❓ Hon Giz Watson asks about the commencement dates of data used by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) in ForestCheck for various flora and fauna, and the dates of rainfall data used. The answer clarifies the data commencement dates and explains that Bureau of Meteorology isohyet data was used for rainfall baselines, not direct rainfall measurements.
AnsweredQoN 5466Legislative Council
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(1) What is the commencement date for data used by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) in ForestCheck for -
(a) vertebrate fauna;
(b) macro-invertebrate fauna;
(c) vascular flora;
(d) cryptogams; and
(e) fungi?
(2) What are the dates between which DEC has taken the rainfall data it has used for Forestcheck?
(a) vertebrate fauna;
(b) macro-invertebrate fauna;
(c) vascular flora;
(d) cryptogams; and
(e) fungi?
(2) What are the dates between which DEC has taken the rainfall data it has used for Forestcheck?
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Answered
12 June 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
42 days
(1) Commencement dates for monitoring were as follows:
(a) 11 December 2001 for mammals, amphibians and reptiles, and 23 October 2001 for birds.
(b) 21 November 2001
(c) 6 October 2001
(d) 13 May 2002
(e) 5 June 2002 for epigeous macrofungi.
(2) Rainfall was not measured as part of Forestcheck, and was not used in analysis of data. However Bureau of Meteorology isohyet data for 1960-1990 were used as a baseline to characterise the average yearly rainfall for each monitoring grid.
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(a) 11 December 2001 for mammals, amphibians and reptiles, and 23 October 2001 for birds.
(b) 21 November 2001
(c) 6 October 2001
(d) 13 May 2002
(e) 5 June 2002 for epigeous macrofungi.
(2) Rainfall was not measured as part of Forestcheck, and was not used in analysis of data. However Bureau of Meteorology isohyet data for 1960-1990 were used as a baseline to characterise the average yearly rainfall for each monitoring grid.
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