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Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network: Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates, Royal National Park, Sydney Basin, NSW, Australia

Citation

Keith, D (): Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network: Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates, Royal National Park, Sydney Basin, NSW, Australia. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern6.221.7/html

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Identifier
docid
ltern6.221.7
Data Creators
Individual
Professor David Keith
Position
Plot Leader
Organization
Centre for Ecosystem Science, University of New South Wales
Abstract

This dataset contains spatial information for plots established in the Royal National Park. These permanent plots, arranged in eight 30 metre transects, were originally established in 1990. This spatial data complements data collected from soil moisture, soil properties and floristics surveys conducted at these sites. 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-health-swamps.

Contacts for Questions on the Use and Interpretation of Data
Individual
Professor David Keith
Position
Plot Leader
Organization
Centre for Ecosystem Science, University of New South Wales
Address
University of New South Wales
Sydney. NSW 2052
Australia
Phone
voice
02 9385 2111
Email Address
david.keith@unsw.edu.au
Individual
Mark Tozer
Position
Research Scientist
Organization
NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH)
Address
PO Box 1967
Hurstville. NSW 2220
Australia
Phone
voice
02 9585 6496
Email Address
mark.tozer@environment.nsw.gov.au
Individual
Dr Andrew Letten
Position
Research Assistant
Organization
Centre for Ecosystem Science, University of New South Wales
Address
University of New South Wales
Sydney. NSW 2052
Australia
Email Address
andrewletten@gmail.com
Project Information and Data Owners
Title
Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network
Personnel
Role
Data Owner
Individual
Professor David Keith
Position
Plot Leader
Organization
Centre for Ecosystem Science, University of New South Wales
Funding

Since 2012 this project 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 facility established under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy and Education Infrastructure Fund–Super Science Initiative through the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.

Methods and Sampling Information
Methods
Method Step 1
Description
Plot set-up

In 1990, 56 permanent 0.5 x 0.5 metre plots were established along eight 30 metre transects arranged in pairs, with each transect comprising seven plots spaced 5 metres apart. The four transect pairs are spaced a mean distance of 211 metres apart (min = 104 m; max = 323 m).

UTM (GDA94) northings and eastings were recorded using GPS.

Instrument
  • Steel pickets, measuring tape, GPS
Sampling
Study Extent Description

These sites were originally established in 1990, and then sampled for floristics annually until 1994, and subsequently in 1999, 2002, 2007, 2011 and 2014. Accompanying soil properties data was collected in 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2002 and 2014. Soil moisture probe readings were recorded from August 2013 until July 2014. Spatial data is not available for T5Q5, T5Q6 and T6Q7.

Sampling Description

NA

Keywords and Subject Categories
  • Geographic
  • Plot details
  • Plot setup
  • Spatial coordinates
ANZSRC-FOR
  • 0501
Geographic Coverage
Geographic Description
Royal National Park, Sydney Basin, NSW, Australia
Bounding Coordinates
West
150.935 degrees
 
East
151.17 degrees
 
North
-34.044 degrees
 
South
-34.262 degrees
 
Intellectual Rights, Licence and Usage Conditions

CC-BY-4_0 Special conditions: Prior to publication of research utilising this data, the data provider (David Keith) requests consultation. Data users must request permission from the data provider (David Keith) before access to spatial data is granted.

Data Table
kuhs_rnp_plot_details_spatial_coordinates_p892t1250.csv
Name
kuhs_rnp_plot_details_spatial_coordinates_p892t1250.csv
Attribute Information
trans_quad
Name
trans_quad
Definition
Plot identifier (e.g. T1Q1 = transect 1; quadrat 1)
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
utm_zone
Name
utm_zone
Definition
UTM grid zone (longitudinal and latitudinal zone)
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
eastings
Name
eastings
Definition
UTM (GDA94) eastings
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
meter
Number Type
natural
northings
Name
northings
Definition
UTM (GDA94) northings
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
meter
Number Type
natural
altitude
Name
altitude
Definition
Altitude
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
meter
Number Type
whole
Number Of Records
54
Physical Structure Description
Object Name
kuhs_rnp_plot_details_spatial_coordinates_p892t1250.csv
Size
1844 byte
Text Format
Number of Header Lines
1
Record Delimiter
#x0A
Attribute Orientation
column
Simple Delimited
Field Delimiter
,
Distribution
Online
URL
ltern6.223.1
Access
Access Control
Auth System
knb
Order
allowFirst
Allow:
PermissionPrincipal
[all] cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
[read] cn=pn_upland_heath_swamps,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
Additional Metadata Links
additionalLinks
Additional Metadata : additionalLinks
Metadata
additionalLinks
url
@name
Upland Health Swamps Plot Network home page
http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/upland-health-swamps
Access
Access Control
Auth System
knb
Order
allowFirst
Allow:
PermissionPrincipal
[read] public
[all] cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
[read] cn=pn_upland_heath_swamps,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org