public read uid=keith,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=tozer,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

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 Vegetation Survey (Floristics and Structure) Data Package contains vegetation survey data for fifty-three experimental 0.2 hectare sites which were established on dune crests and upper slopes in Tarawi Nature Reserve; Scotia Sanctuary and Danggali National Park. The floristic data collected includes census data for seedlings and established plants and structural data including estimates of cover and height for vegetation strata. 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 Census data Seedlings Established plants Structural Estimates of cover Height Vegetation strata. Keywords List Vegetation structure Plant species composition Plant species abundance LTERN Monitoring Themes 0501 Ecological Applications 0602 Ecology ANZSRC-FOR Codes Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation GCMD Science Keywords: CC-BY-4_0 Special conditions Prior to publication of research utilising this data, the data provider (David Keith) requests consultation. 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 2013 Species Acacia brachybotrya Species Acacia burkittii Species Acacia colletioides Species Acacia ligulata Species Acacia oswaldii Species Acacia rigens Species Acacia wilhelmiana Species Actinobole uliginosum Species Amphipogon caricinus Species Atriplex species Species Atriplex stipitata Species Austrostipa elegantissima Species Austrostipa nitida Species Austrostipa scabra Species Austrostipa species Species Beyeria opaca Species Brachycome ciliaris variety ciliaris Species Brachycome lineariloba Species Calandrinia eremaea Species Callitris verrucosa Species Calotis erinacea Species Calotis hispidula Species Chenopodium curvispicatum Species Chenopodium desertorum subspecies desertorum Species Chenopodium desertorum subspecies rectum Species Chenopodium melanocarpum Species Chenopodium species Species Chrysocephalum apiculatum Species Chthonocephalus pseudevax Species Codonocarpus cotinifolius Species Convolvulus erubescens Species Conyza species Species Crassula species Species Cryptandra amara Species Daucus glochidiatus Species Dissocarpus paradoxus Species Dodonaea viscosa Species Drosera glanduligera Species Duboisia hopwoodii Species Einadia nutans Species Einadia nutans subspecies nutans Species Enchylaena tomentosa Species Eremophila glabra Species Eremophila glabra subspecies murrayana Species Eremophila scoparia Species Eremophila species Species Eucalyptus costata Species Eucalyptus dumosa Species Eucalyptus gracilis Species Eucalyptus oleosa Species Eucalyptus socialis Species Eucalyptus species Species Euchiton sphaericus Species Eutaxia microphylla Species Exocarpos aphyllus Species Gnephosis tenuissima Species Grevillea huegelii Species Grevillea pterosperma Species Gypsophila australis Species Halgania cyanea Species Haloragis odontocarpa Species Isoetopsis graminifolia Species Lepidium phlebopetalum Species Lepidium species Species Logania nuda Species Lomandra leucocephala Species Lomandra species Species Maireana appressa Species Maireana erioclada Species Maireana georgei Species Maireana pentatropis Species Maireana species Species Menkea australis Species Muehlenbeckia diclina Species Myoporum platycarpum Species Nicotiana occidentalis subspecies obliqua Species Olearia muelleri Species Olearia pimeleoides Species Olearia rudis Species Olearia subspicata Species Olearia tenuifolia Species Panicum effusum Species Parsonsia eucalyptophylla Species Paspalidium constrictum Species Paspalidium gracile Species Picris species Species Pimelea species Species Pimelea trichostachya Species Podolepis capillaris Species Podotheca angustifolia Species Ptilotus exaltatus Species Ptilotus species Species Rhodanthe pygmaea Species Rhyncharrhena linearis Species Santalum acuminatum Species Scaevola parvifolia Species Scaevola spinescens Species Schismus barbatus Species Schoenus subaphyllus Species Scleranthus species Species Sclerolaena diacantha Species Sclerolaena parviflora Species Sclerolaena patenticuspis Species Senna artemisioides nothosubspecies coriaceae Species Senna artemisioides subspecies petiolaris Species Senna artemisioides subspecies zygophylla Species Senna species Species Solanum coactiliferum Species Solanum inaequilaterum Species Solanum species Species Sonchus asper Species Sonchus oleraceus Species Sonchus species Species Stenopetalum lineare Species Stenopetalum sphaerocarpum Species Tetragonia tetragonoides Species Thysanotus baueri Species Triglochin centrocarpa Species Triodia scariosa Species Unknown Species Velleia connata Species Vittadinia cervicularis Species Vittadinia cervicularis variety cervicularis Species Vittadinia cuneata Species Vittadinia cuneata variety cuneata Species Vittadinia dissecta Species Vittadinia dissecta variety hirta Species Vittadinia eremaea Species Vittadinia species Species Wahlenbergia species Species Wahlenbergia tumidifructa Species Waitzia acuminata Species Westringia rigida Species Westringia species Species Xerochrysum bracteatum Species Zygophyllum ammophilum Species Zygophyllum angustifolium Species Zygophyllum apiculatum Species Zygophyllum aurantiacum Species Zygophyllum eremaeum Species Zygophyllum species 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 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 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 during 1996 to 2011.

The density (number of individuals per unit area) of each vascular plant species are recorded in every plot. That is, both the five 15 x 15 m fenced plots and the three 13 x 7.5 m unfenced external plots. The total counts made in each plot are aided by informally dividing each plot up into segments for logistical purposes only. Counts of each species are partitioned into: live reproductive plants; live non-reproductive established plants; fire-killed established plants; plants that had emerged as seedlings or re-sprouted after fire and subsequently died; live seedlings less than two years of age; and dead seedlings. From Spring 2011, several additional attributes recording vegetation structure are visually estimated in each exclusion and external plot. These currently include: hummock grass height (ten randomly selected individuals per plot); and single estimates per plot for: tree cover and height range; shrub height (median and range); shrub cover; hummock grass cover; ephemeral grass cover; leaf and twig litter cover and bare ground cover. Seedling cohorts of Eucalyptus and Callitris that emerged after fires in 1996, 1997, 2005 and 2006 were marked with uniquely numbered metal tags and monitored for survival, growth and reproduction in subsequent years.

The Mallee Plot Network research plots commenced in 1996 and were revisited annually for 3 years and then on a decadal basis. The study focusses on vegetation dynamics on dune crests and upper slopes, primarily because resources are insufficient to sample across the full catenary sequence of dunes and swales. Study of fire in swale landforms is problematic because these are rarely flammable under prescribed fire conditions due to the absence of hummock grasses, which augment lateral fuel connectivity and thus promote fire spread on the dune crests and slopes. 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. 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). Fifty-three experimental sites have been established on dune crests and upper slopes during 1996 – 2011, of which 29 are located within Tarawi NR, with 16 in Scotia and eight in Danggali NR. In Tarawi NR, each is marked with a steel sign on an adjacent access track. These include four pilot sites established during 1996-1998, during which the design of herbivore exclosures were developed. 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_floristics_p102t305.csv kmle_floristics_p102t305.csv 1 0 \r\n column , ecogrid://knb/ltern2.169.3 cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all site Site identification number Character subplot Subplot identification number Character census Sequential census identification number Character species_ Scientific name code. "Absence" defined as species not observed during surveys within plot. Character species_nam Scientific name. "Absence" defined as species not observed during surveys within plot. Character x_liveseedlings Count of living seedlings observed number whole x_liveestabplants Count of living established plants observed number whole kmle_vegetation_structure_p102t316.csv kmle_vegetation_structure_p102t316.csv 1 0 \r\n column , ecogrid://knb/ltern2.190.1 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read sitelabel Site identification number Character subplotlabel Subplot identification number Character censusn Sequential census identification number Character elemlabel Element label EucCov cover of eucalypt stratum EucHtMax maximum height of eucalypt stratum EucHtMin minimum height of eucalypt stratum EucHtMode modal height of eucalypt stratum NonEucCov cover of non-eucalypt tree stratum NonEucHtMax Maximum height of non-eucalypt tree species (m) NonEucHtMin Minimum height of non-eucalypt tree species (m) NonEucHtMode Modal height of shrubs (m) HumCov Projective cover (%) of hummock grasses HumHt Height of randomly selected grass hummock (m) - 10 replicates TusCov Projective cover (%) of tussock grasses TusHtMax Maximum height of tussock grasses (m) TusHtMin Minimum height of tussock grasses (m) TusHtMode Modal height of tussock grasses (m) ForbCov Projective cover (%) of forbs ForbHtMax Maximum height of forbs (m) ForbHtMin Minimum height of forbs (m) ForbHtMode Modal height of forbs (m) LitCov Projective cover (%) of leaf litter and dead woody debris BareCov Projective cover (%) of bare ground elemrep Element replicated (e.g.replicate measurements of Triodia height per subplot) Character elemvalue Estimate of cover (%) or height (m) number real http://dev.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/mallee