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Victorian Alpine Plot Network (Alpine Summit Plots): Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates for Vegetation Data, South-East Highlands, Australia

Citation

University of Melbourne; Morgan, J; Hoffmann, A (): Victorian Alpine Plot Network (Alpine Summit Plots): Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates for Vegetation Data, South-East Highlands, Australia. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern6.304.3/html

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Identifier
docid
ltern6.304.3
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 Vegetation Data Package comprises spatial data for vegetation surveys (composition and life-form) in the South-East Highlands, Australia. Twenty 1 metre squared quadrats are situated along each of four varying length permanent transects established on mountain summits. 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

For each mountain summit, four variable length permanent transects have been established that run from the summit, downslope, to a contour 5 m in elevation below the highest point (the ‘-5 m contour’). Transects extend from the summit to the north (0 deg), south (180 deg), west (270 deg) and east (90 deg). For each transect 20 x 1 m2 quadrats are randomly distributed from the summit to the -5 m contour, five on each slope/aspect.

Sampling
Study Extent Description

Vegetation surveys were carried out at these plots in 2004, 2012 and 2017.

Sampling Description

A global climate change and mountain environments monitoring network - The Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA; http://www.gloria.ac.at) - was established in 2001 to detect long-term vegetation change on alpine mountain summits. Observations focus on changes in species richness with respect to local temperatures and altitude. Five mountain summit survey sites were established in the Kosciuszko National Park in 2004 and several in the Victorian Alpine National Park in 2006. There are currently 14 such summits, encompassing the geographic distribution of high alpine summits in the Australian Alps, with each to be surveyed at 5-year intervals.

Keywords and Subject Categories
Keywords
  • Spatial coordinates
  • Plot setup
Geographic Coverage
Geographic Description
Alpine Summits, Australian Alps
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_vegetation_site_details_p979t1258.csv
Name
vasp_vegetation_site_details_p979t1258.csv
Attribute Information
site
Name
site
Definition
Site name
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
long
Name
long
Definition
Longitude (GDA94)
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
degree
Number Type
real
lat
Name
lat
Definition
Latitude (GDA94)
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
degree
Number Type
real
Number Of Records
14
Physical Structure Description
Object Name
vasp_vegetation_site_details_p979t1258.csv
Size
561 byte
Text Format
Number of Header Lines
1
Record Delimiter
#x0A
Attribute Orientation
column
Simple Delimited
Field Delimiter
,
Distribution
Online
URL
ltern6.305.1
Access
Access Control
Auth System
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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