ddwfauna
Survey Methods
Light trapping for insects Bird observation and call recognition (call playback using stereo recording for some groups, including rails, crakes, nocturnal species) Use of fish and yabby traps (for fish and freshwater crustaceans) Call recognition and pitfall trapping for amphibians Scat and trace analysis Small/medium ground mammal trapping (Elliott traps, cage traps and pitfall traps) Arboreal mammal trapping Hair tube/funnel survey and analysis Spotlighting for arboreal mammals, and nocturnal birds Anabat analysis for microchiropteran bats General search and pitfall trapping for reptiles Active search, capture and call recognition for invertebrates Utilisation of dip nets to sample for macro-invertebrate biological indicator species Utilisation of remote sensing infrared trail cameras
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