Dataset title: Native bee species and morphospecies collected by Dr Kit Prendergast during surveys at Chandler Forest Block, Marrarup Nature Reserve and Karnet Nature Reserve September 2020-March 2021
DOI: 10.25917/n5hk-9214


 Principal Investigator Contact Information
        Name: Prendergast, Kit
           Institution: Curtin University; Western Australian Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions
           Email: kitprendergast21@gmail.com
	   ORCID: 0000-0002-1164-6099


Date of dataset collection: 20200901 - 20210301
Date of dataset publication: June 2021
Keywords: native bees, taxonomy, biodiversity, bees, entomology, macrophotography, Western Australia



Primary dataset contact: Kit Prendergast, kitprendergast21@gmail.com

If necessary, further information or contact details may be found by emailing researchdata@curtin.edu.au

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DATA INFORMATION

Data description: 
Native bee species and morphospecies were collected by Dr Kit Prendergast during surveys at Chandler Forest Block (South of Wungong Dam post-mining rehabilitation areas), Marrarup Nature Reserve and Karnet Nature Reserve September 2020-March 2021 for the WA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation & Attractions.
Each site was surveyed on separate days monthly for 3hrs per survey (11:00h-14:00h) during the main native bee activity season (September – March) (Prendergast, pers. obs.) to be able to capture the phenology of native bees. Sites were surveyed by Kit Prendergast, native bee ecologist, to ensure sweepnetting was performed by an experienced surveyor. A single surveyor was used to prevent inter-observer bias. Sweepnetting was selected as this method, when conducted by those with experience, captures the greatest abundance and diversity of native bees, especially in natural habitat types (Prendergast & Hogendoorn, 2020; Prendergast et al., 2020). High-quality stacking photographs of each sex of all species/morphospecies was taken with a photographic microscope and imaging software (Passport2, Helicon Focus, Adobe Photoshop 2020).


Number of files & types: 80 files, tif format

Geographic information (if relevant): Australia, Western Australia, southwest Western Australia: Chandler Forest Block (South of Wungong Dam post-mining rehabilitation areas), Marrarup Nature Reserve and Karnet Nature Reserve





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REUSE INFORMATION

Recommended citation: 
Prendergast, Kit (2021). Native bee species and morphospecies collected by Dr Kit Prendergast during surveys at Chandler Forest Block, Marrarup Nature Reserve and Karnet Nature Reserve September 2020-March 2021. Curtin University. DOI: 10.25917/n5hk-9214


This dataset is provided under a CC BY-NC-ND License. More details can be found at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/