This metadata describes the datasets and the source datasets from which they were compiled. Further information can be found in the University of Adelaide Masters thesis by David Deane entitled: 'Quantifying Biodiversity Patterns and Extinction Risk in Seasonal Wetland Plant Communities' ************************************************************* Filename: biol_aekos.csv ************************************************************* Description: - used in modelling Ch2 and 4 in the M.Phil thesis. Both chapters submitted for publication and in review at the time of writing (April 2016). This .csv is sites x spp (76 x 215) in wide format, presence-absence data. It was collated by D.C.D from 4 data sources (see below). It contains only native species - surveys were selected as described in Ch2 of the thesis based on species-area relationships and are believed to represent an indicative near-complete native specie list for these wetlands corresponding to the period 2000-2009. ************************************************************* Filename: spatial_aekos.csv ************************************************************* Description: spatial data used in modelling extracted from the SAWID database see below Harding (2005). It is the same 76 wetlands with area (ha), easting and northing of the wetland centroid (UTM Zone 54) also elevation scaled from GIS (mAHD). Also a unique code for the surface water catchment. ************************************************************* Component datasets and custodianship ************************************************************* DEWNR licence the use of their data under Creative Commons (CCBY) CCSA made their data available to D.C.D for research purposes. A summary of the all the published and unpublished data sources collated to create this dataset follows along with the relevant data custodians: • Harding (2005) – data custodian - Department for Environment, Water and Natural Resources This Government report was predominantly a spatial mapping project, but also included a field program that collected species lists at around 100 Fleurieu wetlands. The author (Claire Harding) compiled data up to 2005 and analysed biological data (using things like threatened species presence) along with spatial variables to present a conservation value index for wetlands. I used the SAWID database that resulted as a base dataset, but filtering pre-2000 records so the species lists would be reasonably comparable to the latter work. • Deane et al. (2010) – data custodian as for Harding (2005) Deane, D., Shrestha, P.P., Hall, J. & Magarey, P., 2010, Preliminary study of the interaction between land use and perched wetland hydro-ecology on the southern Fleurieu Peninsula, DFW Technical Report 2012/19, Government of South Australia, through Department for Water, Adelaide. This study was based on an analysis from three wetlands, all of which were included in the analysis dataset. In this project generalised linear models were used to create models of wetland plant inundation preference and used in land use change scenario modelling. Some basic analysis of the plant communities for these three wetlands (clustering based on the plant functional group abundances) is also provided in an Appendix to the work. This report is available online at: https://www.waterconnect.sa.gov.au/Content/Publications/DEWNR/DFW_TR_2012_19.pdf • Stevens (2006) – data custodian - The Conservation Council of South Australia This unpublished report to the Australian Government included 35 Fleurieu Peninsula wetlands. The major aim of the project was to test the composition of eleven different vegetation associations used to define the listed Threatened Ecological Community The Swamps of the Fleurieu Peninsula for compliance purposes. Analyses included non-metric multidimensional scaling, clustering and indicator species analysis. I collated these data into the overall database, using a number of the wetlands in the analysis dataset. • Miles, C. (2008) - data custodian - Catherine Miles Callawonga Hill 2007 Swamp Vegetation Monitoring Report. Unpublished report to Adelaide Blue Gum limited. This was baseline data collected as preliminary step in preparing a wetland management plan for a property being converted to plantation forestry. It was reported only as a species list in an unpublished report to the plantation owners. The property contained eight wetlands. I used the survey data from all of these wetlands in the analysis dataset, which were known to be relatively well surveyed (D.C.D assisted with several of the surveys).