DCCEEW - Module Changes Summary Page- from version 1

In Progress

In Review

Done

Authors: Arun Singh R, Junrong Yu and Siddeswara Guru

Background

Changes from all of the 19 DCCEEW modules from previous release (July 2022) will be updated to the latest DCCEEW protocols release (July 2023) available on the page (https://www.tern.org.au/emsa-protocols-manual ). A summary table below provides details of major changes that needs to be mapped and the status of the changes for version control.

Module Table Summary

Protocol	Sub-module	Summary of changes	Status of Review by Arun	Status of Review by Jun	Summary of Changes made	Sally’s comments

Protocol	Sub-module	Summary of changes	Status of Review by Arun	Status of Review by Jun
Basal Area Module	Standard DBH protocol (new label)	Generally, all the modules do not seem to have any field app design that were presented in previous drafts. Jun- This needs to be removed from our protocol mapping figures. References for all the attributes, and observable properties containing the old modules should be updated to the latest July 2023 version. Sub-protocol labels need to be updated Plot dimension need to be updated Protocol steps need to be updated Figures and app screen details needs updating	In Progress In Review Done	To Do In Progress In Review Done
Basal Area Module	Enhanced DBH protocol (new label)	Sub-protocol labels need to be updated Plot dimension need to be updated Protocol steps need to be updated Figures and app screen details needs updating	To Do In Progress In Review Done	To Do In Progress In Review Done
Basal Area Module	Basal wedge protocol	Update sampling figure. Protocol steps need to be updated Figures and app screen details needs updating (check with Sally for app)	To Do In Progress In Review Done
Camera Traps Module	deployment	Sub-modules are updated Vocabs and definitions are updated steps to protocols are updated
Camera Traps Module	re-equipping	Sub-module vocabs and definitions have been updated Sub-module has typo, ‘..re-eqipped,..’ in step 31, pg.18. Update protocol steps and any appendices related to the categorical values.
Camera Traps Module	Retrival	Protocol steps and vocabs with definition to be updated Protocol has typo, “..qpp”, in page 21, step 10.
Coarse Woody Debris Module	Field component	Update the plot dimensions and sub-plots from previous modules Update the figures and review appendices
Condition Module	Field protocol	protocol steps and vocabs with definitions are updated. Appendices needs to be updated
Cover Module	Enhanced protocol	Protocol has been changed from full and lite to Standard (404 point intercepts) and Enhanced version (1010) point intercepts The vocabs, definitions and steps of protocol needs to be updated The appendices and figures are to be updated
Cover Module	Standard protocol	Module steps are to be updated Fractional cover details are to be captured in vocabs; Ask Sally to update the spelling of “… factional cover..”, mentioned in step 13 of Standard protocol.
Fire Severity Module		Update the title to ‘Fire Severity Module’ The module vocabs and definitions needs to be reviewed and updated The figures and protocol steps is to be captured Appendices also needs to be verified from previous modules
Floristics Module	Standard protocol	Vocabs and definitions need to be checked Check with Sally if the parameter, ‘flora specimen type’ is okay for the collection listing ‘contentious species’, ‘new species’, ‘unknown species’, etc.
Floristics Module	Enhanced Protocol	Vocabulary review and update of the steps of the protocol Figures and appendices need to be reviewed an captured
Interventions Module	Data Collection protocol	Few new vocabs have been added. Sally- there is a typo in step 1 in page 5. It says “proceedure.”
Interventions Module	All other Submodues in the appendices	Jun- Update the table and sub-module names as listed here Sally- What fields are captured on the Monitor App?
Invertebrate Fauna Module	Active search	Jun- Protocol steps need to be updated and vocabs and definitions to be updated. Sally- Step 29 and 30 in nocturnal sampling looks the same? Typo in the next step.
Invertebrate Fauna Module	Wet pitfall	Jun- protocol steps and changes to be captured Update vocabs, definitions and sources like other modules
Invertebrate Fauna Module	Rapid ground	Jun- this new sub-module protocol to be added. Update protocol vocabs, definitions and sources
Invertebrate Fauna Module	Pan trapping	Jun- Protocol steps needs updating Vocab, definition and sources to be updated
Invertebrate Fauna Module	Malaise trapping	Jun- The protocol has changes to the module steps Some new vocabs are captured and old ones need updating the source of references.
Opportune Module	Field collection	Updated vocabs and definitions and its sources. (Check with Sally for categorical collection) Protocol steps needs to be captured
Photopoints module	DSLR camera protocol	Jun- The three sub-modules to be captured Protocol steps needs to be captured
Photopoints module	Compact camera panorama	Jun-Protocol steps, vocabs and definitions need to be updated
Photopoints module	Device panorama camera
Plant tissue vouchering	Enhanced Protocol	Updated vocabs and definitions and its sources. Protocol steps needs to be captured
Plant tissue vouchering	Standard Protocol	Updated vocabs and definitions and its sources. Protocol steps needs to be captured
Plot description module	Enhanced Protocol	Updated vocabs and definitions and its sources. (Check with Sally for categorical collection) Protocol steps needs to be captured
Plot description module	Standard protocol	Updated vocabs and definition and sources Protocol steps needs to be updated See appendices for updates
Plot selection and layout module	Field module	Update vocabs, categorical concepts and definitions or certain labels Protocol steps and appendices needs to be reviewed and captured
Recruitment Module	Survivorship module	Vocabs and definitions updated. Protocol steps need to be updated
Recruitment Module	Age class module	The module has plot dimensions 100 x 100 m and 40x40 m should be updated from previous modules. page 6, step 5, spelling of ‘reoccurrence’ has a typo Table 4, ‘juvenile’ spelling is wrong Update the categorical collection and capture vocabs and protocol steps
Soils Module	Subpit and metagenomics- Enhanced	Sub-module protocol steps need to be updated Vocabs and definition need to be captured
Soils Module	Subpit and metagenomics- Standard	Sub-module protocol steps need to be updated Vocabs and definition need to be captured
Soils Module	Soil Sample pit	Protocol steps and figure needs to be updated Vocabs and definition need to be captured as well
Soils Module	Soil site observation and characterisation	Update protocol steps
Soils Module	Soil bulk density	Update proctocol steps and capture additional vocabs, definition and sources
Targeted Survey Module
Vertebrate Fauna Survey	General protocol	Protocol Introduction and sub-modules to be updated Figures 1 and 2 of the plot
Vertebrate Fauna Survey	Trapping survey set-up and closure protocols	Protocol steps and figures to be changed new vocabs to be mapped
Vertebrate Fauna Survey	BIRD Survey	Protocol steps and vocabs, definitions are to be changed figures and appendices to be updated (Note for sally: appendix for observer role has an exta categorical value repeated)
Vertebrate Fauna Survey	Active and passive search	Protocol steps and vocabs, definitions are to be changed
Vegetation Mapping		Protocol steps and appendices need to be captured and updated for each vocab from previous deliverables