public read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_vc_tall_eucalypt,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read Professor David Lindenmayer Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University Plot Leader

Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University Frank Fenner Building (Building 141), Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University Canberra ACT 2601

02 61250654 david.lindenmayer@anu.edu.au 1409718906120 1409718747274 In 1998, 1129 large trees with cavities (i.e. both living and dead stags) were mapped and permanently marked at 156 field sites. Each stag was assigned one of nine tree forms or decay classes based on observable characteristics. Each time the trees were re-surveyed, an additional 3 hour reconnaissance was undertaken at each site to determine if any new cavity trees had been recruited since the previous survey. These data were used in the IUCN Red List of Ecosystem Assessment of Burns, E. L., Lindenmayer, D. B., Stein, J., Blanchard, W., McBurney, L., Blair, D. & Banks, S. C. (2015). Ecosystem assessment of mountain ash forest in the Central Highlands of Victoria, South-eastern Australia. Austral Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/aec.12200. The data were subsequently used in a case study as part of the Collaborative Environment for Ecosystem Science Research and Analysis (CoESRA) (see https://www.coesra.org.au). This is part of a much larger dataset that began in 1983 when the Victorian Tall Eucalypt Forest Plot Network research plots commenced. These data have been collected as part of an ongoing program to examine key relationships in different vegetation types; within and across different regions and in response to different kinds of disturbance and management regimes. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Victorian Tall Eucalypt Forest Plot Network’s full program is provided at the LTERN Data Portal. Earth Science>Biosphere>Vegetation>Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure GCMD Science Keywords 0501 Ecological Applications 0602 Ecology 0502 Environmental Science and Management 0705 Forestry Sciences ANZSRC-FOR Codes Vegetation structure Fire Logging forestry Fragmentation LTERN Monitoring Themes Stag Logging Fire Tree cavity Keywords List CC-BY-4_0 Special Condition Co-authorship with the data provider (Professor David Lindenmayer) of any publication of research utilising this data is an expected outcome. The data provider requests consultation, including a summary of the proposed research and intended use before publication of research utilising this data is possible. 1998 2011 Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia 145.477922 146.195374 -37.342523 -37.919069 1397610412979 Mr Lachlan McBurney Fenner School of Environment & Society ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment Senior Research Officer

Fenner School of Environment and Society The Australian National University 48 Linnaeus Way Acton Canberra ACT 2601

0401 124 929 lachlan.mcburney@anu.edu.au Mr David Blair Fenner School of Environment & Society ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment Senior Research Officer

Fenner School of Environment and Society Fenner School of Environment & Society ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment Canberra ACT 2601

03 5962 4043, 0439 660996 david.blair@anu.edu.au

The form of 1129 large trees with cavities was determined at 156 permanent 1 hectare field sites on a repeated basis in 1997, 2005, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

The stag attribute "form" was measured in 1997, 2005, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Trees were marked with a number both with spray paint and a small metal tag. Each time the trees were re-surveyed, an additional 3 hour reconnaissance in which all overstorey eucalypt trees on each site were inspected with binoculars as part of a detailed vegetation surveys on all field sites, to determine if any new cavity trees had been recruited since the previous survey. A compass and a rangefinder are used to map the layout of stags within each site. Trees were selected on the basis that they were viable (still standing) at 1998.

GPS and range finder 1397610412979 Data Owner 1409718906120 Senior Research Officer 1409718747274 Senior Research Officer This data was collected between 1998 and 2011 and was funded by Parks Victoria, Victorian Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment and Australian Research Council Discovery program. Since 2012 the Plot Network infrastructure has been funded as 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. stag_data_all_years_p626t921.csv stag_data_all_years_p626t921.csv 254870 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern2.1057.4 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_vc_tall_eucalypt,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read site Site code Character fire_cat Fire category m moderate n unburnt s severe age_category Regeneration cohort age of mountain ash and alpine ash 1 Forest cover established (regenerated) prior to 1939 and remained unburned until 2009 2 Forest cover established (regenerated) in 1939 and remained unburned until 2009 3 Forest cover established (regenerated) in 1983 and remained unburned until 2009 tree_code Unique code comprising site code and tree code Character survey_year_num Year of survey YYYY form_num Mountain Ash tree form 1 Mature living tree 2 Mature living trees with a dead or broken top 3 Dead tree with most branches still intact 4 Dead tree with 0–25% of the top broken off; branches remaining as stubs only 5 Dead tree with top 25–50% broken away 6 Dead tree with top 50–75% broken away 7 Solid dead tree with ≥75% of the top broken away 8 Hollow stump 9 Collapsed tree init_form_num Initial Mountain Ash tree forms 1 Mature living tree 2 Mature living trees with a dead or broken top 3 Dead tree with most branches still intact 4 Dead tree with 0–25% of the top broken off; branches remaining as stubs only 5 Dead tree with top 25–50% broken away 6 Dead tree with top 50–75% broken away 7 Solid dead tree with ≥75% of the top broken away 8 Hollow stump 9 Collapsed tree 5656 http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/victorian-tall-eucalypt-forest