public read uid=keith,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=woodward,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all Professor David Keith University of New South Wales Professor of Botany

Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia

02 9385 2111 david.keith@unsw.edu.au Dr Emma Gorrod NSW Office of Environment and Heritage Principal Scientist - Adaptive Management Science 02 9585 6500 emma.gorrod@environment.nsw.gov.au Mrs Sian Griffiths Niche Environment and Heritage Senior Botanist sgriffiths@niche-eh.com Dr Peter Nichols Stormwater Research Group (SWRG)

School of Science and Engineering University of the Sunshine Coast QLD 4558 Australia

0407 280 441 pnichols@usc.edu.au Renee Woodward Centre for Ecosystem Science Research Assistant

Centre for Ecosystem Science School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052

r.woodward@unsw.edu.au David Kirkland Department of Planning and Environment Western Sydney Parklands Trust

Department of Planning and Environment Level 7, 10 Valentine Avenue, P.O. Box 3064 Parramatta NSW 2124

david.kirkland@wspt.nsw.gov.au Manager This data package provides spatial co-ordinates for ninety-six 0.1 hectare sites in the Woodland Restoration Plot Network. These sites were located on retired farmland that includes a mosaic of restored vegetation (native plantings) of varying ages juxtaposed with patches of remnant vegetation and untreated, abandoned pasture. All sites were originally woodland prior to agricultural development about 200 years ago. The plantings monitored by the Woodland Restoration Plot Network research plots commenced in 1992 and have been revisited every 3-4 years since 2001. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Woodland Restoration Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/woodland-restoration 0501 ANZSRC-FOR Plot setup Geographic sites Plot details Spatial coordinates Keywords List CC-BY-4_0 Special Conditions Prior to the publication of research utilising these data - the data provider (David Keith) must be consulted and provide consent. Western Sydney Parklands (Western Sydney Regional Park) and Prospect Reservoir are situated approximately 30 km west of Sydney, and extend over an area of nearly 5,280 hectares. 150.810459 150.915226 -33.80273 -33.909898 1430871442831 1430871910761 Katy Wilkins Centre for Ecosystem Science Research Assistant

Centre for Ecosystem Science School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052

02 9385 8296 k.wilkins@unsw.edu.au Chris Simpson Centre for Ecosystem Science Research Assistant

Centre for Ecosystem Science School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052

0409 159 334 christopher.simpson@unsw.edu.au Mark Tozer NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) Research Scientist

PO Box 1967 Hurstville Sydney NSW 2220

02 9585 6496 mark.tozer@environment.nsw.gov.au

Ninety-six 0.1 hectare sites were established on retired farmland that includes a mosaic of restored vegetation (native plantings) of varying ages juxtaposed with patches of remnant vegetation and untreated, abandoned pasture. All sites were originally woodland prior to agricultural development about 200 years ago.

3x50m measuring tapes, clinometer, camera The study site is located on retired farmland that includes a mosaic of restored vegetation (native plantings) of varying ages juxtaposed with patches of remnant vegetation and untreated, pasture (both grazed and abandoned). During their period of pastoral management (prior to 1990), the sites have been grazed by cattle, fertilised and planted with exotic pasture grasses, particularly Phalaris species. All sites were originally woodland prior to agricultural development about 200 years ago. Restoration projects commenced in the area in 1992 with a stated goal of ‘re-establishment of native vegetation’ (Perkins 1997). The restoration plantings were carried out in a pattern designed to connect remnant patches of woodland, which were also the primary sources of seed for tubestock. To evaluate success against the above goal, we therefore identified the remnants as suitable reference sites to which the restored sites were expected to increase their resemblance in composition and structure over time. Disturbance resulting from past agricultural practices in the area have impacted upon remnant patches to varying degrees, but these were the best available examples of native woodland in the region. Untreated pasture is defined as a control, from which restored sites are expected to become increasingly dissimilar in species composition and vegetation structure with time. See: Perkins I. 1997. Hoxton Park Corridor (North) Land and Vegetation Management Plan. Unpublished report. The NSW Department of Urban Affairs and Planning & Greening Australia (NSW), Sydney. 1430871442831 Data Owner 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. kwrt_spatial_background_p174t861.csv kwrt_spatial_background_p174t861.csv 23640 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern.128.1 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_woodland_restoration,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read sitenumber Unique site identifier Character surveydate Date of survey YYYY-MM-DD locationdesc Detailed description of the geographic location Character latitude Latitude degree natural longitude Longitude degree natural mgazone Map Grid of Australia (MGA) Zone number whole mgaeasting Map Grid of Australia (MGA) easting value number whole mganorthing Map Grid of Australia (MGA) northing value number whole originalunittypedesc The coordinate system used when recording site location Character gps If a GPS was used to record location TRUE A GPS was used to record the coordinates FALSE A GPS was not used to record the coordinates accuracy How accurately the coordinates represent the exact location of the site meter 1 whole treatment Treatment of the site Revegetation Revegetated area (native plantings) Remnant Remnant woodland vegetation Pasture Untreated, abandoned pasture planteddate Approximate date that revegetation occurred on the site YYYY samplingage Age of revegetation at time of survey (in years) nominalYear whole 96 kwrt_spatial_data_2002_p174t1181.csv Spatial data for Invertebrate Data (Ant Abundance) study, 2002 kwrt_spatial_data_2002_p174t1181.csv 1174 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern6.149.1 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_woodland_restoration,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read site_number Unique site identifier Character survey_date Date of survey MMM YYYY treatment Treatment of the site Character mga_zone MGA Zone MGA Zone number mga_easting MGA Easting number natural mga_northing MGA Northing number natural altitude Meters ASL (Australian Height Datum) meter natural slope Slope degree whole aspect_deg Aspect measured in degrees degree whole aspect_des Aspect description NW North-west SW South-west NE North-east SE South-east S South 16 kwrt_spatial_data_2011-2014_p174t1180.csv Spatial data for the bird surveys of 2013 and 2014, and vegetation surveys of 2011-2013 kwrt_spatial_data_2011-2014_p174t1180.csv 9188 1 #x0A column ,u ecogrid://knb/ltern6.150.2 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_woodland_restoration,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=nesp,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read site_number Unique site identifier Character location_desc Detailed description of the geographic location Character latitude Latitude degree real longitude Longitude degree real zone Map Grid of Australia (MGA) Zone number whole easting Map Grid of Australia (MGA) easting value number whole northing Map Grid of Australia (MGA) northing value number whole unit The coordinate system used when recording site location Character gps If a GPS was used to record location TRUE A GPS was used to record the coordinates FALSE A GPS was not used to record the coordinates accuracy How accurately the coordinates represent the exact location of the site meter whole 38 http://www.ltern.org.au/ltern-plot-networks/woodland-restoration