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

Citation

Morgan, J (): Victorian Alpine Plot Network (Alpine Summit Plots): Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates for Lowland-to-highland Roadside Transects Data, South-East Highlands, Australia. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.188.29/html

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Identifier
docid
ltern2.188.29
Data Creators
Individual
Dr John Morgan
Organization
La Trobe University
Abstract

This Victorian Alpine Plot Network Road Transects Data Package comprises transect-based vegetation data for Lowland-to-highland Roadside Transects in the South-East Highlands, Australia. These data have been used against background quadrat data to test a hypothesis about roads as vectors for dispersal of invasive species. Plots are located at attitudinally stratified intervals along five attitudinally-stratified transects. The transects follow major roads and management tracks in the Victorian Alps. Each road is divided into 20 altitudinal sectors in which a single plot is situated. Within each plot, all species are identified and are assigned cover scores. 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
Professor Ary Hoffmann
Position
Plot Leader
Organization
The University of Melbourne
Address
Bio21 Institute, Departments of Zoology and Genetics
The University of Melbourne
Melbourne. Victoria 3010
Individual
Dr John Morgan
Organization
La Trobe University
Address
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environment
La Trobe University
Bundoora. Vic 3086
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
Professor Ary Hoffmann
Position
Plot Leader
Organization
The University of Melbourne
Role
Content Provider
Individual
Dr John Morgan
Organization
La Trobe University
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 five altitudinal transect with plots located at altitudinal intervals along the transects. The transects follow major roads and management tracks in the Victorian Alps.The five road-side transects are:

1) Mt Beauty to the Bogong High Plains

2) Shannonvale to the Bogong High Plains

3) Harrietville to Mt Hotham

4) Dargo to the Dargo High Plains

5) Licola to The Howitt Plains

Each road is divided into 20 altitudinal sectors. These are spaced according to a simple formula: (highest altitude - lowest altitude) /20

In each sector, one quadrat, 2 m x 50 m, is placed parallel to the roadside. Cover abundance scores are measured for all plant species in each plot.

Instrument
  • None specified
Sampling
Study Extent Description

These data aim to document the distribution of exotic (and native) species from foothills to mountain summits along transport corridors.

Sampling Description

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
  • Alpine National Park
  • Species richness
  • Compositional changes
  • Weed invasion
  • Altitudinal gradient
GCMD
  • Biological Classification > Plants
  • Biosphere > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Alpine/Tundra
ANZSRC-FOR
  • 0602
LTERN Monitoring Themes
  • Vegetation structure
  • Plant species composition
  • Plant species abundance
  • Individual plants
Geographic Coverage
Geographic Description
Victorian Alpine Plot Network Lowland-to-highland Roadside 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_roadside_transects_site_details_p127t264.csv
Name
vasp_roadside_transects_site_details_p127t264.csv
Attribute Information
site_name
Name
site_name
Definition
Site identifier (used in 2017 survey)
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
site_name_alt
Name
site_name_alt
Definition
Site identifier (used in 2012 data)
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
99
Physical Structure Description
Object Name
vasp_roadside_transects_site_details_p127t264.csv
Size
6662 byte
Text Format
Number of Header Lines
1
Record Delimiter
#x0A
Attribute Orientation
column
Simple Delimited
Field Delimiter
,
Distribution
Online
URL
ltern6.297.1
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 homepage
http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/victorian-alpine
Access
Access Control
Auth System
knb
Order
allowFirst
Allow:
PermissionPrincipal
[read] public
[all] cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
[read] cn=pn_vic_alpine,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org