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Victorian Alpine Plot Network (Alpine Summit Plots): Lowland-to-highland Roadside Transects Data, South-East Highlands, Australia, 2012

Citation: University of Melbourne; Morgan, J; Hoffmann, A (): Victorian Alpine Plot Network (Alpine Summit Plots): Lowland-to-highland Roadside Transects Data, South-East Highlands, Australia, 2012. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.51.78/html

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Data 2

Identifier

docid: ltern2.51.78

Data Creators

Position: Data Owner

Organization: University of Melbourne

Individual: Dr John Morgan

Organization: La Trobe University

Individual: Professor Ary Hoffmann

Position: Plot Leader

Organization: The University of Melbourne

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: 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 (BHP1)

2) Shannonvale to the Bogong High Plains (BHP2)

3) Harrietville to Mt Hotham (HH)

4) Dargo to the Dargo High Plains (DHP)

5) Licola to The Howitt Plains (LH)

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

Method Step 2

Description: Data Collection

Within each quadrat, we identify all species and assign a a cover score. 1 = <1%, 2 = 1-5% and 3 = >5%.

Instrument

None specified

Sampling

Study Extent Description: No limitations or missing units are in temporal coverage outlined in Conceptual Design. The temporal range of the dataset is predominantly 2012 but the sampling period extends into the first 10 days of January 2013. 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 > 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

Temporal Coverage

Date: 2012

Taxonomic Coverage and Classification

Classification

Species

Acacia agnipila
Species

Acacia alpina
Species

Acacia dealbata
Species

Acacia falciformis
Species

Acacia implexa
Species

Acacia kettlewelliae
Species

Acacia mearnsii
Species

Acacia melanoxylon
Species

Acacia obliquinervia
Species

Acacia pravissima
Species

Acacia pycnantha
Species

Acacia terminalis
Species

Acaena agnipila
Species

Acaena echinata
Species

Agrostis aemeula
Species

Agrostis venusta
Species

Ajuga australis
Species

Allocasuarina verticillata
Species

Aphanes arvensis
Species

Arthropodium milleflorum
Species

Asperula conferta
Species

Asperula gunni
Species

Asperula pusilla
Species

Asperula scoparia
Species

Asterolasia trymalioides
Species

Astroloma humifusum
Species

Austrolpylum velutinum
Species

Austrolpyrum velutinum
Species

Austrostipa semibarbata
Species

Billardiera scandens
Species

Bossiaea buxifolia
Species

Bossiaea foliosa
Species

Bothriochloa macra
Species

Brachyloma daphnoides
Species

Brachyscome decipies
Species

Brachyscome rigidula
Species

Brachyscome spathulata
Species

Bracteantha viscosa
Species

Bulbine bulbosa
Species

Bursaria spinosa
Species

Calytrix tetragona
Species

Carex appressa
Species

Carex breviculmis
Species

Carex gaudichaudiana
Species

Carex hebes
Species

Cassina arcuata
Species

Cassinia aculeata
Species

Cassinia longifolia
Species

Cassinia uncata
Species

Celmisia costiniana
Species

Celmisia latifolia
Species

Celmisia pugioniformis
Species

Celmisia tomentella
Species

Chrysocephalum semipapposum
Species

Clematis aristata
Species

Clematis microphylla
Species

Coprosma hirtella
Species

Coprosma quadrifida
Species

Correa reflexa
Species

Cotula alpina
Species

Crassula perdunculata
Species

Crassula sieberiana
Species

Cymbonotus lawsonianus
Species

Cymbonotus preissianus
Species

Daucus glochidiatua
Species

Daucus glochidiatus
Species

Daviesia buxifolia
Species

Daviesia latifolia
Species

Daviesia ulicifolia
Species

Dianella caerulea
Species

Dianella revoluta
Species

Dianella tasmanica
Species

Dichelachne crinita
Species

Dichelachne micrantha
Species

Dichelachne rara
Species

Dichondra repens
Species

Digitaria sanguinalis
Species

Dillwynia phylicoides
Species

Dillwyniaphylicoides
Species

Dodonaea angustifolia
Species

Elymus scaber
Species

Epilobium hirtigerum
Species

Epilobium sarmentaceum
Species

Eragrostis amuta
Species

Eragrostisbrownii
Species

Eucalyptus bicostata
Species

Eucalyptus chapmaniana
Species

Eucalyptus dalrympleana
Species

Eucalyptus delegatensis
Species

Eucalyptus diebies
Species

Eucalyptus dives
Species

Eucalyptus globoidea
Species

Eucalyptus goniocalyx
Species

Eucalyptus macrorhyncha
Species

Eucalyptus mannifera
Species

Eucalyptus melliodora
Species

Eucalyptus nortonii
Species

Eucalyptus obliqua
Species

Eucalyptus pauciflora
Species

Eucalyptus polyanthemos
Species

Eucalyptus robertsonii
Species

Eucalyptus rubida
Species

Eucalyptus sieberi
Species

Eucalyptus stellulata
Species

Eucalyptusradiata
Species

Euchiton calviceps
Species

Euchiton collinus
Species

Euchiton fordianus
Species

Euchiton involucratus
Species

Euchiton sphaericus
Species

Euphorbia maculata
Species

Euphrasia collina
Species

Exocarpos cupressiformis
Species

Exocarpos strictus
Species

Galium divericatum
Species

Geranium antrorsum
Species

Geranium gaudichaudii
Species

Geranium potentilloides
Species

Glycine clandestina
Species

Gonocarpus micranthus
Species

Gonocarpus montanus
Species

Gonocarpus tetragynus
Species

Gonocarpus tetrogunus
Species

Goodenia hederacea
Species

Goodenia ovata
Species

Grevillea australis
Species

Grevillea lanigera
Species

Grevillea miqueliana
Species

Hakea microcarpa
Species

Hardenbergia violacea
Species

Helichrysum leucopsideum
Species

Helichrysum rutidolepis
Species

Helichrysum scorpioides
Species

Hibbertia obtusifolia
Species

Hordeum vulgare
Species

Hovea linearis
Species

Hovea liniaris
Species

Hovea montana
Species

Huperziaaustraliana
Species

Hydrocotyle algida
Species

Hydrocotyle hirta
Species

Hydrocotyle laxiflora
Species

Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Species

Hypericum gramineum
Species

Indigofera australis
Species

Isolepis marginata
Species

Juncus articulatus
Species

Juncus bufonius
Species

Juncus falcatus
Species

Lachnagrostis filiformis
Species

Lagenifera stipitata
Species

Leptinella filicula
Species

Leptorhynchos squamatus
Species

Leptospermum brevipes
Species

Leptospermum grandifolium
Species

Leptospermum obovatum
Species

Leucipogon virgatus
Species

Leucochrysum albicans albicans
Species

Leucopogon gelidus
Species

Leucopogon hookeri
Species

Linum marginale
Species

Lomandra filaformis
Species

Lomandra filiformis
Species

Lomandra longifolia
Species

Lomandra micrantha
Species

Luzula acutifolia
Species

Luzula meridionalis
Species

Luzula meriodonalis
Species

Luzula modesta
Species

Melicytus dentatus
Species

Microlaena stipoides
Species

Microseris lanceolata
Species

Molonaeria minuta
Species

Monotoca scoparia
Species

Myosotis discolor
Species

Olearia brevipedunculata
Species

Olearia erubescens
Species

Olearia frostii
Species

Olearia lirata
Species

Olearia megalophylla
Species

Olearia megaphylla
Species

Olearia myrsinoides
Species

Olearia odorata
Species

Olearia phlogopappa
Species

Olearia phlogopappa flavecens
Species

Olearia phlogopappa phlogopappa
Species

Oreomyrrhis eriopoda
Species

Oxalis exilis
Species

Oxalis perennans
Species

Oxalis perennens
Species

Ozothamnus alpinus
Species

Ozothamnus ferrugineus
Species

Ozothamnus hookeri
Species

Ozothamnus secundiflorus
Species

Ozothamnus thyrsoideum
Species

Ozothamnus thyrsoideus
Species

Pandorea pandorana
Species

Personia camepus
Species

Pimelea axiflora
Species

Pimelea glauca
Species

Pimelea humilis
Species

Plantago euryphylla
Species

Plantago varia
Species

Platylobium formosa
Species

Platylobium formosum
Species

Poa clivicola
Species

Poa ensiformis
Species

Poa fawcettiae
Species

Poa helmsi
Species

Poa hiemata
Species

Poa hothamensis
Species

Poa labillardieri
Species

Poa sieberiana
Species

Podolobium alpestre
Species

Polygonum aviculare
Species

Polyscias sambucifolius
Species

Polystichum proliferum
Species

Pomaderria phylicifolia
Species

Pomaderris apera
Species

Pomaderris aspera
Species

Poranthera microphylla
Species

Prasophyllum alpinum
Species

Pteridium esculenteum
Species

Pteridium esculentum
Species

Pterostylis furcata
Species

Pultenaea forciteanum
Species

Pultenea forcifolia
Species

Ranunculus appaceus
Species

Ranunculus graniticola
Species

Ranunculus lappaceus
Species

Ranunculus victorensis
Species

Ranunculus victoriensis
Species

Rubus parvifolius
Species

Rytidosperma alpicola
Species

Rytidosperma nudiflorum
Species

Rytidosperma palidum
Species

Rytidosperma pellidum
Species

Rytidosperma pencilata
Species

Rytidosperma procumbens
Species

Schoenus apogon
Species

Scleranthus biflorus
Species

Senecio glomeratus
Species

Senecio gunni
Species

Senecio hispidulus
Species

Senecio linearfolius
Species

Senecio linearifolius
Species

Senecio pinnatifolius
Species

Senecio quadridentatus
Species

Senecio quadridentus
Species

Senecio tenuiflorus
Species

Setaria parviflora
Species

Shrub native 1
Species

Shrub native 2
Species

Spergularia rubra
Species

Stellaria pungens
Species

Stylidium graminifolium
Species

Tasmannia xerophila
Species

Tetrahena juncea
Species

Tetratheca ciliata
Species

Themeda triandra
Species

Trisetum spicatum
Species

Unknown fern
Species

Unknown native Rutaceae
Species

Unknown native herb 2
Species

Unknown native shrub
Species

Unkown native herb 1
Species

Veronica Veronicana
Species

Veronica arvensis
Species

Veronica calycina
Species

Veronica gracilis
Species

Veronica persica
Species

Viola betonicifolia
Species

Viola hederacea
Species

Wahlenbergia gloriosa
Species

Wahlenbergia stricta
Species

Xerochrysum subundulatum

Intellectual Rights, Licence and Usage Conditions: CC-BY-4_0 Special Conditions No specific attribution required. Citation details as displayed in the LTERN Data Portal (http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/) Spatial coordinates for site names are available at http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.188/html (Victorian Alpine Plot Network (Alpine Summit Plots): Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates for Lowland-to-highland Roadside Transects Data, South-East Highlands, Australia).

Data Table

vasp_road_transects_2012_p122t263.csv

Name: vasp_road_transects_2012_p122t263.csv

Attribute Information

site_id

Name: site_id

Definition: Site identification number

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

BHP1: Mt Beauty to Bogong High Plains

BHP2: Shannonvale to Bogong High Plains

DHP: Dargo to Dargo High Plains

LH: Licola to Howitt

HH: Harrietville to Mt Hotham

species

Name: species

Definition: Species name. * denotes weed species

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Text

site_name

Name: site_name

Definition: Site name

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Text

cover_abundance

Name: cover_abundance

Definition: Cover abundance score

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

1: <1%

2: 1-5%

3: >5%

Physical Structure Description

Object Name: vasp_road_transects_2012_p122t263.csv

Text Format

Number of Header Lines: 1

Number of Footer Lines: 0

Record Delimiter: \r\n

Attribute Orientation: column

Simple Delimited

Field Delimiter: ,

Distribution

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vasp_road_transects_2012_site_details_p122t1299.csv

Name: vasp_road_transects_2012_site_details_p122t1299.csv

Attribute Information

site_name

Name: site_name

Definition: Site identifier

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

date

Name: date

Definition: Date of survey

Measurement Type: dateTime

Measurement Domain

Format: YYYY-MM-DD

mountain_zone

Name: mountain_zone

Definition: Plant community

Measurement Type: nominal

Measurement Domain

Text Domain

Definition: Character

elevation

Name: elevation

Definition: Altitude

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

Standard Unit: meter

Number Type: whole

disturbance_intensity

Name: disturbance_intensity

Definition: Disturbance intensity (class

Measurement Type: ordinal

Measurement Domain

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

1: none

2: some

3: severe

bare_ground_pc

Name: bare_ground_pc

Definition: Bare ground cover (%)

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

Standard Unit: number

Number Type: whole

vegetation_pc

Name: vegetation_pc

Definition: Vegetation cover (%)

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

Standard Unit: number

Number Type: whole

forest_canopy_pc

Name: forest_canopy_pc

Definition: Forest canopy cover (%)

Measurement Type: ratio

Measurement Domain

Standard Unit: number

Number Type: whole

Number Of Records: 101

Physical Structure Description

Object Name: vasp_road_transects_2012_site_details_p122t1299.csv

Size: 4974 byte

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Number of Header Lines: 1

Record Delimiter: #x0A

Attribute Orientation: column

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