public read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_vic_alpine,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read Dr John Morgan La Trobe University

Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environment La Trobe University Bundoora Vic 3086

03 9479 2226 J.Morgan@latrobe.edu.au Dr Susanna Venn Department of Botany, La Trobe University Network Contact

Department of Botany La Trobe University Bundoora Victoria 3086

Susanna.Venn@gmail.com Content Provider This Victorian Alpine Plot Network Vegetation Composition Data Package comprises plot-based vegetation data for alpine mountain summits in the Australian Alps for 2004. Twenty 1 metre squared quadrats are situated along each of four varying length permanent transects established on mountain summits. In each quadrat, plant species are assigned percentage cover abundance and species per metre squared are recorded. 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 Alpine summits Dominant classes Compositional changes Keywords Vegetation structure Plant species composition Plant species abundance Individual plants LTERN Monitoring Themes 0602 Ecology ANZSRC-FOR Codes Biological Classification > Plants Biosphere > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Alpine/Tundra GCMD Science Keywords CC-BY-4_0 Special Conditions No specific attribution required. Citation details as displayed in the LTERN Data Portal (http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/) Spatial coordinates for site names are available at https://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern6.304/html (Victorian Alpine Plot Network (Alpine Summit Plots): Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates for Vegetation Data, South-East Highlands, Australia). Alpine Summits, Australian Alps 146.4542 147.30667 -36.7325 -37.13255 2004 Species Acetosella vulgaris Species Aciphylla glacialis Species Agropyron sp KB Species Agrostis sp Native KB Species Ajuga australis Species Arthropodium milleflorum Species Asperula gunnii Species Asterolasia trymalioides Species Austrodanthonia sp Hairy grass Species Baeckia ramosissima Species Brachyscome nivalis Species Brachyscome rigidula Species Brachyscome spathulata Species Bulbine bulbosa Species Carex breviculmis Species Carex hebes Species Celmisia costiniana Species Celmisia latifolia Species Celmisia pugioniformis Species Celmisia tomentella Species Chionogentias muelleriana Species Chrysocephalum semipapposum Species Cotula Species Craspedia spp Species Crassula sieberiana Species Elymus scaber Species Erigeron nitidus Species Eucalyptus pauciflora Species Euphrasia Species Ewartia nubigena Species Geranium potentilloides Species Gonocarpus montanus Species Goodenia hederacea Species Grevillea australis Species Helichrysum rutidolepis Species Hovea montana Species Hymenanthera dentata Species Hypochaeris radicata Species Kunzea muelleri Species Leionema Species Leptorhynchos squamatus Species Leucochrysum albicans var albicans Species Leucopogon montanus Species Lomandra filiformis Species Luzula acutifolia Species Luzula novaecambriae Species Microseris sp 2 Species Olearia phlogopappa var flavescens Species Oreomyrrhis eriopoda Species Ozothamnus alpinus Species Pentachondra pumila Species Phebalium squamulosum Species Pimelea alpina Species Pimelea axiflora Species Poa costiniana Species Poa fawcettiae Species Poa hiemata Species Poa hothamensis Species Poa phillipsiana Species Podolobium alpestre Species Prasophyllum Species Prostanthera cuneata Species Ranunculus muelleri Species Rhodanthe anthemoides Species Scleranthus biflorus Species Scleranthus singuliflorus Species Senecio pinnatifolius Species Stellaria pungens Species Stylidium graminifolium Species Trisetum spicatum Species Viola betonicifolia Species Viola hederacea Species Wahlenbergia Species Xerochrysum subundulatum Professor Ary Hoffmann Departments of Zoology and Genetics, The University of Melbourne Plot Leader

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

1403149659565

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.

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All species are recorded and assigned a percentage cover (<1%, 1%, 5%, then to the nearest 5% thereafter). Species per metre squared is also recorded. Litter, rock and bare ground are also recorded. These data allow compositional changes to be detected over time. Across the entire summit, to the -5 m contour on all aspects, a species list is compiled to indicate the Species Pool. All species are then assigned an abundance based on an approximately log scale of the number of individuals seen: fewer than 10, in the 10s, in the 100s, in the 1000s. These data allow species invasions (and depletions) to be detected.

None specified No limitations or missing units are in coverage outlined in Conceptual Design. 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. 1403149765536 Principal Investigator 1403149659565 Principal Investigator Henrik Wahren Department of Botany, La Trobe University

Department of Botany La Trobe University Bundoora Victoria 3086

c.wahren@latrobe.edu.au Principal Investigator Australian Geographic & Holsworth Fund vasp_vegetation_composition_2004_p98t102.csv vasp_vegetation_composition_2004_p98t102.csv 73115 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern.372.4 site_name Name of site Character year Year of survey YYYY site_code Alpha-numeric site descriptor Character species Scientific name (binomial) and where relevant, other observations on floristics. Character cover Percentage cover number real 1408 vasp_vegetation_composition_diversity_2004_p98t1131.csv vasp_vegetation_composition_diversity_2004_p98t1131.csv 5140 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern.373.3 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_vic_alpine,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read site_name Name of site Character year Year of survey YYYY site_code Alpha-numeric site descriptor Character no_species_per_1m2 Species per square metre dimensionless whole 161 http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/victorian-alpine