public read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_jervis_bay,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 Mr Christopher MacGregor The Australian National University Manager, Participant

The Fenner School of Environment and Society ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200

+61 2 4442 2238 christopher.macgregor@anu.edu.au Director of National Parks (Parks Australia) Martin Fortescue Researcher Nick Dexter Researcher Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council The owners and joint managers of Booderee National Park. Department of Defence (some sites on Defence land) Land Owner This vegetation data package comprises site level plot data collected as part of a controlled and replicated experimental study at Bherwerre Peninsula in Booderee National Park, which is located in the Jervis Bay Territory, Australia. The aim of the study is to estimate the effects of the different sub-treatments of Bitou Bush control methods on the abundance and recruitment of both the target species and native plant species. Sites were stratified into three broad groups, namely sites with no Bitou Bush; sites with Bitou Bush where a control regime of spray-fire-spray and spray-fire-fire was applied and combinations of particular treatments where only part of the treatment regime was applied. Data were collected from four 1 m x 1 m permanent survey plots situated on the 80 m transect on each of our 33 sites. Each site was surveyed on 14 occasions, at different stages of the treatment sequence, so comparisons of no treatment, a partial sequence of treatments, and a full sequence can be made from observations at the same site, resulting in 356 site-survey combinations in total. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Plot Network's full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/jervis-bay-booderee-national-park. These data were published as a component of the paper Lindenmayer et al., 2015. A Long-Term Experimental Case Study of the Ecological Effectiveness and Cost Effectiveness of Invasive Plant Management in Achieving Conservation Goals: Bitou Bush Control in Booderee National Park in Eastern Australia. PLOS ONE. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128482 Vegetation structure Plant species composition Plant species abundance Individual plants Fire Invasive plants Restoration LTERN Monitoring Themes 0602 ANZSRC-FOR Biological Classification>Plants GCMD Science Keywords TERN-BY-SA Special Conditions Access and use subject to negotiation upon request to data provider (Professor David Lindenmayer). Species Acacia implexa Species Acacia longifolia Species Acacia longissima Species Acacia species Species Acacia ulicifolia Species Acianthus fornicatus Species Acianthus species Species Anisopogon avenaceus Species Asteracaea species Species Astroloma humifusum Species Austrostipa mollis Species Banksia integrifolia Species Banksia serrata Species Banksia species Species Baumea acuta Species Baumea juncea Species Billardiera scandens Species Bossiaea ensata Species Bossiaea heterophylla Species Breynia oblongifolia Species Caesia parviflora Species Caladenia alata Species Caladenia carnea Species Caladenia catenata Species Caladenia picta Species Calochlaena dubia Species Carex appressa Species Carthamus lanatus Species Casuarina glauca Species Casuarina species Species Centaurium tenuiflorum Species Chrysanthemoides monilifera subspecies rotundata Species Cissus hypoglauca Species Clematis aristata Species Commelina cyanea Species Conyza bonariensis Species Corybas fimbriatus Species Corybas pruinosus Species Corybas species Species Cynodon dactylon Species Cyperus congestus Species Cyperus gracilis Species Cyperus polystachyos Species Desmodium brachypodum Species Desmodium rhytidophyllum Species Desmodium varians Species Dianella caerulea Species Dichondra repens Species Echinopogon ovatus Species Elaeocarpus reticulatus Species Entolasia marginata Species Entolasia stricta Species Epacris species Species Epaltes australis Species Eragrostis brownii Species Eucalyptus botryoides Species Eucalyptus pilularis Species Eucalyptus species Species Euchiton japonicus Species Eustrephus latifolius Species Ficinia nodosa Species Gahnia clarkei Species Galium australe Species Galium propinquum Species Geranium homeanum Species Glycine clandestina Species Glycine microphylla Species Glycine tabacina Species Gnaphalium involucratum Species Gomphocarpus fruticosus Species Gonocarpus micranthus subspecies micranthus Species Gonocarpus teucrioides Species Goodenia heterophylla subspecies eglandulosa Species Goodenia species Species Hardenbergia violacea Species Helichrysum elatum Species Hibbertia aspera Species Hibbertia linearis Species Hibbertia scandens Species Hibbertia species Species Histiopteris incisa Species Hydrocotyle bonariensis Species Hydrocotyle peduncularis Species Hypochaeris radicata Species Hypolepis muelleri Species Imperata cylindrica variety major Species Isolepis species Species Juncus continuus Species Kennedia prostrata Species Kennedia rubicunda Species Lachnagrostis filiformis Species Lagenifera stipitata Species Lepidosperma concavum Species Leptospermum laevigatum Species Leptospermum polygalifolium Species Leptospermum trinervium Species Leucopogon lanceolatus Species Leucopogon parviflorus Species Lomandra cylindrica Species Lomandra filiformis subspecies filiformus Species Lomandra glauca Species Lomandra longifolia Species Lomandra multiflora subspecies multiflora Species Lomandra species Species Lysimachia arvensis Species Marsdenia rostrata Species Marsdenia suaveolens Species Microlaena stipoides variety stipoides Species Monotoca elliptica Species Myoporum boninense subspecies australe Species Notelaea longifolia forma longifolia Species Notelaea ovata Species Opercularia aspera Species Oplismenus aemulus Species Oplismenus imbecillis Species Oxalis articulata Species Oxalis corniculata Species Oxalis perennans Species Oxalis species Species Parsonsia straminea Species Patersonia sericea Species Persoonia linearis Species Pittosporum revolutum Species Pittosporum undulatum Species Plantago debilis Species Platysace lanceolata Species Poa labillardieri Species Poa species Species Poranthera corymbosa Species Poranthera ericifolia Species Poranthera microphylla Species Pratia purpurascens Species Pteridium esculentum Species Pterostylis concinna Species Pterostylis pedunculata Species Pterostylis species Species Schelhammera undulata Species Schizaea bifida Species Senecio bipinnatisectus Species Senecio linearifolius Species Senecio minimus Species Senecio species Species Smilax australis Species Smilax glyciphylla Species Solanum nigrum Species Solanum prinophyllum Species Solanum pungetium Species Solanum species Species Solanum stelligerum Species Sporobolus virginicus Species Stephania japonica variety discolor Species Styphelia triflora Species Synoum glandulosum Species Tetratheca thymifolia Species Themeda australis Species Trema aspera Species Unidentified grass Species Unidentified seedling Species Veronica calycina Species Viola hederacea Species Zieria smithii Species Zoysia macrantha Bherwerre Peninsula in Booderee National Park which is located in the Jervis Bay Territory. 150.613285 150.678648 -35.131813 -35.164476 2007-05-14 2014-03-03 1397610412979 1405302815995

Data were collected from four 1 m x 1 m permanent survey plots situated on the 80 m transect on each of our 34 sites. Plots on each transect were set at least 20 m apart. At each plot, a 1m x 1m frame was placed over the vegetation.

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The full treatment regime for the control of Bitou Bush in BNP is a combination of sequential sub-treatments. A key sub-treatment is spraying of Ultra Low Volume (ULV) glyphosate either aerially by helicopter or on the ground. The concentration of glyphosate varies by method of application, due to the size of droplets and the coverage provided by the applicator. Aerial spraying uses a concentration of 15% glyphosate, the splatter method from a hose connected to a tank on a 4WD vehicle uses 10% glyphosate, and the spot-spray method from a knapsack uses 5% glyphosate. Spraying takes place in winter (when native plants are relatively metabolically inactive but Bitou Bush remains metabolically active; Toth, Milham & Nazer 1993). After the first application of herbicide, treated Bitou Bush plants cure for >1 year before being burned in a prescribed fire. The fire triggers germination of Bitou Bush seed in the soil and a year later, a follow-up spray of ULV glyphosate kills fire-triggered seedlings. Prescribed fires are applied to 15-85 ha compartment units of treated vegetation in any given year.

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Percentage cover measurements were collected for live Bitou Bush, dead Bitou Bush, all native vegetation, crown cover (by observation above the plot to an area of approximately 10 m x 10 m). In addition, we completed counts of the number of individual live Bitou Bush plants, dead Bitou Bush plants, other exotic plant species, and native plant species. We also derived a list of species in each 1 m x 1 m survey plot, from which we generated data for the number of exotic and native plant species. A single observer completed all vegetation surveys four times annually from 2007 to 2013.

Not specified The effects of different sub-treatments of Bitou Bush control methods on the abundance and recruitment of both the target species and on native plant species are measured. Sites were stratified into three broad groups, namely sites with no Bitou Bush; sites with Bitou Bush where the complete control regime of spray-fire-spray was applied; and sites with Bitou Bush where only part of the treatment regime was applied. Data were collected from four 1 m x 1 m permanent survey plots situated on the 80 m transect on each of our 33 sites, and each site was surveyed on up to 14 occasions, giving 356 site-survey combinations in total. Plot-level mean values are provided for a number of variables. In one observation (1-51), plants were only counted for a subset of the four plots. Those values are denoted as an "*". The study design accounted for several practical realities associated with the control of a weed of national significance in a reserve. First, under the management plan for BNP, all areas infested with Bitou Bush must be subject to some kind of treatment (even if the recommended protocol cannot be fully implemented; see below). This precluded the establishment of control sites where Bitou Bush occurred but remained untreated. However, we included some sites where Bitou Bush had not occurred. These sites were used as controls in assessing the effect of the treatments on native vegetation. Second, the large spatial extent of Bitou Bush infestation on Bherwerre Peninsula meant that it is not possible to spray all affected areas at the same time; even if this was possible, there were insufficient resources to burn all treated areas simultaneously. Third, logistical and human safety issues mean that only some areas received the complete spray-fire-spray regime and others were subject to only parts of it or different combinations of particular treatments. Therefore, all of the sites in our experiment had different treatment histories. Fourth, the recommended spray-fire-spray treatment regime requires several years to be fully implemented at a given site. This meant that because a given site is surveyed many times throughout the duration of the study, it could appear under different treatment sequences according to the progression of particular treatments over time. Fifth, it was not possible to prevent some kinds of other disturbances and in late 2007, a low to moderate severity wildfire burned part of our study area resulting in some sites being burned once by prescribed fire (post-Bitou Bush treatment) and once by a wildfire. 1397610412979 Data Owner 1405302815995 Data Manager 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. ljbb_bitou_bush_paper_p73t214_varying_site_details.csv ljbb_bitou_bush_paper_p73t214_varying_site_details.csv 1 0 \r\n column , ecogrid://knb/ltern2.313.1 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_jervis_bay,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read sitesurvey Site and survey code where last 3 digits denote 2-digit year-2000 and temporal replate during that year. Character site site code Character survey Survey code comprising: year-2000 plus replicate for that year (last digit) number whole nquad Number of quadrats per site Character year Year-2000 nominalYear whole x_bitou_bush_alive Mean percentage cover live bitou bush squareMeter real x_bitou_bush_dead Mean percentage cover dead bitou bush squareMeter real number_of_native_species Mean count native species number real number_of_grass_species Mean count grass species number real number_of_bitou_plants Mean count Bitou Bush plants number real number_of_native_seedlings_plant Mean count native plants (excluding grasses and bracken) number real number_of_grass_plants Mean count grass plants number real number_of_bracken Mean count bracken number real x_cover_of_natives Mean percentage cover native plant species dimensionless real x_crown_cover Mean percentage crown cover dimensionless real fire_severity Mean value derived from index mole real date Date of survey YYYY-MM-DD ljbb_bitou_bush_paper_p73t214_non_varying_site_details.csv ljbb_bitou_bush_paper_p73t214_non_varying_site_details.csv 1 0 \r\n column , ecogrid://knb/ltern2.314.2 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_jervis_bay,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read site Site code Character vegtype Vegetation type 1 dominated by Bangalay Eucalyptus botryoides Sm. 2 Swamp Oak Casuarina glauca Sieber ex Spreng, woodland and forest easting Site location AGD66 Zone 56H meter whole northing Site location AGD66 Zone 56H meter whole fire_1_ Date of fire event 1 YYYY-MM-DD fire_2_ Date of fire event 2 YYYY-MM-DD fire_3_ Date of fire event 3 YYYY-MM-DD fire_4_ Date of fire event 4 YYYY-MM-DD fire_5_ Date of fire event 5 YYYY-MM-DD fire_6_ Date of fire event 6 YYYY-MM-DD fire_7_ Date of fire event 7 YYYY-MM-DD fire_8_ Date of fire event 8 YYYY-MM-DD fire_9_ Date of fire event 9 YYYY-MM-DD fire_10_ Date of fire event 10 YYYY-MM-DD fire_11_ Date of fire event 11 YYYY-MM-DD fire_12_ Date of fire event 12 YYYY-MM-DD fire_13_ Date of fire event 13 YYYY-MM-DD fire_14_ Date of fire event 14 YYYY-MM-DD fire_15_ Date of fire event 15 YYYY-MM-DD fire_16_ Date of fire event 16 YYYY-MM-DD fire_17_ Date of fire event 17 YYYY-MM-DD ground_1_ Date of ground-spray event 1 YYYY-MM-DD groun_3_d Date of ground-spray event 3 YYYY-MM-DD ground_4_ Date of ground-spray event 4 YYYY-MM-DD ground_5_ Date of ground-spray event 5 YYYY-MM-DD ground_6_ Date of ground-spray event 6 YYYY-MM-DD ground_7_ Date of ground-spray event 7 YYYY-MM-DD ground_9_ Date of ground-spray event 9 YYYY-MM-DD ground_10_ Date of ground-spray event 10 YYYY-MM-DD ground_11_ Date of ground-spray event 11 YYYY-MM-DD ground_12_ Date of ground-spray event 12 YYYY-MM-DD ground_14_ Date of ground-spray event 14 YYYY-MM-DD ground_15_ Date of ground-spray event 15 YYYY-MM-DD ground_16_ Date of ground-spray event 16 YYYY-MM-DD ground_17_ Date of ground-spray event 17 YYYY-MM-DD ground_18_ Date of ground-spray event 18 YYYY-MM-DD aerial_6_ Date of aerial-spray event 6 YYYY-MM-DD aerial_9_ Date of aerial-spray event 9 YYYY-MM-DD aerial_10_ Date of aerial-spray event 10 YYYY-MM-DD aerial_11_ Date of aerial-spray event 11 YYYY-MM-DD aerial_12_ Date of aerial-spray event 12 YYYY-MM-DD aerial_13_ Date of aerial-spray event 13 YYYY-MM-DD aerial_14_ Date of aerial-spray event 14 YYYY-MM-DD aerial_15_ Date of aerial-spray event 15 YYYY-MM-DD aerial_16_ Date of aerial-spray event 16 YYYY-MM-DD aerial_17_ Date of aerial-spray event 17 YYYY-MM-DD insurvey_1_ Date of survey 1 YYYY-MM-DD insurvey_2_ Date of survey 2 YYYY-MM-DD insurvey_3_ Date of survey 3 YYYY-MM-DD insurvey_4_ Date of survey 4 YYYY-MM-DD insurvey_5_ Date of survey 5 YYYY-MM-DD insurvey_6_ Date of survey 6 YYYY-MM-DD insurvey_7_ Date of survey 7 YYYY-MM-DD insurvey_8_ Date of survey 8 YYYY-MM-DD insurvey_9_ Date of survey 9 YYYY-MM-DD insurvey_10_ Date of survey 10 YYYY-MM-DD insurvey_11_ Date of survey_ 11 YYYY-MM-DD insurvey_12_ Date of survey 12 YYYY-MM-DD insurvey_13_ Date of survey 13 YYYY-MM-DD ljbb_bitou_bush_paper_p73t214_mean_species_counts.csv ljbb_bitou_bush_paper_p73t214_mean_species_counts.csv 1 0 \r\n column , ecogrid://knb/ltern2.315.3 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_jervis_bay,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read sitesurvey Site and survey code. First digit year and second digit is sequential survey number that year Character site Site code Character survey Survey code comprising: year-2000 plus replicate for that year (last digit) Character nquad Number of quadrats per site Character year Year-2000 nominalYear whole species Species detected Character linking_variable This is a linking_variable, based on the species names but formatted to allow statistical programs to use these as variables in modelling. This also allows the data tables to be linked together to recreate the original file used in the published analysis. Character mean_counts Mean counts of species detected number real http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/jervis-bay-booderee-national-park