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 Principal Investigator

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 0200

02 61250654 david.lindenmayer@anu.edu.au The Victorian Tall Eucalypt Forest Plot Network Vegetation Survey Data contains transect, plot- and subplot-based vegetation data collected from 175 spread across the montane ash forests of the Central Highlands in Victoria, Australia. Vegetation related data is collected annually from 105 of 163 (175 in 2013) sites (mainly sites burnt in 2009) and every 2 to 3 years from the remaining 70 sites (unburnt sites). Vegetation species are recorded along transects. A Height versus Diameter matrix is used to record all woody plants and tree ferns over 2m in height within the three 10 x 10 m plots situated along the transect. A basal sweep is done in the middle of each 10x10 m plot. Basal Area Factor 1m squared is used with the number of Acacia species recorded, as well as whether the tree is alive or dead. Seedling plots (1m x1m) are located in the middle of each of the three 10mx10m plots and all living plant species which are less than 5 m in height with their bases rooted within the 1 x 1 m plots are recorded by height increments in the table. This is part of a much larger dataset that began in 1983, when the Victorian Tall Eucalypt Forest Plot Network research plots commenced. 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 http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/victorian-tall-eucalypt-forest Stem counts Permanent plot Hollows Keywords List Vegetation structure Plant species composition Plant species abundance Individual plants LTERN Monitoring Themes 0501 Ecological Applications 0602 Ecology ANZSRC-FOR Codes Biological Classification > Plants GCMD Science Keywords 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. 2013 Species Acacia dealbata Species Acacia frigescens Species Acacia melanoxylon Species Acacia nanodealbata Species Acacia obliquinervia Species Acacia verniciflua Species Acacia verticillata Species Acrothamnus maccraei Species Asperula euryphylla Species Asperula gunnii Species Atherosperma moschatum Species Australina pusilla Species Austrocynoglossum latifolium Species Bedfordia arborescens Species Billardiera macrantha Species Billardiera mutabilis Species Blechnum cartilagineum Species Blechnum fluviatile Species Blechnum minus Species Blechnum nudum Species Blechnum wattsii Species Calochlaena dubia Species Calystegia marginata Species Carex appressa Species Carex species Species Cassinia aculeata Species Cassinia longifolia Species Centaurium erythraea Species Cirsium vulgare Species Clematis aristata Species Conyza bonariensis Species Coprosma hirtella Species Coprosma quadrifida Species Correa lawrenciana Species Cyathea australis Species Cynoglossum latifolium Species Daviesia mimosoides Species Dawsonia superba Species Dianella tasmanica Species Dicksonia antarctica Species Digitalis purpurea Species Diplazium australe Species Drymophila cyanocarpa Species Dryopoa dives Species Eucalyptus cypellocarpa Species Eucalyptus delegatensis Species Eucalyptus dives Species Eucalyptus nitens Species Eucalyptus obliqua Species Eucalyptus radiata Species Eucalyptus regnans Species Eucalyptus viminalis Species Gahnia radula Species Gahnia sieberiana Species Galium gaudichaudii Species Galium propinquum Species Gamochaeta calviceps Species Geranium variable Species Gleichenia microphylla Species Gonocarpus humilis Species Goodenia ovata Species Goodia lotifolia Species Grammitis billardierei Species Hedycarya angustifolia Species Histiopteris incisa Species Holcus lanatus Species Hydrocotyle geraniifolia Species Hydrocotyle hirta Species Hymenophyllum species Species Hypochaeris radicata Species Hypolepis rugosula Species Isolepis subtilissima Species Lagenophora montana Species Leionema bilobum Species Lepidosperma elatius Species Leptinella filicula Species Leptospermum grandiflorum Species Leptostigma reptans Species Lomatia fraseri Species Mentha australis Species Mentha laxiflora Species Microlaena stipoides Species Microsorum pustulatum Species Notelaea ligustrina Species Nothofagus cunninghamii Species Olearia argophylla Species Olearia lirata Species Olearia phlogopappa Species Olearia rugosa Species Oreomyrrhis eriopoda Species Oxalis exilis Species Parsonsia brownii Species Persoonia arborea Species Phebalium squamulosum Species Philotheca myoporoides Species Pimelea axiflora Species Pimelea linifolia Species Pittosporum bicolor Species Platylobium formosum Species Poa ensiformis Species Polyscias sambucifolia Species Polystichum proliferum Species Pomaderris aspera Species Poranthera microphylla Species Prostanthera lasianthos Species Prostanthera melissifolia Species Prunella vulgaris Species Pteridium esculentum Species Ranunculus plebeius Species Rapanea howittiana Species Rorippa dictyosperma Species Rubus fruticosus Species Rubus parvifolius Species Sambucus gaudichaudiana Species Senecio glomeratus Species Senecio gunnii Species Senecio minimus Species Senecio vagus Species Senecio velleioides Species Solanum aviculare Species Solanum prinophyllum Species Sonchus oleraceus Species Stellaria flaccida Species Sticherus lobatus Species Tasmannia lanceolata Species Tetrarrhena juncea Species Todea barbara Species Trifolium species Species Urtica incisa Species Veronica derwentiana Species Viola eminens Species Viola hederacea Species Zieria arborescens Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia 145.477922 146.195374 -37.342523 -37.919069 1397610412979 Mr David Blair Fenner School of Environment and Society Plot network contact

Fenner School of Environment and Society The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200

03 5962 4043, 0439 660996 david.blair@anu.edu.au Mr Lachlan McBurney Fenner School of Environment and Society Plot network contact

Fenner School of Environment and Society The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200

0401 124 929 lachlan.mcburney@anu.edu.au

Vegetation survey data was collected at a subset of 81 of the 175 permanent 3 hectare plots studied by Victorian Tall Eucalypt Forest. The majority subset (60% - and the same subset each year) are surveyed annually, the remainder are surveyed every 2-3 years.

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Standardized vegetation condition measurements were collected in 3 plots (1 x 1 m, 10 m x 10 m) nested within 1 ha plots measured annually. Species diversity and abundance: A record is taken whenever a species is observed within 5 m either side of the central transect (marked ‘T’) and additionally if the species is seen within any of the three 10 x 10 m plots a ‘1’, ‘2’ or ‘3’ are additionally listed in the box next to the species. (Example “T/1/3 Acacia dealbata” would mean A.d. was seen in plot 1 and plot 3 and on the transect). If a species is seen only within a 10x10 m plot, it is still recorded on the transect as the transect includes the three plots. If a species is identifiable but dead, it is not recorded. Immediately post fire, species were recorded as live, dead, or burnt. If a species is associated only with the roadside vegetation, the species is marked ‘R’. If the species is only observed elsewhere on the site outside the 10 x 100 m transect, it is listed with a diagonal slash across the box or ‘S’ to indicate it is present elsewhere on the site. Height v Diameter matrix: The HvD matrix records all the woody plants and tree ferns (no grasses, bracken, sedges, climbers etc.) over 2 m within the three 10 x 10 m plots. Every stem has Diameter Breast Height (DBH) and overall height measured and the species is entered in the matrix. Multiple stemmed plants generally have a count for each individual stem over 1.3 m high (DBH), so a single Correa or Olearia plant (for example) may be counted as multiple stems. Tree ferns with fronds that extend above 2 m are recorded in the diameter class of their trunk, even if this is below 1.3 m high. Tree ferns with trunks shorter than 1.3 m are still recorded as a single occurrence. Stems are listed as either live ‘L’, or dead ‘D’, species codes from the species list on the first page should be used. So a typical entry would be “Adx3 (D)” = three dead Acacia dealbata. The HvD matrix originally was a single table for each site, with all three plots entered into the one table. In 2012, this was split into three individual tables, one for each 10 x 10 m plot to help with identifying change over time in subsequent surveying, something that was very difficult with all three entered into a single table. Basal wedge of Acacia: A basal sweep is done in the middle of each 10 x 10 m plot, using the “bottle opener” type basal wedge, using the ‘BAF 1’ slot. The number of each species of Acacia is recorded, as well as whether the tree is alive or dead. Trees shorter than 2 m are not counted. Trees on a lean greater than 45 degrees are not counted. Seedling plots: All species that are rooted within the 1 x 1 m plots (usually located in the centre of the 10 x 10 m plots), are alive and that are under 5 m are recorded by height increments in the table. Where the species is a sprawling ground cover (e.g. Stellaria, wire grass, geranium etc.), an estimate of rooting nodes is taken.

Assisted by volunteers.

Field proformas were used.

Each monitoring site is 3 hectares, with monitoring occurring only on the central hectare which is usually square, measuring 100 x 100 m or occasionally sites measuring 200 x 50 m where they interface gullies. Each long term monitoring site is 3 hectares. Vegetation data is collected annually, but not all plots are surveyed every year. The majority subset (60% - and the same subset each year) are surveyed annually, the remainder are surveyed every 2-3 years. The annual survey sites are those that were burnt in 2009, plus a few extras. The less frequently surveyed sites are the long unburnt/green sites that have less annual change. 1409718747274 Plot network contact 1409718906120 Plot network contact lvic_basal_wedge_of_acacia_2013_p205t126.csv lvic_basal_wedge_of_acacia_2013_p205t126.csv 1 0 \r\n column , ecogrid://knb/ltern2.173.2 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=pn_vc_tall_eucalypt,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read survey_year Survey year YYYY date Survey date YYYY/MM/DD site_code Site code Character plot_number Plot number Character acacia_dealbata_alive_ Number of Acacia dealbata plants alive number whole acacia_dealbata_dead_ Number of Acacia dealbata plants dead number whole acacia_frigescens_alive_ Number of Acacia frigescens plants alive number whole acacia_frigescens_dead_ Number of Acacia Acacia frigescens plants dead number whole acacia_obliquinervia_alive_ Number of Acacia obliquinervia plants alive number whole acacia_obliquinervia_dead_ Number of Acacia Acacia obliquinervia plants dead number whole other_acacia_alive_ other_acacia_alive_ number real other_acacia_dead_ Number of other Acacia species plants alive number whole lvic_height_v_diameter_matrix_2013_p205t144.csv lvic_height_v_diameter_matrix_2013_p205t144.csv 1 0 \r\n column , ecogrid://knb/ltern2.174.1 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_vc_tall_eucalypt,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read survey_year Survey year YYYY date Date of observation YYYY/MM/DD site_code Site code Character dbh Diameter at breast height Character height Height Character species Species recorded Character species_amended Flora descriptor Character abundance Abundance number whole conditions Condition Character comments Comments Character lvic_seedling_plots_2013_p205t131.csv lvic_seedling_plots_2013_p205t131.csv 1 0 \r\n column , ecogrid://knb/ltern2.175.1 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_vc_tall_eucalypt,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read survey_year Survey year YYYY date Date of observation YYYY/MM/DD site_code Site code Character plot_number Plot number Character seedling_height Seedling height number whole species Species recorded Character species_amended Flora descriptor Character sumofabundance Sum of abundance number whole lvic_species_diversity_2013_p205t148.csv lvic_species_diversity_2013_p205t148.csv 1 0 \r\n column , ecogrid://knb/ltern2.176.2 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_vc_tall_eucalypt,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read survey_year Survey year YYYY date Date of survey YYYY/MM/DD site_code Site code Character species Species recorded Character species_amended Flora descriptor Character http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/victorian-tall-eucalypt-forest