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Connell Rainforest Plot Network: Annual Variation in Flowering and Fruiting in Eight Species, Davies Creek Plot, Dinden National Park, Queensland, Australia, 1995–2003

Citation: Green, P; Connell, J (): Connell Rainforest Plot Network: Annual Variation in Flowering and Fruiting in Eight Species, Davies Creek Plot, Dinden National Park, Queensland, Australia, 1995–2003. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern.210.24/html

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Identifier

docid: ltern.210.24

Data Creators

Individual: Dr Peter Green

Position: Head of Department

Organization: La Trobe University

Individual: Professor Joseph H. Connell

Organization: University of California

Abstract: This data package shows annual variation in flowering and fruiting over nine years for eight species of trees. These demonstrate that there is considerable variation in flowering and fruiting across both species and time. These data are used to produce the graphs found in figures 5.19 on page 142. This plot consists of one 1.7 hectare plot in tropical rainforest, established in 1963. Rainforest tree attributes recorded comprise the size (height or girth) of tagged and mapped, free-standing stems of shrub and tree species. Sampling has been undertaken at intervals of 1-6 years since 1963, and this data package describes longitudinal variation in seedling recruitment over almost four decades. This data package forms part of the collection of vegetation data undertaken at plots situated in both Lamington National Park and Davies Creek initiated by Professor Joseph H. Connell (University of California, Santa Barbara) in 1963. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Connell Rainforest Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/connell-rainforest.

Contacts for Questions on the Use and Interpretation of Data

Individual: Dr Peter Green

Position: Head of Department

Organization: La Trobe University

Address: Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution
La Trobe University
Bundoora. Vic 3086
Australia

Phone

voice: 03 9479 3675

Email Address: p.green@latrobe.edu.au

Project Information and Data Owners

Title: Connell Rainforest Plot Network

Personnel

Role: Data Owner

Individual: Dr Peter Green

Position: Head of Department

Organization: La Trobe University

Role: Originator

Individual: Professor Joseph H. Connell

Organization: University of California

Funding: The National Science Foundation was the sole funder of this research between 1963 and 2003. The plots were unfunded from 2003–2011. Since 2012 the Connell Rainforest 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. 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.

Methods and Sampling Information

Methods

Method Step 1

Description: Plot setup

Prof Joseph H. Connell (University of California at Santa Barbara) established a long-term forest dynamics plot in 1963, in tropical rainforest at Davies Creek National Park 25 km south west of Cairns. The plot is 1.7 hectare, and was established over an existing an existing 0.4 ha plot established by the Queensland Department of Forestry in 1951. This plot has never been logged.

Method Step 2

Description: Phenology and seasonal seedling recruitment

A phenological study was initiated at Davies Creek in January 1995 in an effort to understand temporal variation in seedling recruitment documented in the long-term censuses. Monthly observations of flowering and fruiting were made on more than 700 stems from 103 species for six years to the end of 2000, and then on a subset of 25 species for an additional three years to December 2003 (including the eight species in this data package). Monthly observations of between four and ten trees per species were made with binoculars from the ground. Flowering and fruiting were scored on a six-point, approximately logarithmic scale, from 0 which indicated no reproductive activity, to 5 indicating massive flowering and/or fruiting. Species flowered and fruited at characteristic times of the year; Cryptocarya corrugata flowers in Dec and matures fruits the following September, Darlingia darlingiana flowers in October and matures fruits the following March, Syzygium endophloium flowers in December and matures fruits the following November, Niemeyera Sp Mt Lewis flowers in January and matures fruits the following November, Cryptocarya angulata flowers in January and fruits in November, Franciscodendron laurifolium flowers in November and fruits the following February, Cardwellia sublimis flowers in November and matures fruits the following October, and Ceratopetalum succirubrum flowers in November and matures fruits the following January.

Sampling

Study Extent Description: None

Sampling Description: The Dinden National Park Plot is a 1.7 hectare plot. The plot was selected by Prof. Joseph H. Connell in 1963 on the advice of his CSIRO collaborators Dr Len Webb and Mr Geoff Tracey, and was chosen for three reasons; it was accessible, it was unlogged, and a smaller 0.4 ha plot belonging to the Queensland Department of Forestry had already been established there in 1951. This plot is one of two plots established by Connell in 1963 – the other is in subtropical rainforest near O’Reilly’s Guesthouse in Lamington National Park, 65 km south of Brisbane. The same sampling methods are employed at both plots, at intervals of 1-6 years. See Connell Rainforest Plot Network’s full program provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/connell-rainforest for further details.

Associated Parties

Role: Data Collection

Individual: Dr Peter Juniper

Role: Data Collection

Individual: Dr Igor Debski

Keywords and Subject Categories

Keyword List

Flowering
Fruiting
Rainforest

GCMD

Earth Science > Biosphere> Ecological Dynamics > Community Dynamics > Plant Succession

ANZSRC-FOR

0602

LTERN Monitoring Themes

Vegetation structure
Plant species composition
Plant species abundance

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description: Davies Creek Plot: Dinden National Park, Lamb Range, 25 km South West of Cairns

Bounding Coordinates

West: 145.622 degrees

East: 145.626 degrees

North: -17.0316 degrees

South: -17.0361 degrees

Temporal Coverage

Date Begin: 1995

Date End: 2003

Taxonomic Coverage and Classification

Classification

Species

Cardwellia sublimis
Species

Ceratopetalum succirubrum
Species

Chrysophyllum sp Mt Lewis AKI 1402
Species

Cryptocarya angulata
Species

Cryptocarya corrugata
Species

Darlingia darlingiana
Species

Franciscodendron laurifolium
Species

Syzygium endophloium

Intellectual Rights, Licence and Usage Conditions: TERN-BY-SA Special Conditions Prior to publication of research utilising this data - the data provider (Dr Peter Green) requests consultation.

Data Table

crft_annual_variation_in_flowering_and_fruiting_1995–2003_p610t910_wide_format.csv

Name: crft_annual_variation_in_flowering_and_fruiting_1995–2003_p610t910_wide_format.csv

Description: Data used to generate the graphs in Figure 5.19 on p 142 of the book Lindenmayer et al. 2014 Biodiversity and Environmental Change in wide format

Attribute Information

blk

Name: blk

Definition: Identifier for which part of the plot the trees occurred in

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

tag

Name: tag

Definition: Identification number on tree tag

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

species_id

Name: species_id

Definition: Species identifier

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

species_name

Name: species_name

Definition: Species scientific name

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

x1995_fl

Name: x1995_fl

Definition: Flower score in 1995

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

0: No flowers visible

1: Handful of flowers

2: A few flowers

3: Some flowers

4: Lots of flowers

5: Profuse flowering

NA: Not assessed (NOT a record of zero)

DEAD: Tree recorded dead

x1996_fl

Name: x1996_fl

Definition: Flower score in 1996

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

0: No flowers visible

1: Handful of flowers

2: A few flowers

3: Some flowers

4: Lots of flowers

5: Profuse flowering

NA: Not assessed (NOT a record of zero)

DEAD: Tree recorded dead

x1997_fl

Name: x1997_fl

Definition: Flower score in 1997

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

0: No flowers visible

1: Handful of flowers

2: A few flowers

3: Some flowers

4: Lots of flowers

5: Profuse flowering

NA: Not assessed (NOT a record of zero)

DEAD: Tree recorded dead

x1998_fl

Name: x1998_fl

Definition: Flower score in 1998

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

0: No flowers visible

1: Handful of flowers

2: A few flowers

3: Some flowers

4: Lots of flowers

5: Profuse flowering

NA: Not assessed (NOT a record of zero)

DEAD: Tree recorded dead

x1999_fl

Name: x1999_fl

Definition: Flower score in 1999

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

0: No flowers visible

1: Handful of flowers

2: A few flowers

3: Some flowers

4: Lots of flowers

5: Profuse flowering

NA: Not assessed (NOT a record of zero)

DEAD: Tree recorded dead

x2000_fl

Name: x2000_fl

Definition: Flower score in 2000

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

0: No flowers visible

1: Handful of flowers

2: A few flowers

3: Some flowers

4: Lots of flowers

5: Profuse flowering

NA: Not assessed (NOT a record of zero)

DEAD: Tree recorded dead

x2001_fl

Name: x2001_fl

Definition: Flower score in 2001

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

0: No flowers visible

1: Handful of flowers

2: A few flowers

3: Some flowers

4: Lots of flowers

5: Profuse flowering

NA: Not assessed (NOT a record of zero)

DEAD: Tree recorded dead

x2002_fl

Name: x2002_fl

Definition: Flower score in 2002

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

0: No flowers visible

1: Handful of flowers

2: A few flowers

3: Some flowers

4: Lots of flowers

5: Profuse flowering

NA: Not assessed (NOT a record of zero)

DEAD: Tree recorded dead

x2003_fl

Name: x2003_fl

Definition: Flower score in 2003

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

0: No flowers visible

1: Handful of flowers

2: A few flowers

3: Some flowers

4: Lots of flowers

5: Profuse flowering

NA: Not assessed (NOT a record of zero)

DEAD: Tree recorded dead

x1995_fr

Name: x1995_fr

Definition: Fruiting score in 1995

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

0: No fruits visible

1: Handful of fruits visible

2: A few fruits visible

3: Some fruits

4: Lots of fruits

5: Profuse fruiting

NA: Not assessed (NOT a record of zero)

DEAD: Tree recorded dead

x1996_fr

Name: x1996_fr

Definition: Fruiting score in 1996

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

0: No fruits visible

1: Handful of fruits visible

2: A few fruits visible

3: Some fruits

4: Lots of fruits

5: Profuse fruiting

NA: Not assessed (NOT a record of zero)

DEAD: Tree recorded dead

x1997_fr

Name: x1997_fr

Definition: Fruiting score in 1997

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

0: No fruits visible

1: Handful of fruits visible

2: A few fruits visible

3: Some fruits

4: Lots of fruits

5: Profuse fruiting

NA: Not assessed (NOT a record of zero)

DEAD: Tree recorded dead

x1998_fr

Name: x1998_fr

Definition: Fruiting score in 1998

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

0: No fruits visible

1: Handful of fruits visible

2: A few fruits visible

3: Some fruits

4: Lots of fruits

5: Profuse fruiting

NA: Not assessed (NOT a record of zero)

DEAD: Tree recorded dead

x1999_fr

Name: x1999_fr

Definition: Fruiting score in 1999

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

0: No fruits visible

1: Handful of fruits visible

2: A few fruits visible

3: Some fruits

4: Lots of fruits

5: Profuse fruiting

NA: Not assessed (NOT a record of zero)

DEAD: Tree recorded dead

x2000_fr

Name: x2000_fr

Definition: Fruiting score in 2000

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

0: No fruits visible

1: Handful of fruits visible

2: A few fruits visible

3: Some fruits

4: Lots of fruits

5: Profuse fruiting

NA: Not assessed (NOT a record of zero)

DEAD: Tree recorded dead

x2001_fr

Name: x2001_fr

Definition: Fruiting score in 2001

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

0: No fruits visible

1: Handful of fruits visible

2: A few fruits visible

3: Some fruits

4: Lots of fruits

5: Profuse fruiting

NA: Not assessed (NOT a record of zero)

DEAD: Tree recorded dead

x2002_fr

Name: x2002_fr

Definition: Fruiting score in 2002

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

0: No fruits visible

1: Handful of fruits visible

2: A few fruits visible

3: Some fruits

4: Lots of fruits

5: Profuse fruiting

NA: Not assessed (NOT a record of zero)

DEAD: Tree recorded dead

x2003_fr

Name: x2003_fr

Definition: Fruiting score in 2003

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

0: No fruits visible

1: Handful of fruits visible

2: A few fruits visible

3: Some fruits

4: Lots of fruits

5: Profuse fruiting

NA: Not assessed (NOT a record of zero)

DEAD: Tree recorded dead

Number Of Records: 61

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crft_annual_variation_in_flowering_and_fruiting_1995–2003_p610t912_long_format.csv

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Description: Data used to generate the graphs in Figure 5.19 on p 142 of the book Lindenmayer et al. 2014 Biodiversity and Environmental Change in long format

Attribute Information

blk

Name: blk

Definition: Identifier for which part of the plot the trees occurred in

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

tag

Name: tag

Definition: Identification number on tree tag

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

species_id

Name: species_id

Definition: Species identifier

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

species_name

Name: species_name

Definition: Species scientific name

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

year

Name: year

Definition: Year of suvey

Measurement Type: dateTime

Measurement Domain

Format: YYYY

flowering_score

Name: flowering_score

Definition: Flowering score

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

0: No flowers visible

1: Handful of flowers

2: A few flowers

3: Some flowers

4: Lots of flowers

5: Profuse flowering

NA: Not assessed (NOT a record of zero)

DEAD: Tree recorded dead

fruiting_score

Name: fruiting_score

Definition: Fruiting score

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

0: No fruits visible

1: Handful of fruits visible

2: A few fruits visible

3: Some fruits

4: Lots of fruits

5: Profuse fruiting

NA: Not assessed (NOT a record of zero)

DEAD: Tree recorded dead

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crft_annual_variation_in_flowering_and_fruiting_summary_table_1995–2003_p610t911.csv

Name: crft_annual_variation_in_flowering_and_fruiting_summary_table_1995–2003_p610t911.csv

Description: Summary table of flowering and fruiting data

Attribute Information

species_id

Name: species_id

Definition: Species identifier

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

species_name

Name: species_name

Definition: Species scientific name

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

stat_measurement

Name: stat_measurement

Definition: The statisitic being measured

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

MEAN: Mean fruiting or flowering value

STDEV: Sample standard deviation value

N: Number of individuals

SE: Standard error (based on sample population)

x1995_fl

Name: x1995_fl

Definition: Value for 1995 flowering measurement

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

Standard Unit: number

Number Type: real

x1996_fl

Name: x1996_fl

Definition: Value for 1996 flowering measurement

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

Standard Unit: number

Number Type: real

x1997_fl

Name: x1997_fl

Definition: Value for 1997 flowering measurement

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

Standard Unit: number

Number Type: real

x1998_fl

Name: x1998_fl

Definition: Value for 1998 flowering measurement

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

Standard Unit: number

Number Type: real

x1999_fl

Name: x1999_fl

Definition: Value for 1999 flowering measurement

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

Standard Unit: number

Number Type: natural

x2000_fl

Name: x2000_fl

Definition: Value for 2000 flowering measurement

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

Standard Unit: number

Number Type: real

x2001_fl

Name: x2001_fl

Definition: Value for 2001 flowering measurement

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

Standard Unit: number

Number Type: real

x2002_fl

Name: x2002_fl

Definition: Value for 2002 flowering measurement

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

Standard Unit: number

Number Type: real

x2003_fl

Name: x2003_fl

Definition: Value for 2003 flowering measurement

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

Standard Unit: number

Number Type: real

x1995_fr

Name: x1995_fr

Definition: Value for 1995 fruiting measurement

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

Standard Unit: number

Number Type: real

x1996_fr

Name: x1996_fr

Definition: Value for 1996 fruiting measurement

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

Standard Unit: number

Number Type: real

x1997_fr

Name: x1997_fr

Definition: Value for 1997 fruiting measurement

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

Standard Unit: number

Number Type: real

x1998_fr

Name: x1998_fr

Definition: Value for 1998 fruiting measurement

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

Standard Unit: number

Number Type: real

x1999_fr

Name: x1999_fr

Definition: Value for 1999 fruiting measurement

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

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x2000_fr

Name: x2000_fr

Definition: Value for 2000 fruiting measurement

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

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x2001_fr

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Definition: Value for 2001 fruiting measurement

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

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x2002_fr

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Definition: Value for 2002 fruiting measurement

Measurement Type: ratio

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Number Type: real

x2003_fr

Name: x2003_fr

Definition: Value for 2003 fruiting measurement

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

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Number Of Records: 32

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