings made at breeding sites. This data was used to generate Figures 2, 3, 4 and 6, and used to derive data for random forest analysis.
    The data set 'HerveyRange_weather_aggregated' is data on several weather variables aggregated from 3-hourly weather obtained from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology for the study period. The data set also includes moon illumination fraction obtained from the US Naval Observatory, and the number of day light hours for each day in the study period. This data was used to generate Figures 5 and 6, and also used to derive the data for random forest analysis.
    The data set 'HerveyRange_frogchorus_weather' is data derived from the above two data sets and contains data on the frog chorus activity at each site and environmental conditions for each night in the study period. This data was used in a random forest analysis to investigate the influence of environmental conditions on the chorusing activity of frog populations.

    Software/equipment used to create/collect the data: Excel for Microsoft Office 365, Windows 10

    Software/equipment used to manipulate/analyse the data: R v4.1.2

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    • Data type dataset
  • Keywords
    • Frogs
    • Animal chorusing
    • Ecoacoustics
  • Funding source
    • Australian Research Council
  • Research grant(s)/Scheme name(s)
    • - Call out and listen in: A new way to detect and control invasive species [ 2015 - 2020] ( Australian Research Council - Linkage - Projects)
    • Research themes
    Tropical Ecosystems, Conservation and Climate Change
    FoR Codes (*)
    • 410401 - Conservation and biodiversity
    SEO Codes
    • 180601 - Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
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  • Start Date 2012/10/04
  • End Date 2014/04/27
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  • Locations
    • Hervey Range, Queensland
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    Attachment HerveyRange_frog_chorus_rawdata.csv Raw data of chorusing activity of each species at 3 sites; has start time, end time and extent of chorusing in minutes.
    Attachment HerveyRange_weather_aggregated.csv Weather and other environmental data for each night of the study period 1/10/2012 - 27/04/2014.
    Attachment HerveyRange_frogchorus_weather.csv Data used in random forest analysis; chorus activity for each species on each night with associated environmental factors.
    Attachment Data dictionary.pdf Data dictionary
    The Data Manager is: Linda Schwarzkopf
    College or Centre College of Science & Engineering
    Access conditions Open: free access under license
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    • Data record size 4 files: 724KB
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    Citation Brodie, Sheryn; Schwarzkopf, Linda; Allen-Ankins, Slade (2023): Data for: Chorusing patterns and environmental drivers of an Australian tropical savanna frog community. James Cook University. https://doi.org/10.25903/bpkv-gf77