public read uid=keith,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all Professor David Keith Centre for Ecosystem Science, University of New South Wales Plot Leader

University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia

02 9385 2111 david.keith@unsw.edu.au The Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network Vegetation Structure and Floristics Data Package contains information on the vegetation structure and species present in 60 established swamp monitoring sites in upland swamps scattered throughout the study area (Keith and Myerscough 1993). Each site is sampled in nine combinations of moisture-by-vegetation structure strata. The Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network research plots commenced in 1983 and have been revisited in 2004, 2009 and again in 2014. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/upland-health-swamps. Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation > Canopy Characteristics Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation > Vegetation Species GCMD Vegetation structure Canopy Upland heath swamps Plant species Keywords List Vegetation structure Plant species composition Plant species abundance Individual plants Invasive plants Land clearing LTERN Monitoring Themes 0602 ANZSRC-FOR TERN-BY-SA-NC Special conditions: Prior to publication of research utilising this data, the data provider (David Keith) requests consultation. Species Acacia baueri Species Acacia myrtifolia Species Acacia rubida Species Acacia terminalis Species Actinotus minor Species Allocasuarina littoralis Species Allocasuarina paludosa Species Almaleea paludosa Species Aotus ericoides Species Austrostipa pubescens Species Baeckea imbricata Species Baeckea linifolia Species Baloskion fastigiata Species Baloskion gracile Species Banksia ericifolia Species Banksia marginata Species Banksia oblongifolia Species Banksia paludosa Species Banksia robur Species Bauera microphylla Species Bauera rubioides Species Baumea acuta Species Baumea gunnii Species Baumea rubiginosa Species Baumea teretifolia Species Billardiera scandens Species Blandfordia nobilis Species Blechnum nudum Species Boronia parviflora Species Brunoniella pumilio Species Burchardia umbellata Species Caesia parviflora Species Callistemon citrinus Species Cassytha glabella Species Cassytha pubescens Species Centrolepis fasciculata Species Chorizandra cymbaria Species Chorizandra sphaerocephala Species Comesperma defoliatum Species Comesperma retusum Species Conospermum ellipticum Species Corybas fordhamii Species Corymbia gummifera Species Cryptandra ericoides Species Cryptostylis subulata Species Cyathochaeta diandra Species Dampiera stricta Species Darwinia fascicularis Species Darwinia grandiflora Species Deyeuxia decipiens Species Dillwynia floribunda Species Drosera binata Species Drosera peltata Species Drosera pygmaea Species Drosera spatulata Species Empodisma minus Species Entolasia stricta Species Epacris microphylla Species Epacris obtusifolia Species Epacris paludosa Species Eriachne glabrata Species Eucalyptus haemastoma Species Eucalyptus sieberi Species Eucalyptus species Species Eurychorda complanata Species Gahnia sieberiana Species Gleichenia dicarpa Species Gleichenia microphylla Species Gompholobium glabratum Species Gonocarpus micranthus Species Gonocarpus salsoloides Species Gonocarpus tetragynus Species Gonocarpus teucrioides Species Goodenia dimorpha Species Grevillea oleoides Species Grevillea sericea Species Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus Species Haemodorum corymbosum Species Hakea gibbosa Species Hakea laevipes subspecies graniticola Species Hakea teretifolia Species Hemarthria uncinata Species Hibbertia riparia Species Hibbertia serpyllifolia Species Hydrocotyle peduncularis Species Hypolaena fastigiata Species Hypolepis muelleri Species Isopogon anemonifolius Species Isopogon anethifolius Species Juncus continuus Species Kunzea capitata Species Lagenifera stipitata Species Lambertia formosa Species Lepidosperma filiforme Species Lepidosperma flexuosum Species Lepidosperma forsythii Species Lepidosperma limicola Species Lepidosperma neesii Species Leptocarpus tenax Species Leptospermum arachnoides Species Leptospermum continentale Species Leptospermum grandifolium Species Leptospermum juniperinum Species Leptospermum polygalifolium subspecies polygalifolium Species Leptospermum squarrosum Species Leptospermum trinervium Species Lepyrodia anarthria Species Lepyrodia scariosa Species Leucopogon esquamatus Species Leucopogon microphyllus Species Lindsaea linearis Species Lomandra cylindrica Species Lomandra filiformis subspecies coriacea Species Lomandra filiformis subspecies filiformis Species Lomandra obliqua Species Lomatia silaifolia Species Lycopodiella lateralis Species Melaleuca squamea Species Melaleuca squarrosa Species Mirbelia rubiifolia Species Mitrasacme pilosa Species Mitrasacme polymorpha Species Monotaxis linifolia Species Opercularia varia Species Parsonsia straminea Species Patersonia sericea Species Patersonia species affinity fragilis Species Persoonia pinifolia Species Petrophile pulchella Species Phragmites australis Species Pimelea linifolia Species Plinthanthesis paradoxa Species Pseudanthus orientalis Species Pteridium esculentum Species Ptilothrix deusta Species Pultenaea aristata Species Pultenaea divaricata Species Pultenaea tuberculata Species Schizaea bifida Species Schoenus brevifolius Species Schoenus lepidosperma subspecies pachylepis Species Schoenus maschalinus Species Schoenus moorei Species Schoenus paludosus Species Schoenus villosus Species Selaginella uliginosa Species Sowerbaea juncea Species Sphaerolobium vimineum Species Sporadanthus gracilis Species Sprengelia incarnata Species Stackhousia nuda Species Stylidium lineare Species Symphionema paludosum Species Tetraria capillaris Species Tetrarrhena turfosa Species Tetratheca shiressii Species Thelionema caespitosum Species Thysanotus juncifolius Species Tricoryne simplex Species Tricostularia pauciflora Species Unknown dicot seedling Species Utricularia lateriflora Species Viminaria juncea Species Xanthorrhoea resinifera Species Xanthosia dissecta Species Xanthosia tridentata Species Xyris bracteata Species Xyris juncea Species Xyris operculata Species Xyris ustulata Dharawal National Park, Sydney Basin, NSW, Australia 150.84554 150.93563 -34.2008 -34.26344 2014-06-01 2014-09-30 Renee Woodward Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales Research Assistant

University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia

02 9585 6051 Renee.Woodward@environment.nsw.gov.au Katy Wilkins Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales Research Assistant

University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia

02 9385 8296 k.wilkins@unsw.edu.au Mark Tozer NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) Research Scientist

PO Box 1967 Hurstville NSW 2220 Australia

02 9585 6496 mark.tozer@environment.nsw.gov.au 1408532875740 Tanya Mason Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales Research Fellow

University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia

02 9385 8296 t.mason@unsw.edu.au Chris Simpson Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales Research Assistant

University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia

0409 159 334 christopher.simpson@unsw.edu.au

Sampling of vegetation is stratified along the soil moisture gradient and across the range of structural variability in the vegetation. Thus three categories of vegetation structure (based on the height and form of shrubs) are sampled across three categories of soil moisture in a factorial design at 60 sites in upland swamps scattered throughout the study area (Keith and Myerscough 1993). Each permanent swamp monitoring site consists of a belt transect of 30 contiguous 0.5x0.5 metre quadrats. Quadrats 1 and 30 are marked with steel star pickets, extending approximately 1. 5 m above ground surface, and located on the Map Grid of Australia (Geodectic Datum of Australia) using a global positioning system.

•Steel star pickets •Measuring tape •GPS

Each sample site is a belt transect of 30 contiguous 0.5 x 0.5 metre quadrats, in which presence/absence of all vascular plant taxa are recorded (based on whether they were overhanging the quadrats) and tallied to give a frequency out of 30.

•Measuring tape •metre rule •portable quadrat

At each sampling time, vegetation structure is measured by estimating the height and canopy cover for the shrub and herbaceous layers of the vegetation. Four replicate estimates were made at 5 m intervals along each 15 m transect

•Measuring tape •metre rule •portable quadrat These sites were originally sampled in 1983, then in 2004, 2009-2010 and 2014. The next census is scheduled for 2019 or within 12 months of the next bushfire, whichever occurs first. Sampling of vegetation is stratified along the soil moisture gradient and across the range of structural variability in the vegetation. Thus three categories of soil moisture and three categories of vegetation structure (based on the height and form of shrubs) are sampled in a factorial design at 60 sites in upland swamps scattered throughout the study area (Keith and Myerscough 1993). Originally each sample site was a belt transect of 60 contiguous 0.5x0.5 m quadrats, in which presence/absence of all vascular plant taxa are recorded (based on whether they were overhanging the quadrats) and tallied to give a frequency out of 60. The sites were originally sampled in 1983, marked in the field by two wooden stakes at either end of the transect, and plotted on a 1:10 000 aerial photograph. By 2004, it was possible to relocate 54 of the 60 original transects and of these, at least one of the original markers was found for 20 transects. During the intervening years, some of the wooden markers had been consumed by fires, but based on the annotated aerial photograph, field notes and detailed recollections of the original observer (David Keith), transects were confidently reestablished within approximately 10 m of their original location. These formed the basis for establishing permanent swamp monitoring sites, which are now marked in the field at the positions of quadrats 1 and 30 with steel star pickets, extending approximately 1. 5 m above ground surface, and located on the Map Grid of Australia (Geodectic Datum of Australia) using a global positioning system. Exploration and subsampling of the 1983 data showed that the floristic relationships between the 60 sites could be adequately retrieved if species frequencies were calculated from a sample of 30 quadrats within each transect (correlation of association matrices based on 60 and 30 quadrats yielded Mantel’s R>0.95). Therefore, only the first 30 quadrats of each transect were re-sampled in 2004 (Keith et al. 2007). Vegetation sampling was repeated in 2009-2010 and 2014. The next census is scheduled for 2019 or within 12 months of the next bushfire, whichever occurs first. 1408532875740 Data Owner 1416448970563 Plot Network Contact 1416440473965 Plot Network Contact 1416440539634 Plot Network Contact 1416440643143 Plot Network Contact 1416440710772 Plot Network Contact 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. kuhs_vegetation_data_floristics_2014_p110t165.csv kuhs_vegetation_data_floristics_2014_p110t165.csv 1 0 \r\n column , ecogrid://knb/ltern.85.2 cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all species Species name Character transect Transect identifier transect frequency Species frequency values out of 30 number whole comment Comments Character kuhs_vegetation_data_structure_2014_p110t605.csv kuhs_vegetation_data_structure_2014_p110t605.csv 1 0 \r\n column , ecogrid://knb/ltern.86.1 cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all site Site identifier Character height_serotinous_obligate_seeder_shrubs Height of serotinous obligate seeder shrubs in metres meter real height_mid_stratum_shrubs Height of mid stratum shrub in metres meter real height_sedges Height of edges in metres meter real height_ferns Height of ferns in metres meter real height_forbs Height of forbs in metres meter real cover_serotinous_obligate_seeder_shrubs Cover of serotinous obligate seeder shrubs % number real cover_mid_stratum_shrubs Cover of mid stratum shrubs % number real cover_sedges Cover sedges % number real cover_ferns Cover ferns % number real cover_forbs Cover forbs % number real http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/upland-health-swamps