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

Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia

02 9385 2111 david.keith@unsw.edu.au The Mallee Plot Network Soil Moisture (Probe and Location) Data Package contains soil moisture data obtained from monitoring tubes for soil moisture probes which were installed at intervals along two transects extending across the catenary sequence from swale to swale across a dune crest in May 2011. The Mallee Plot Network research plots commenced in 1996 and were revisited annually for 3 years and then on a decadal basis. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Mallee Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/mallee Soil Moisture Probe Keywords List Hydrology Soil LTERN Monitoring Themes 0501 Ecological Applications 0503 Soil Sciences 0602 Ecology ANZSRC-FOR Codes Earth Science > Agriculture > Soils > Soil Moisture/Water Content GCMD Science Keywords CC-BY-4_0 Special conditions Prior to publication of research utilising this data, the data provider (David Keith) requests consultation. Spatial coordinates for tubes and/or exclosures are available at https://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern6.321/html (Mallee Plot Network: Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates, Western New South Wales and South Australia, Australia). Tarawi Nature Reserve; Scotia Sanctuary and Danggali National Park, Western New South Wales and South Australia, Australia 140.958503 141.222776 -33.271362 -33.467802 2011-04-28 2012-03-23 Renee Woodward Centre for Ecosystem Science Research Assistant

Centre for Ecosystem Science School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052

02 9585 6051 Renee.Woodward@environment.nsw.gov.au Katy Wilkins Centre for Ecosystem Science Research Assistant

Centre for Ecosystem Science School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052

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

PO Box 1967 Hurstville Sydney NSW 2220

02 9585 6496 mark.tozer@environment.nsw.gov.au Chris Simpson Centre for Ecosystem Science Research Assistant

Centre for Ecosystem Science School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052

0409 159 334 Christopher.Simpson@unsw.edu.au 1408532875740

Fifty-three experimental 0.2 hectare sites were established on dune crests and upper slopes in Tarawi Nature Reserve; Scotia Sanctuary and Danggali National Park. This is part of a much larger dataset that spans from 1996 to 2011.

In April 2011, monitoring tubes for soil moisture probes were installed at intervals along two transects extending across the catenary sequence from swale to swale across a dune crest. Tubes were installed in each swale, on the dune crest and on the upper and lower flanks on each side of the dune. Soil moisture is monitored at monthly intervals at depths of 100, 200, 300, 400, 600 and 1000 cm below the soil surface at monthly intervals using a PR2/6 Profile Probe manufactured by Delta-T Devices Ltd.

PR2/6 Profile Probe manufactured by Delta-T Devices Ltd. The Mallee Plot Network research plots commenced in 1996 and were revisited annually for 3 years and then on a decadal basis. The study is located in the red aeolian sand dunefield landscape of the Scotia district within Tarawi Nature Reserve (33.44ºS 141.16ºE), Scotia Wildlife Sanctuary (33°17′S 141°05'E) and Danggali Nature Reserve (33° 22' S 140° 45' E) in south-western New South Wales and adjacent area of South Australia (Figure 7.4.1). The study area sits on the south-eastern edge of the Australian arid zone. This location is close to the arid limits of distribution of the mallee woodland biome, which stretches across the temperate semi-arid belt of southern Australia (Noble 1984). Mallee woodlands typically occur within regions receiving 200-500 mm rainfall per year. During 1940-2010, mean annual rainfall at Tarawi Homestead was approximately 240 mm (data summary courtesy of John Warren, Tarawi NR). 1408532875740 Data owner 1410741491082 Plot Network Contact 1410741595318 Plot Network Contact 1410741683956 Plot Network Contact 1410741759667 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. kmle_soil_moisture_probe_data_p82t158.csv kmle_soil_moisture_probe_data_p82t158.csv 1 0 \r\n column , ecogrid://knb/ltern2.196.1 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_mallee,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read date Date of observation YYYY-MM-DD exclosure Exclosure identification number Character tag Borehole identification number Character replicate_1_2_or_3_ Reading replicate Character depth_100_200_300_400_600_800_or_1000_ Depth of probe centimeter whole reading Instrument reading of soil moisture. Volumetric soil moisture content as a percentage. number real http://dev.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/mallee