Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network: Vegetation (Structure and Floristics), Dharawal National Park and Dharawal Nature Reserve, Sydney Basin, NSW, Australia, 1983-2014
Abstract: These data represent the entire collection of vegetation floristics and structure data for the Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network between 1983 and 2014.
This package contains information on the vegetation species present in 54 established swamp monitoring sites in upland swamps scattered throughout the study area (Keith and Myerscough 1993).
The Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network research plots commenced in 1983 and have been revisited in 2004, 2009 and again in 2014.
A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network’s full program is provided at https://doi.org/10.25911/5c1313b2b2644
Sampling method: Originally each sample site was a belt transect of 60 contiguous 0.5x0.5 m quadrats, in which presence/absence of all vascular plant taxa are recorded (based on whether they were overhanging the quadrats) and tallied to give a frequency out of 60. The sites were originally sampled in 1983, marked in the field by two wooden stakes at either end of the transect, and plotted on a 1:10 000 aerial photograph. By 2004, it was possible to relocate 54 of the 60 original transects and of these, at least one of the original markers was found for 20 transects. During the intervening years, some of the wooden markers had been consumed by fires, but based on the annotated aerial photograph, field notes and detailed recollections of the original observer (David Keith), transects were confidently reestablished within approximately 10 m of their original location. These formed the basis for establishing permanent swamp monitoring sites, which are now marked in the field at the positions of quadrats 1 and 30 with steel star pickets, extending approximately 1. 5 m above ground surface, and located on the Map Grid of Australia (Geodectic Datum of Australia) using a global positioning system.
Exploration and subsampling of the 1983 data showed that the floristic relationships between the 60 sites could be adequately retrieved if species frequencies were calculated from a sample of 30 quadrats within each transect (correlation of association matrices based on 60 and 30 quadrats yielded Mantel’s R>0.95). Therefore, only the first 30 quadrats of each transect were re-sampled in 2004 (Keith et al. 2007). Vegetation sampling was repeated in 2009-2010 and 2014. The next census is scheduled for 2019 or within 12 months of the next bushfire, whichever occurs first.
Study extent: These sites were originally sampled in 1983, then in 2004, 2009-2010 and 2014. Vegetation structure was only surveyed in 2014. The next census is scheduled for 2019 or within 12 months of the next bushfire, whichever occurs first.
Project funding: Between 2012 and 2018 this project was part of, and funded through the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN) a facility within the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) and supported by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy.
Type
collection
Title
Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network: Vegetation (Structure and Floristics), Dharawal National Park and Dharawal Nature Reserve, Sydney Basin, NSW, Australia, 1983-2014
Alternate Title
Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network: Vegetation Structure and Floristics Dharawal National Park, 1983-2014
Collection Type
Dataset
Access Privileges
Long Term Ecological Research Network
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
10.25911/5c36e1cf219a0
Metadata Language
English
Data Language
English
Brief Description
These data represent the entire collection of vegetation floristics and structure data for the Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network from 1983 to 2014.
A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network’s full program is provided at https://doi.org/10.25911/5c1313b2b2644.
Full Description
Abstract: These data represent the entire collection of vegetation floristics and structure data for the Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network between 1983 and 2014.
This package contains information on the vegetation species present in 54 established swamp monitoring sites in upland swamps scattered throughout the study area (Keith and Myerscough 1993).
The Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network research plots commenced in 1983 and have been revisited in 2004, 2009 and again in 2014.
A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network’s full program is provided at https://doi.org/10.25911/5c1313b2b2644
Sampling method: Originally each sample site was a belt transect of 60 contiguous 0.5x0.5 m quadrats, in which presence/absence of all vascular plant taxa are recorded (based on whether they were overhanging the quadrats) and tallied to give a frequency out of 60. The sites were originally sampled in 1983, marked in the field by two wooden stakes at either end of the transect, and plotted on a 1:10 000 aerial photograph. By 2004, it was possible to relocate 54 of the 60 original transects and of these, at least one of the original markers was found for 20 transects. During the intervening years, some of the wooden markers had been consumed by fires, but based on the annotated aerial photograph, field notes and detailed recollections of the original observer (David Keith), transects were confidently reestablished within approximately 10 m of their original location. These formed the basis for establishing permanent swamp monitoring sites, which are now marked in the field at the positions of quadrats 1 and 30 with steel star pickets, extending approximately 1. 5 m above ground surface, and located on the Map Grid of Australia (Geodectic Datum of Australia) using a global positioning system.
Exploration and subsampling of the 1983 data showed that the floristic relationships between the 60 sites could be adequately retrieved if species frequencies were calculated from a sample of 30 quadrats within each transect (correlation of association matrices based on 60 and 30 quadrats yielded Mantel’s R>0.95). Therefore, only the first 30 quadrats of each transect were re-sampled in 2004 (Keith et al. 2007). Vegetation sampling was repeated in 2009-2010 and 2014. The next census is scheduled for 2019 or within 12 months of the next bushfire, whichever occurs first.
Study extent: These sites were originally sampled in 1983, then in 2004, 2009-2010 and 2014. Vegetation structure was only surveyed in 2014. The next census is scheduled for 2019 or within 12 months of the next bushfire, whichever occurs first.
Project funding: Between 2012 and 2018 this project was part of, and funded through the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN) a facility within the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) and supported by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy.
Methods
Plot set-up
1
•Steel star pickets
•Measuring tape
•GPS
•Measuring tape
•GPS
Sampling of vegetation is stratified along the soil moisture gradient and across the range of structural variability in the vegetation. Thus three categories of vegetation structure (based on the height and form of shrubs) are sampled across three categories of soil moisture in a factorial design at 54 sites in upland swamps scattered throughout the study area (Keith and Myerscough 1993).
Each permanent swamp monitoring site consists of a belt transect of 30 contiguous 0.5x0.5 metre quadrats. Quadrats 1 and 30 are marked with steel star pickets, extending approximately 1. 5 m above ground surface, and located on the Map Grid of Australia (Geodectic Datum of Australia) using a global positioning system.
Each permanent swamp monitoring site consists of a belt transect of 30 contiguous 0.5x0.5 metre quadrats. Quadrats 1 and 30 are marked with steel star pickets, extending approximately 1. 5 m above ground surface, and located on the Map Grid of Australia (Geodectic Datum of Australia) using a global positioning system.
Floristics
2
•Measuring tape
•metre rule
•portable quadrat
•metre rule
•portable quadrat
Each sample site is a belt transect of 30 contiguous 0.5 x 0.5 metre quadrats, in which presence/absence of all vascular plant taxa are recorded (based on whether they were overhanging the quadrats) and tallied to give a frequency out of 30.
Vegetation structure
3
•Measuring tape
•metre rule
•portable quadrat
•metre rule
•portable quadrat
At each sampling time, vegetation structure is measured by estimating the height and canopy cover for the shrub and herbaceous layers of the vegetation. Four replicate estimates were made at 5 m intervals along each 15 m transect.
File Descriptions
kuhs_floristics_1983_2014_p835t1005.csv
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kuhs_vegetation_data_structure_2014_p835t1314.csv
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| cover_serotinous_obligate_seeder_shrubs |
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| number of records | 55 | ||||||
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Contact Email
david.keith@environment.nsw.gov.au;
christopher.simpson@unsw.edu.au;
k.wilkins@unsw.edu.au;
mark.tozer@environment.nsw.gov.au;
r.woodward@unsw.edu.au;
t.mason@unsw.edu.au;
david.keith@unsw.edu.au
Contact Address
Australian Wetlands, Rivers and Landscapes Centre,
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences,
University of New South Wales
SYDNEY, NSW, 2052
Australia
Contact Phone Number
+61 2 9995 5000;
+61 409 159 334;
+61 2 9385 8435;
+61 2 9585 6496;
+61 2 9585 6051;
+61 2 9385 8296;
+61 2 9385 2111;
+61 427 856 498;
+61 428 810 214
Principal Investigator
David Keith
Supervisors
David Keith
Collaborators
Tanya Mason;
Chris Simpson;
Dick Williams;
Katy Wilkins;
Mark Tozer
Fields of Research
0602 - Ecology
Keywords
GCMD:Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation;
GCMD:Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation > Vegetation Species;
GCMD:Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation > Canopy Characteristics;
LTERN Monitoring Theme:Plant species composition;
LTERN Monitoring Theme:Plant species abundance;
LTERN Monitoring Theme:Individual plants;
LTERN Monitoring Theme:Invasive plants;
LTERN Monitoring Theme:Vegetation structure;
LTERN Monitoring Theme:Land clearing;
keyword:Upland heath swamps;
keyword:Plant species;
keyword:Canopy;
keyword:Vegetation structure;
Upland Heath Swamps;
Dharawal National Park;
Vegetation Structure and Floristics
Type of Research Activity
Strategic basic research
Date Coverage
2014
1983
Geospatial Location
Dharawal National Park, Sydney Basin, NSW, Australia
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Date of data creation
2017-02-28
Year of data publication
2017
Creator(s) for Citation
Keith
David
Simpson
Chris
Wilkins
Katy
Tozer
Mark
Williams
Dick
Mason
Tanya
Publisher for Citation
Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN), ANU Data Commons, The Australian National University
Related Websites
ANU Open Research, Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN) collection.
https://hdl.handle.net/1885/130861
Other Related Identifiers
MorphoId:ltern.260;
PackageId:835
Access Rights
Prior to publication of research utilising this data, the data provider (David Keith) requests consultation.
Access Rights Type
Open
Rights held in and over the data
Creative Commons Licence (CC BY- Attribution) is assigned to this data. Details of the licence can be found at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Licence Type
CC-BY - Attribution (Version 4)
Licence
LTERN Deed: 13
Date of execution: 2014-04-30
Retention Period
Indefinitely
Status: Published
Published to:
Published to:
- Australian National University
- Australian National Data Service
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Mark Tozer [anudc:5605] - hasAssociationWith:
David Keith [anudc:5578] - hasAssociationWith:
Chris Simpson [anudc:5572] - hasAssociationWith:
Tanya Mason [anudc:5625] - hasAssociationWith:
Dick Williams [anudc:5581] - hasAssociationWith:
Upland Health Swamps Plot Network: Dharawal National Park, Sydney Basin, NSW, Australia, data packages, 1983-2018 [anudc:5907]