public read uid=pavey,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=metcalfe,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=vanderduys,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all Dr Daniel J. Metcalfe CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences Senior Research Scientist

EcoSciences Precinct 41 Boggo Road Dutton Park Queensland 4102 Australia

07 3833 5529, dan.metcalfe@csiro.au Mr Eric Vanderduys CSIRO Technical Officer

CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences Australian Tropical Sciences Innovation Precinct, PMB PO Aitkenvale Queensland 4814 Australia

07 4753 8529 eric.vanderduys@csiro.au The LTERN Desert Uplands Plot Network Vegetation Survey Data contains presence data, species richness data and structural data for 1 of 60 (50 after 2008) permanent 1 hectare plots in Northern Queensland, Australia. This data publication refers specifically to observations made at Plot TIMA15, and this data is accessible as a composite data package at the following location: Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2014): Desert Uplands Plot Network: Vegetation Survey (Presence Data, Species Richness and Stem and Hollow Counts), Northern Queensland, Australia, 2013. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.143.33/html The CSIRO permanent plots are situated in Tropical Ironbark Woodlands, and extend across four leasehold cattle properties that lie within an area approximately 50km by 50km. The plots represent three vegetation management strategies, namely: 1) clearing (where all trees and shrubs are removed); 2) thinning (where ground and midstorey vegetation is removed); and 3) unmodified native woodlands where significant thinning or clearing has not occurred. The Desert Uplands research plots commenced in 2004, and have been revisited in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2013. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Desert Uplands Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands Biological Classification > Plants GCMD Science Keywords disturbance stem counts permanent plot hollows Tropical Ironbark Woodlands Keywords List Vegetation structure Plant species composition Plant species abundance Individual plants Grazing domestic livestock LTERN Monitoring Themes 0501 Ecological Applications 0602 Ecology ANZSRC-FOR Codes CC-BY-4_0 Special Conditions: None Northern Queensland, Australia 144.688969 145.191784 -20.762424 -21.235266 2013 Species Abutilon otocarpum Species Acacia colei Species Acacia coriacea Species Acacia farnesiana Species Acacia holosericea Species Acacia melleodora Species Acacia platycarpa Species Acacia saligna Species Acacia shirleyi Species Acacia tenuissima Species Achyranthes aspera Species Achyranthes aspera 1 Species Alphitonia excelsa Species Aristida calycina Species Aristida holathera Species Aristida inaequiglumis Species Aristida ingrata Species Aristida latifolia Species Astrebla lappacea Species Atalaya hemiglauca Species Bothriochloa ewartiana Species Bursaria incana Species Bursaria spinosa Species Bursaria spinosa 1 Species Calotis cuneifolia Species Capparis lasiantha Species Carissa lanceolata Species Cassytha pubescens Species Cenchrus ciliaris Species Chloris pectinata Species Chrysopogon fallax Species Clerodendrum floribundum Species Corymbia dallachiana Species Corymbia lamprophylla Species Corymbia setosa Species Crotalaria medicaginea Species Cymbopogon obtectus Species Cyperus iria Species Denhamia oleaster Species Dichanthium fecundum Species Digitaria brownii Species Dodonaea hispidula Species Ehretia saligna Species Enneapogon lindleyanus Species Enneapogon polyphyllus Species Enneapogon robustissimus Species Enteropogon acicularis Species Eragrostis lacunaria Species Eragrostis megalosperma Species Eragrostis speciosa Species Eremophila longifolia Species Eremophila mitchellii Species Eriachne ciliata Species Eriachne mucronata Species Eriachne pallescens Species Eucalyptus brownii Species Eucalyptus similis Species Eucalyptus whitei Species Euphorbia tannensis Species Evolvulus alsinoides Species Gossypium australe Species Grevillea parallela Species Grevillea striata Species Grewia retusifolia Species Hakea chordophylla Species Heteropogon contortus Species Indigofera linifolia Species Indigofera linnaei Species Lysiphyllum carronii Species Malvastrum americanum Species Maytenus cunninghamii Species Melaleuca nervosa Species Melhania oblongifolia Species Melinis repens Species Myoporum acuminatum Species Owenia acidula Species Panicum effusum Species Paspalidium gracile Species Paspalidium jubiflorum Species Persoonia falcata Species Petalostigma banksii Species Petalostigma pubescens Species Phyllanthus collinus Species Planchonia careya Species Portulaca pilosa Species Pterocaulon sphacelatum Species Santalum lanceolatum Species Scaevola ovalifolia Species Schizachyrium fragile Species Setaria surgens Species Sida cordifolia Species Sida hackettiana Species Sida rohlenae Species Solanum ellipticum Species Sorghum plumosum Species Stackhousia intermedia Species Stylosanthes scabra Species Terminalia aridicola Species Themeda avenacea Species Themeda triandra Species Triodia pungens Species Ventilago viminalis Species Vittadinia obovata Species Vittadinia obovata 1 Species Vittadinia obovata 2 Species Waltheria indica 1408532875740 Dr Chris Pavey CSIRO Land and Water Flagship Plot network contact

PO Box 2111 Alice Springs Northern Territory 0871

08 9850 7173 chris.pavey@csiro.au 1405646064156

The CSIRO permanent plots are situated in Tropical Ironbark Woodlands, and extend across four leasehold cattle properties that lie within an area approximately 50km by 50km. The plots represent three vegetation management strategies, namely: 1) clearing (where all trees and shrubs are pulled); 2) thinning (where ground and midstorey vegetation is removed); and 3) unmodified native woodlands where significant thinning or clearing has not occurred.Vegetation composition and structure is recorded across each 1 ha in a series of nested quadrats and transects. Within five 1x1m quadrats located along a central 100 transect the following ground cover elements are visually estimated: - native perennial grasses (increaser and decreaser species) - native perennial hummock grasses - native perennial herbs and forbs - native shrubs - exotic grasses, herbs and forbs - litter, rock and bare ground Number of fallen logs (minimum dimensions 50 cm x 10 cm) is recorded across the central 50 x 10 m belt transect. Along a central 100 x 10 m belt transect, tree and shrub species counts are made within the following DBH diameter classes: <10 cm, 10-20 cm, 21-30 cm, 31-40 cm, 41-50 cm and > 51 cm and, additionally, whether tree hollows are present in the individual. Species richness for shrubs and trees is calculated from data collected within the 100 x 10 m belt transect. Tree and shrub canopy cover is estimated along the central 100 m transect using line intercepts and allowing no overlap between layers. For trees canopy cover is recorded for three canopy strata, T1, T2 and T3 with T1 representing the top canopy level and associated cohorts, with T2 and T3 representing successively lower sub-canopy levels. Average canopy height for each of the four classes (Shrubs (S), T1, T2, T3) is recorded from the central 100 x 50 m sector of the 1 ha plot. Other factors recorded at the sites include: basal area (at 50 m point), and ordinal scores for time since fire (0 =<1 year, 1=1-3 years, 2=3-10 years and 3=>10 years), and weeds, grazing impact and erosion (0=none to 3=severe for these three factors).

None provided These plots have been visited four times so far – June 2004, May 2005, August 2006, July 2008 (all 60 plots), and June-July 2013 (50 plots). This data publication refers specifically to observations made at Plot TIMA15, and this data is accessible as a composite data package at the following location: Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2014): Desert Uplands Plot Network: Vegetation Survey (Presence Data, Species Richness and Stem and Hollow Counts), Northern Queensland, Australia, 2013. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.143.33/html The specific location of the 1ha survey sites were selected on the basis that they were situated in large contiguous areas that were considered typical or characteristic of the respective vegetation management strategy. Within each property, sites are generally a minimum of 1km apart but may be within 500m of one another in some cases. Sites are located a minimum of 500m from any water point, commonly 50-100m from the nearest access track and that the demarcation used for site selection within the “Unmodified vegetation management” class (30-45% vs. 45-60% canopy cover), was made using crown canopy mapping based on 1996 1:250 000 aerial photography. Sites are broadly situated within the same broad Ironbark woodland community (Eucalyptus whitei, E. melanophloia). Two Queensland land zones are mapped across the four properties with sandy plains and alluvial systems each represented by two properties. One of the leaseholders (with five thinned and five unmodified sites), withdrew from the study following the July 2008 survey leaving 50 sites distributed across three leasehold properties remaining in the study. 1408532875740 Technical Officer mdup_vegetation_presence_p553_TIMA15.csv mdup_vegetation_presence_p553_TIMA15.csv 1 0 \r\n column , ecogrid://knb/ltern2.907.1 cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=pavey,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=metcalfe,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=vanderduys,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all quadrat_inc Plot identification number Character variable Scientific name Character value Denoting presence and non-detection of species 0 Not detected 1 Detected mdup_vegetation_richness_p553_TIMA15.csv mdup_vegetation_richness_p553_TIMA15.csv 1 0 \r\n column , ecogrid://knb/ltern2.908.1 cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=pavey,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=metcalfe,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=vanderduys,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all quadrat_inc Plot identification number Character tree_richness Number of tree species number whole shrub_richness Number of shrub species number whole grass_richness Number of grass species number whole herb_and_forb_richness Number of herb and forb species number whole total_plant_richness Total number of plant species number whole plot_direction Plot direction Character mdup_vegetation_stem_and_hollow_counts_p553_TIMA15.csv mdup_vegetation_stem_and_hollow_counts_p553_TIMA15.csv 1 0 \r\n column , ecogrid://knb/ltern2.909.1 cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=pavey,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=metcalfe,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=vanderduys,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all quadrat_inc Plot identification number Character flora_descriptor Scientific name Character diameter_range diameter_range diameter_range hollow Hollow detected Character value Number of hollows recorded number whole mdup_vegetation_shrub_stems_p553_TIMA15.csv mdup_vegetation_shrub_stems_p553_TIMA15.csv 1 0 \r\n column , ecogrid://knb/ltern2.910.1 uid=metcalfe,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=pavey,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=vanderduys,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all quadrat_inc Plot identification number Character flora_descriptor Scientific name Character shrubs Number of shrubs recorded number whole http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands