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Victorian Alpine Plot Network (Alpine Summit Plots): Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates for Lowland-to-highland Roadside Transects 4WD Track Data, South-East Highlands, Australia

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Morgan, J (): Victorian Alpine Plot Network (Alpine Summit Plots): Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates for Lowland-to-highland Roadside Transects 4WD Track Data, South-East Highlands, Australia. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern.143.22/html

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ltern.143.22
Data Creators
Individual
Dr John Morgan
Position
Plant Ecologist
Organization
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environment, La Trobe University
Abstract

This Victorian Alpine Plot Network Road Transects 4WD Track Data Package comprises spatial data for Lowland-to-highland 4WD Roadside Transects in the South-East Highlands, Australia. Plots are located at attitudinally stratified intervals along transects. The transects follow major roads and management tracks in the Victorian Alps. Each track is divided into multiple altitudinal sectors in which generally a single plot is situated. The Alpine Summit plots study, which commenced in 2001, forms part of the collection of data packages by the Victorian Alpine Plot Network. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Victorian Alpine Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/victorian-alpine.

Contacts for Questions on the Use and Interpretation of Data
Individual
Dr John Morgan
Position
Plant Ecologist
Organization
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environment, La Trobe University
Address
La Trobe University
Bundoora. Vic 3086
Australia
Phone
voice
03 9479 2226
Email Address
J.Morgan@latrobe.edu.au
Project Information and Data Owners
Title
Victorian Alpine Plot Network
Personnel
Role
Data Owner
Organization
University of Melbourne
Role
Principal Investigator
Individual
Dr John Morgan
Position
Plant Ecologist
Organization
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environment, La Trobe University
Role
Plot Leader
Individual
Professor Ary Hoffmann
Organization
The University of Melbourne
Role
Content Provider
Individual
Dr Henrik Wahren
Organization
Department of Botany, La Trobe University
Funding

Parks Victoria, Mt Hotham Alpine Resort. Since 2012 this project has been part of the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN). LTERN is a Facility within the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN). TERN is supported by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy.

Methods and Sampling Information
Methods
Method Step 1
Description
Plot Setup

The sampling regime consists of transects with plots located at altitudinal intervals along the transects. The transects follow major roads and management tracks in the Victorian Alps.The transects are:

2014: Bluff, Cobbler, Mt Murray, Stirling, Wonnangatta

2015: Springs Track, Fainter North

2016: Road Twentyfour, The Lanes

Each 4WD track is divided into multiple sectors. These are spaced according to a simple formula: (highest altitude - lowest altitude) /(no. sectors - 1).

In each sector, one quadrat, 2 m x 50 m, is placed parallel to the 4WD track, except the track Fainter North where two quadrats were used.

Sampling
Study Extent Description

Due to the remote area where the plots are located, GPS co-ordinates were sometimes difficult to obtain, and consequently may contain minor errors.

Sampling Description

These plots are aim to collect and document the distribution of exotic (and native) species from foothills to mountain summits along transport corridors. The data collection protocol follows the guidelines of the Mountain Invasion Research Network (MIREN; http://www.mountaininvasions.org/). The aim is to determine which exotic (and native) species are where on mountain roadsides and are using these data against background quadrat data collected over past years and decades to test hypotheses about roads as vectors for dispersal of invasive species.

Keywords and Subject Categories
Keywords list
  • Alpine National Park
  • Species richness
  • Compositional changes
  • Weed invasion
  • Altitudinal gradient
ANZSRC-FOR
  • 0501
  • 0602
GCMD
  • Biological Classification > Plants Biosphere > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Alpine/Tundra
LTERN Monitoring Themes
  • Vegetation structure
  • Plant species composition
  • Plant species abundance
  • Individual plants
Geographic Coverage
Geographic Description
Victorian Alpine Plot Network Lowland-to-highland 4WD Track Transects Data
Bounding Coordinates
West
146.4542 degrees
 
East
147.30667 degrees
 
North
-36.7325 degrees
 
South
-37.13255 degrees
 
Intellectual Rights, Licence and Usage Conditions

CC-BY-4_0 Special conditions Data users must request permission from the Data Provider before access to latitudinal and longitudinal data is granted.

Data Table
vasp_4WD_track_monitoring_spatial_data_p605t875.csv
Name
vasp_4WD_track_monitoring_spatial_data_p605t875.csv
Attribute Information
site_name
Name
site_name
Definition
Site identifier
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
road_type
Name
road_type
Definition
The type of road
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
utm_easting
Name
utm_easting
Definition
UTM Easting reference
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
utm_northing
Name
utm_northing
Definition
UTM Northing reference
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
datum
Name
datum
Definition
Datum
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
Number Of Records
144
Physical Structure Description
Object Name
vasp_4WD_track_monitoring_spatial_data_p605t875.csv
Size
7451 byte
Text Format
Number of Header Lines
1
Record Delimiter
#x0A
Attribute Orientation
column
Simple Delimited
Field Delimiter
,
Distribution
Online
URL
ltern.144.2
Access
Access Control
Auth System
knb
Order
allowFirst
Allow:
PermissionPrincipal
[all] cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
[read] cn=pn_vic_alpine,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
Additional Metadata Links
additionalLinks
Additional Metadata : additionalLinks
Metadata
additionalLinks
url
@name
Victorian Alpine Plot Network home page
http://www.ltern.org.au/ltern-plot-networks/victorian-alpine
Access
Access Control
Auth System
knb
Order
allowFirst
Allow:
PermissionPrincipal
[read] public
[read] uid=hoffmann,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
[read] uid=morgan,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
[all] cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org