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Connell Rainforest Plot Network: Longitudinal Variation in Seedling Recruitment in Eight Species, Davies Creek Plot, Dinden National Park, Queensland, Australia, 1965–2004

Citation

Green, P; Connell, J (): Connell Rainforest Plot Network: Longitudinal Variation in Seedling Recruitment in Eight Species, Davies Creek Plot, Dinden National Park, Queensland, Australia, 1965–2004. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern.184.36/html

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Data Creators
Individual
Dr Peter Green
Position
Head of Department
Organization
La Trobe University
Individual
Professor Joseph H. Connell
Organization
University of California
Abstract

This data package shows longitudinal variation in seedling recruitment, the proportion of all recruits, and the corresponding number of standing seedlings for eight species of trees. These demonstrate that there is considerable variation in seedling recruitment across both species and time. These data are used to produce the graphs found in figures 5.18 on page 141. This plot consists of one 1.7 hectare plot in tropical rainforest, established in 1963. Rainforest tree attributes recorded comprise the size (height or girth) of tagged and mapped, free-standing stems of shrub and tree species. Sampling has been undertaken at intervals of 1-6 years since 1963, and this data package describes longitudinal variation in seedling recruitment over almost four decades. This data package forms part of the collection of vegetation data undertaken at plots situated in both Lamington National Park and Davies Creek initiated by Professor Joseph H. Connell (University of California, Santa Barbara) in 1963. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Connell Rainforest Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/connell-rainforest.

Contacts for Questions on the Use and Interpretation of Data
Individual
Dr Peter Green
Position
Head of Department
Organization
La Trobe University
Address
Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution
La Trobe University
Bundoora. Vic 3086
Australia
Phone
voice
03 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
Organization
La Trobe University
Funding

The National Science Foundation 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 and Education Infrastructure Fund–Super Science Initiative through the (now) Department of Education. These data were curated and published with strategic funds from a TERN initiative to publish long term data packages from the book Lindenmayer et al. 2014 Biodiversity and Environmental Change: Monitoring, Challenges and Direction.

Methods and Sampling Information
Methods
Method Step 1
Description
Plot setup

Prof Joseph H. Connell (University of California at Santa Barbara) established a long-term forest dynamics plot in 1963, in tropical rainforest at Davies Creek National Park 25 km south west of Cairns. The plot is 1.7 hectare, and was established over an existing an existing 0.4 ha plot established by the Queensland Department of Forestry in 1951. This plot has never been logged.

Method Step 2
Description
Seedling counts

The total number of recruit seedlings for each species was censused on the standard seedling census transects (total sampling area 1628 m2; see Connell Plots in Burns et al. [in press]) in 25 surveys between 1965 and 2004. These totals varied across two orders of magnitude between the eight species, so to facilitate comparisons between them, recruitment within species at each survey was also scaled as a proportion of the total for that species across all surveys. The standing crop of seedlings is (≤ 30 cm tall) can only be estimated in census years in which both births (new seedling recruits) and deaths (plants that died since the previous survey) are censused simultaneously. Seedling recruitment and mortality surveys have coincided on 12 occasions between 1965 and 2004.

Instrument
  • See: Burns E, Tennant P, Boyer T, Nolan K, Dickman C, Gillespie G, Green P, Hoffmann A, Keith D, Lindenmayer D, Metcalfe D, Russell-Smith J, Wardle G, and Williams D. The Long Term Ecological Research Network, Australia: Objectives, Design and Methods. LTERN, Australia [in press]
Sampling
Study Extent Description

None

Sampling Description

The Dinden National Park 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. This plot is one of two plots established by Connell in 1963 – the other is in subtropical rainforest near O’Reilly’s Guesthouse in Lamington National Park, 65 km south of Brisbane. The same sampling methods are employed at both plots, at intervals of 1-6 years. 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.

Associated Parties
Role
Data Collector
Individual
Dr Bob Black
Organization
University of Western Australia
Role
Data Collector
Individual
Dr Meg Lowman
Keywords and Subject Categories
LTERN Monitoring Themes
  • Vegetation structure
  • Plant species composition
  • Plant species abundance
ANZSRC-FOR
  • 0602
GCMD
  • Earth Science > Biosphere> Ecological Dynamics > Community Dynamics > Plant Succession
Keyword List
  • Seedling recruitment
Geographic Coverage
Geographic Description
Davies Creek Plot: Dinden National Park, Lamb Range, 25 km South West of Cairns
Bounding Coordinates
West
145.622 degrees
 
East
145.626 degrees
 
North
-17.0316 degrees
 
South
-17.0361 degrees
 
Temporal Coverage
Date Begin
1965
Date End
2004
Taxonomic Coverage and Classification
Classification
  • Species
    Cardwellia sublimi
  • Species
    Ceratopetalum succirubrum
  • Species
    Cryptocarya angulata
  • Species
    Cryptocarya corrugata
  • Species
    Darlingia darlingiana
  • Species
    Franciscodendron laurifolium
  • Species
    Niemeyera sp Mt Lewis
  • Species
    Syzygium endophloium
Intellectual Rights, Licence and Usage Conditions

TERN-BY-SA Special Conditions Prior to publication of research utilising this data - the data provider (Dr Peter Green) requests consultation.

Data Table
crft_longitudinal_variation_in_seedling_recruitment_1965-2004_p369t632_wide_format.csv
Name
crft_longitudinal_variation_in_seedling_recruitment_1965-2004_p369t632_wide_format.csv
Description
Data used to generate the graphs in Figure 5.18 on p 141 of the book Lindenmayer et al. 2014 Biodiversity and Environmental Change in wide format
Attribute Information
census_year
Name
census_year
Definition
Year of census
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
YYYY
number_of_new_recruits_cardwellia_sublimis
Name
number_of_new_recruits_cardwellia_sublimis
Definition
Number of new Cardwellia sublimis recruits
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
number_of_new_recruits_ceratopetalum_succirubrum
Name
number_of_new_recruits_ceratopetalum_succirubrum
Definition
Number of new Ceratopetalum succirubrum recruits
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
dimensionless
Number Type
whole
number_of_new_recruits_cryptocarya_angulata
Name
number_of_new_recruits_cryptocarya_angulata
Definition
Number of new Cryptocarya angulata recruits
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
number_of_new_recruits_cryptocarya_corrugata
Name
number_of_new_recruits_cryptocarya_corrugata
Definition
Number of new Cryptocarya corrugata recruits
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
number_of_new_recruits_darlingia_darlingiana
Name
number_of_new_recruits_darlingia_darlingiana
Definition
Number of new Darlingia darlingiana recruits
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
number_of_new_recruits_syzygium_endophloium
Name
number_of_new_recruits_syzygium_endophloium
Definition
Number of new Syzygium endophloium recruits
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
number_of_new_recruits_niemeyera_sp_mt_lewis
Name
number_of_new_recruits_niemeyera_sp_mt_lewis
Definition
Number of new Niemeyera sp. Mt Lewis recruits
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
number_of_new_recruits_franciscodendron_laurifolium
Name
number_of_new_recruits_franciscodendron_laurifolium
Definition
Number of new Franciscodendron laurifolium recruits
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
proportion_of_recruits_cardwellia_sublimis
Name
proportion_of_recruits_cardwellia_sublimis
Definition
Proportion of recruits comprising of Cardwellia sublimis
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
real
proportion_of_recruits_ceratopetalum_succirubrum
Name
proportion_of_recruits_ceratopetalum_succirubrum
Definition
Proportion of recruits comprising of Ceratopetalum succirubrum
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
real
proportion_of_recruits_cryptocarya_angulata
Name
proportion_of_recruits_cryptocarya_angulata
Definition
Proportion of recruits comprising of Cryptocarya angulata
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
real
proportion_of_recruits_cryptocarya_corrugata
Name
proportion_of_recruits_cryptocarya_corrugata
Definition
Proportion of recruits comprising of Cryptocarya corrugata
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
real
proportion_of_recruits_darlingia_darlingiana
Name
proportion_of_recruits_darlingia_darlingiana
Definition
Proportion of recruits comprising of Darlingia darlingiana
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
real
proportion_of_recruits_syzygium_endophloium
Name
proportion_of_recruits_syzygium_endophloium
Definition
Proportion of recruits comprising of Syzygium endophloium
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
real
proportion_of_recruits_niemeyera_sp_mt_lewis
Name
proportion_of_recruits_niemeyera_sp_mt_lewis
Definition
Proportion of recruits comprising of Niemeyera sp. Mt Lewis
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
real
proportion_of_recruits_franciscodendron_laurifolium
Name
proportion_of_recruits_franciscodendron_laurifolium
Definition
Proportion of recruits comprising of Franciscodendron laurifolium
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
real
number_of_standing_seedlings_cardwellia_sublimis
Name
number_of_standing_seedlings_cardwellia_sublimis
Definition
Number of standing Cardwellia sublimis seedlings
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
number_of_standing_seedlings_ceratopetalum_succirubrum
Name
number_of_standing_seedlings_ceratopetalum_succirubrum
Definition
Number of standing Ceratopetalum succirubrum seedlings
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
number_of_standing_seedlings_cryptocarya_angulata
Name
number_of_standing_seedlings_cryptocarya_angulata
Definition
Number of standing Cryptocarya angulata seedlings
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
number_of_standing_seedlings_cryptocarya_corrugata
Name
number_of_standing_seedlings_cryptocarya_corrugata
Definition
Number of standing Cryptocarya corrugata seedlings
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
number_of_standing_seedlings_darlingia_darlingiana
Name
number_of_standing_seedlings_darlingia_darlingiana
Definition
Number of standing Darlingia darlingiana seedlings
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
number_of_standing_seedlings_syzygium_endophloium
Name
number_of_standing_seedlings_syzygium_endophloium
Definition
Number of standing Syzygium endophloium seedlings
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
number_of_standing_seedlings_niemeyera_sp_mt_lewis
Name
number_of_standing_seedlings_niemeyera_sp_mt_lewis
Definition
Number of standing Niemeyera sp. Mt Lewis seedlings
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
dimensionless
Number Type
whole
number_of_standing_seedlings_franciscodendron_laurifolium
Name
number_of_standing_seedlings_franciscodendron_laurifolium
Definition
Number of standing Franciscodendron laurifolium seedlings
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
whole
Number Of Records
23
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crft_longitudinal_variation_in_seedling_recruitment_1965-2004_p369t902_long_format.csv
Description
Data used to generate the graphs in Figure 5.18 on p 141 of the book Lindenmayer et al. 2014 Biodiversity and Environmental Change in long format
Attribute Information
census_year
Name
census_year
Definition
Year of census
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
YYYY
species_id
Name
species_id
Definition
Species identifier
Measurement Type
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Measurement Domain
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Species scientific name
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
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Name
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Number of new recruits
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
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number
Number Type
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proportion_of_recruits
Name
proportion_of_recruits
Definition
Proportion of recruits
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
real
number_of_standing_seedlings
Name
number_of_standing_seedlings
Definition
Number of standing seedlings
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
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Description
Summary table of new recruits data
Attribute Information
species_id
Name
species_id
Definition
Species identifier
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Character
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Name
species_name
Definition
Species scientific name
Measurement Type
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Measurement Domain
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Name
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Definition
Total number of new recruits recorded on surveys between 1965–2004
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
integer
average_new_recruits
Name
average_new_recruits
Definition
Average number of new recruits per survey
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
real
standard_deviation
Name
standard_deviation
Definition
Sample standard deviation
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
real
coefficient_of_variation
Name
coefficient_of_variation
Definition
Coefficient of variation (%)
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
number
Number Type
real
Number Of Records
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This data package is comprised of data from the book Lindenmayer et al. 2014 Biodiversity and Environmental Change: Monitoring Challenges and Direction
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