public read uid=hoffmann,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=morgan,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all Dr John Morgan Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environment, La Trobe University Plant Ecologist

La Trobe University Bundoora Vic 3086 Australia

03 9479 2226 J.Morgan@latrobe.edu.au This Victorian Alpine Plot Network Road Transects 4WD Track Data Package comprises spatial data for Lowland-to-highland 4WD Roadside Transects in the South-East Highlands, Australia. Plots are located at attitudinally stratified intervals along transects. The transects follow major roads and management tracks in the Victorian Alps. Each track is divided into multiple altitudinal sectors in which generally a single plot is situated. 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. Alpine National Park Species richness Compositional changes Weed invasion Altitudinal gradient Keywords list 0501 0602 ANZSRC-FOR Biological Classification > Plants Biosphere > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Alpine/Tundra GCMD Vegetation structure Plant species composition Plant species abundance Individual plants LTERN Monitoring Themes CC-BY-4_0 Special conditions Data users must request permission from the Data Provider before access to latitudinal and longitudinal data is granted. Victorian Alpine Plot Network Lowland-to-highland 4WD Track Transects Data 146.4542 147.30667 -36.7325 -37.13255 1432006509477

The sampling regime consists of transects with plots located at altitudinal intervals along the transects. The transects follow major roads and management tracks in the Victorian Alps.The transects are: 2014: Bluff, Cobbler, Mt Murray, Stirling, Wonnangatta 2015: Springs Track, Fainter North 2016: Road Twentyfour, The Lanes Each 4WD track is divided into multiple sectors. These are spaced according to a simple formula: (highest altitude - lowest altitude) /(no. sectors - 1). In each sector, one quadrat, 2 m x 50 m, is placed parallel to the 4WD track, except the track Fainter North where two quadrats were used.

Due to the remote area where the plots are located, GPS co-ordinates were sometimes difficult to obtain, and consequently may contain minor errors. These plots are aim to collect and document the distribution of exotic (and native) species from foothills to mountain summits along transport corridors. The data collection protocol follows the guidelines of the Mountain Invasion Research Network (MIREN; http://www.mountaininvasions.org/). The aim is to determine which exotic (and native) species are where on mountain roadsides and are using these data against background quadrat data collected over past years and decades to test hypotheses about roads as vectors for dispersal of invasive species. University of Melbourne Data Owner 1432006509477 Principal Investigator Professor Ary Hoffmann The University of Melbourne

Bio21 Institute, Departments of Zoology and Genetics The University of Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne Vic 3010 Australia

Plot Leader Dr Henrik Wahren Department of Botany, La Trobe University

Department of Botany La Trobe University Bundoora Vic 3086 Australia

c.wahren@latrobe.edu.au Content Provider 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. vasp_4WD_track_monitoring_spatial_data_p605t875.csv vasp_4WD_track_monitoring_spatial_data_p605t875.csv 7451 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern.144.2 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_vic_alpine,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read site_name Site identifier Character road_type The type of road Character utm_easting UTM Easting reference number whole utm_northing UTM Northing reference number whole datum Datum Character 144 http://www.ltern.org.au/ltern-plot-networks/victorian-alpine