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Connell Rainforest Plot Network: Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates, Dinden National Park and Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia

Citation

Green, P; Connell, J (): Connell Rainforest Plot Network: Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates, Dinden National Park and Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern9.54.11/html

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ltern9.54.11
Data Creators
Individual
Dr Peter Green
Position
Head of Department, Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution
Organization
La Trobe University
Individual
Professor Joseph H. Connell
Organization
University of California
Abstract

This package contains location data for two long-term forest dynamic plots established in 1963 by Professor Joseph H. Connell (University of California, Santa Barbara): one plot in tropical rainforest in Davies Creek in Dinden National Park (1.7 ha, 25 km southwest of Cairns) another in subtropical rainforest near O'Reilly's Guest House in Lamington National Park (2 ha, 65 km south of Brisbane). The Davies Creek plot was put in over an existing 0.4-ha plot established by the Queensland Department of Forestry in 1951, so the central part of the Davies Creek Plot has records extending back more than six decades. This plot was originally an untreated 'control' site against which the effects of various silvicultural treatments could be assessed, so this site has never been logged or thinned. The O'Reilly's plot consists of two 1-ha plots spaced approximately 600 m apart, but for analyses they have always been treated as a single unit. This plot has never been logged, but some selective logging has occurred just outside the plot boundary. 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.

Contacts for Questions on the Use and Interpretation of Data
Individual
Dr Peter Green
Position
Head of Department, Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution
Organization
La Trobe University
Address
Bundoora. VIC 3086
Australia
Phone
voice
+61 3 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, Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution
Organization
La Trobe University
Funding

The National Science Foundation (USA) 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 (NCRIS) and Education Infrastructure Fund–Super Science Initiative through the (now) Department of Education.

Methods and Sampling Information
Methods
Method Step 1
Description
Plot locations

Connell Rainforest Plot Network Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates contains location data for long-term monitoring sites, one plot in Davies Creek in Dinden National Park and two plots 600 m apart near O'Reilly's Guest House, Lamington National Park, Queensland.

Sampling
Study Extent Description

Davies Creek, Dinden National Park, North Queensland and O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park, Southeast Queensland

Sampling Description

The Davies Creek 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. The O'Reilly's Plot consists of two 1.0 hectare plots spaced 600 m apart, which have always been treated as a single unit for the purpose of analysis. The same sampling methods are employed at both plots, at intervals of 1-6 years.

Keywords and Subject Categories
Keywords
  • Geographic
  • Plot details
  • Plot setup
  • Spatial Coordinates
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  • 0501
Geographic Coverage
Geographic Description
Davies Creek, Dinden National Park, Queensland, Australia, 25km southwest of Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Bounding Coordinates
West
145.622 degrees
 
East
145.626 degrees
 
North
-17.0316 degrees
 
South
-17.0361 degrees
 
Geographic Description
O'Reilly's Plot, Lamington National Park, 84 km south of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Bounding Coordinates
West
153.1206 degrees
 
East
153.1306 degrees
 
North
-28.21 degrees
 
South
-28.22 degrees
 
Intellectual Rights, Licence and Usage Conditions

CC-BY-4_0 Special conditions: Prior to publication of research utilising this data - the data provider (Dr Peter Green) requests consultation.

Data Table
ctrf_plot_details_spatial_coordinates_p976t1251.csv
Name
ctrf_plot_details_spatial_coordinates_p976t1251.csv
Attribute Information
site
Name
site
Definition
Plot Name
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
easting
Name
easting
Definition
Easting
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
integer
northing
Name
northing
Definition
Northing
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
integer
datum
Name
datum
Definition
Datum - World Geodetic System 1984
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
zone
Name
zone
Definition
Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone
Measurement Type
ordinal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Zone number
dec_lat
Name
dec_lat
Definition
Decimal Latitude
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
real
dec_long
Name
dec_long
Definition
Decimal Longitude
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
real
Number Of Records
3
Physical Structure Description
Object Name
ctrf_plot_details_spatial_coordinates_p976t1251.csv
Size
277 byte
Text Format
Number of Header Lines
1
Record Delimiter
#x0A
Attribute Orientation
column
Simple Delimited
Field Delimiter
,
Distribution
Online
URL
ltern9.55.1
Access
Access Control
Auth System
knb
Order
allowFirst
Allow:
PermissionPrincipal
[all] cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
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Access
Access Control
Auth System
knb
Order
allowFirst
Allow:
PermissionPrincipal
[read] public
[all] cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
[read] cn=pn_connell_rainforest,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org