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Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network: Phytophthera cinnamomi Associated with Vegetation Composition, Middleton Creek, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, 1996–2012

Citation

Keith, D (): Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network: Phytophthera cinnamomi Associated with Vegetation Composition, Middleton Creek, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, 1996–2012. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern.179.20/html

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ltern.179.20
Data Creators
Individual
Professor David Keith
Position
Professor of Botany
Organization
University of New South Wales
Abstract

This data package comprises data that were used to produce the graph and conclusions found in figure 7.56 on page 263 of Lindenmayer et. al 2014, Biodiversity and Environmental Change: Monitoring Challenges and Directions. These data show the spread of Cinnamon Water Mould (Phytophthera cinnamomi) across 5 transects in Freycinet National Park, Tasmania. The transects sample different methods of treatment that are designed to alieviate the spread of the disease. 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 http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/upland-heath-swamps.

Contacts for Questions on the Use and Interpretation of Data
Individual
Professor David Keith
Position
Professor of Botany
Organization
University of New South Wales
Address
Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of New South Wales
Sydney. NSW 2052
Australia
Phone
voice
02 9385 2111
Email Address
david.keith@unsw.edu.au
Project Information and Data Owners
Title
Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network
Personnel
Role
Data Owner
Individual
Professor David Keith
Position
Professor of Botany
Organization
University of New South Wales
Funding

These data were curated and published with strategic funds from a TERN initiative to publish long term data packages from the book Lindenmayer et al. 2014 Biodiversity and Environmental Change: Monitoring, Challenges and Direction. Since 2012 the Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network has been part of the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN). This work was supported by the Australian Government’s Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Network (www.tern.org.au) – an Australian research infrastructure project established under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy and Education Infrastructure Fund–Super Science Initiative through the (now) Department of Education and Training.

Methods and Sampling Information
Methods
Method Step 1
Description
Plot setup

Five Belt transects (C, 1, 2, 3, 4) were established comprising 10 continguous 2 x 2 m plots aligned in a west to east direction and marked with short star pickets in corners, 300m east of Middletone Creek dam in Freycinet National Park, Tasmania.

Instrument
  • 20 x star pickets
Method Step 2
Description
Treatment protocol for transects

Management treatment Transect C — No treatment, transect located upslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994

Management treatment Transect 1 — Sprayed with 0.3% phosphonate in canola oil emollient in October and December 1995 , transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994

Management treatment Transect 2 — Sprayed with 0.3% phosphonate in canola oil emollient in October and December 1995 , transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994

Management treatment Transect 3 — No treatment, transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994

Management treatment Transect 4 — No treatment, transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994

Method Step 3
Description
Floristic sampling protocol

All vascular plant species were recorded within 1 x 1 m quadrats located in the middle of each 2 x 2 m plot, Quadrats were surveyed in years 1996, 1998 (transects C and 4 only), 2000 and 2012

Method Step 4
Description
Data summation

A frequency estimate was calculated for each species in each transect by dividing the number of presence records by the total number of quadrats searched (10)

Method Step 5
Description
Analysis protocol

Bray-Curtis dissimilarity values were calculated between all pairwise combinations of observations (each transect at each survey time). A multi-dimensional scaling (MDS) ordination was calculated in two dimensions from 10 random starts. Stress of best configuration was 0.16.

Sampling
Study Extent Description

Transects 1, 2 and 3 were not sampled in 1998, only 6 quadrats were surveyed in Transect 4

Sampling Description

NA

Keywords and Subject Categories
Keywords List
  • Upland Heath Swamps
  • Phytophthera cinnamomi
  • Root rot
  • Cinnamon Fungus
  • Soil moisture
GCMD
  • Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation > Canopy Characteristics Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation > Vegetation Species
  • Earth Science > Biosphere > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Moistrure/Water Content
  • Earth Science > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Community Dynamics > Invasive Species
ANZSRC-FOR
  • 0602
LTERN Monitoring Themes
  • Vegetation structure
  • Plant species composition
  • Hydrology
  • Soil
  • Climate change
  • Invasive plants
Geographic Coverage
Geographic Description
300m east of Middletone Creek dam, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
Bounding Coordinates
West
148.306644 degrees
 
East
148.319943 degrees
 
North
-42.08427 degrees
 
South
-42.094175 degrees
 
Temporal Coverage
Date Begin
1996
Date End
2012
Taxonomic Coverage and Classification
Classification
  • Species
    Acacia myrtifolia
  • Species
    Acacia suaveolens
  • Species
    Acacia terminalis
  • Species
    Acacia ulicifolia
  • Species
    Acianthus species
  • Species
    Allocasuarina monilifera
  • Species
    Amperea xiphoclada
  • Species
    Aotus ericoides
  • Species
    Argentipallium dealbatum
  • Species
    Astroloma humifusum
  • Species
    Atriplex species
  • Species
    Baeckea ramosissima
  • Species
    Banksia marginata
  • Species
    Bauera rubioides
  • Species
    Burchardia umbellata
  • Species
    Calytrix tetragona
  • Species
    Cassytha glabella
  • Species
    Caustis pentandra
  • Species
    Conospermum hookeri
  • Species
    Corybas species
  • Species
    Cyathodes species
  • Species
    Cyperaceae
  • Species
    Dampiera stricta
  • Species
    Dillwynia glaberrima
  • Species
    Dillwynia sericea
  • Species
    Drosera peltata
  • Species
    Drosera species
  • Species
    Empodisma minus
  • Species
    Epacris barbata
  • Species
    Epacris impressa
  • Species
    Eriostemon virgatus
  • Species
    Eucalyptus amygdalina
  • Species
    Euphrasia species
  • Species
    Eurychorda complanata
  • Species
    Gompholobium huegelii
  • Species
    Gonocarpus tetragynus
  • Species
    Gonocarpus teucrioides
  • Species
    Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus
  • Species
    Hakea teretifolia
  • Species
    Hibbertia procumbens
  • Species
    Hibbertia riparia
  • Species
    Huperzia australiana
  • Species
    Hypolaena fastigiata
  • Species
    Laxmannia orientalis
  • Species
    Lepidosperma concavum
  • Species
    Lepidosperma filiformis
  • Species
    Lepidosperma tortuosum
  • Species
    Leptocarpus tenax
  • Species
    Leptospermum glaucescens
  • Species
    Leptospermum scoparium
  • Species
    Leucopogon collinus
  • Species
    Leucopogon ericoides
  • Species
    Lindsaea linearis
  • Species
    Lycopodium deuterodensum
  • Species
    Melaleuca squamea
  • Species
    Mitrasacme pilosa
  • Species
    Opercularia ovata
  • Species
    Patersonia fragilis
  • Species
    Patersonia occidentalis
  • Species
    Persoonia juniperina
  • Species
    Pimelea linifolia
  • Species
    Platylobium obtusangulum
  • Species
    Platylobium triangulare
  • Species
    Pseudanthus ovalifolius
  • Species
    Pterostylis species
  • Species
    Schizaea bifida
  • Species
    Schoenus lepidosperma
  • Species
    Selaginella uliginosa
  • Species
    Sphaerolobium minus
  • Species
    Sprengelia incarnata
  • Species
    Stylidium graminifolium
  • Species
    Tetratheca pilosa
  • Species
    Unknown species
  • Species
    Xanthorrhoea australis
  • Species
    Xanthosia pilosa
  • Species
    Xanthosia pusilla
  • Species
    Xanthosia tridentata
  • Species
    Xyris species
Intellectual Rights, Licence and Usage Conditions

TERN-BY-SA-NC Special Conditions Prior to publication of research utilising this data, the data provider (David Keith) requests consultation.

Data Table
kuhs_phytophthora_cinnamomi_floristics_1996-2012_p370t633.csv
Name
kuhs_phytophthora_cinnamomi_floristics_1996-2012_p370t633.csv
Description
Raw data used to generate the graph in Figure 7.56 on p263 of the book Lindenmayer et al. 2014 Biodiversity and Environmental Change
Attribute Information
flora_descriptor
Name
flora_descriptor
Definition
Species name
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
year
Name
year
Definition
Year of survey
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
YYYY
transect
Name
transect
Definition
Transect identifier
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Enumerated Domain
Code Definition
C
Transect C — No treatment, transect located upslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994
1
Transect 1 — Sprayed with 0.3% phosphonate in canola oil emollient in October and December 1994, transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994
2
Transect 2 — Sprayed with 0.3% phosphonate in canola oil emollient in October and December 1994, transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1995
3
Transect 3 — No treatment, transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994
4
Transect 4 — No treatment, transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994
species_frequency_estimate
Name
species_frequency_estimate
Definition
Frequency estimate for species — calculated by dividing the number of presence records by the total number of quadrats searched (10)
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
real
Number Of Records
1344
Physical Structure Description
Object Name
kuhs_phytophthora_cinnamomi_floristics_1996-2012_p370t633.csv
Size
45493 byte
Text Format
Number of Header Lines
1
Record Delimiter
#x0A
Attribute Orientation
column
Simple Delimited
Field Delimiter
,
Distribution
Online
URL
ltern.182.4
Access
Access Control
Auth System
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kuhs_phytophthora_cinnamomi_mds_1996-2012_p370t897.csv
Name
kuhs_phytophthora_cinnamomi_mds_1996-2012_p370t897.csv
Description
Summary data used to generate the graph in Figure 7.56 on p263 of the book Lindenmayer et al. 2014 Biodiversity and Environmental Change
Attribute Information
year
Name
year
Definition
Year of survey
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
YYYY
transect
Name
transect
Definition
Transect identifier
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Enumerated Domain
Code Definition
C
Transect C — No treatment, transect located upslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994
1
Transect 1 — Sprayed with 0.3% phosphonate in canola oil emollient in October and December 1995 , transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994
2
Transect 2 — Sprayed with 0.3% phosphonate in canola oil emollient in October and December 1995 , transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1995
3
Transect 3 — No treatment, transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1993
4
Transect 4 — No treatment, transect located downslope of initial Phytophthora cinnamomi infection initially recorded at site in spring 1994
mds1
Name
mds1
Definition
Multi-dimensional scaling (MDS) ordination in first dimension from 10 random starts. Stress of best configuration was 0.16.
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
real
mds2
Name
mds2
Definition
Multi-dimensional scaling (MDS) ordination in second dimension from 10 random starts. Stress of best configuration was 0.16.
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
real
Number Of Records
17
Physical Structure Description
Object Name
kuhs_phytophthora_cinnamomi_mds_1996-2012_p370t897.csv
Size
370 byte
Text Format
Number of Header Lines
1
Record Delimiter
#x0A
Attribute Orientation
column
Simple Delimited
Field Delimiter
,
Distribution
Online
URL
ltern.183.1
Access
Access Control
Auth System
knb
Order
allowFirst
Allow:
PermissionPrincipal
[read] cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
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Additional Metadata Links
additionalLinks
Additional Metadata : additionalLinks
Metadata
additionalLinks
url
@name
Upland Health Swamps Plot Network home page
http://www.ltern.org.au/ltern-plot-networks/upland-health-swamps
additionalProjectInfo
Additional Metadata : additionalProjectInfo
Metadata
additionalProjectInfo
This data package is comprised of data from the book Lindenmayer et al. 2014 Biodiversity and Environmental Change: Monitoring Challenges and Direction
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