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

University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia

02 9385 2111 david.keith@unsw.edu.au The Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network Soil Properties data package for Royal National Park contains soil properties data obtained from samples taken within 10 cm of each of the floristics plots (see Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network: Vegetation Floristics, Royal National Park, Sydney Basin, NSW, Australia, 1990+). A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/upland-health-swamps. **This data package is associated with the following publications: [1] Letten, A. D., Keith, D. A., Tozer, M. G., Hui, F. K.C. (2015), Fine-scale hydrological niche differentiation through the lens of multi-species co-occurrence models. Journal of Ecology. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12428 [2] Keith, D. A. and Bradstock, R. A. (1994). Fire and competition in Australian heath: a conceptual model and field investigations. Journal of Vegetation Science 5, 347-354. [3] Keith, D. A. (1995a). Mosaics in Sydney heathland vegetation: the roles of fire, competition and soils. CALMScience Supplement 4, 199-206. [4] Keith, D. A., Lindenmayer, D. B., Lowe, A.,Russell-Smith, J.,Barrett, S.,Enright N. J., Fox, B. J.,Guerin, G.,Paton, D. C., Tozer, M. G. and Yates, C. J. (2014). Heathlands. In: Biodiversity and Environmental Change: Monitoring, Challenges and Direction. Lindenmayer, D., Burns, E., Thurgate, N., and Lowe, A. Editors, pp215-285. CSIRO, Melbourne. Soil LTERN Monitoring Themes Earth Science > Land Surface > Soils Earth Science > Land Surface > Soils > Soil pH Earth Science > Land Surface > Soils > Soil Chemistry Earth Science > Land Surface > Soils > Electrical Conductivity GCMD 0503 0602 ANZSRC-FOR Soil pH Soil chemistry Soil conductivity Keywords List CC-BY-4_0 Special conditions: Prior to publication of research utilising this data, the data provider (David Keith) requests consultation. Spatial coordinates for transects and quadrats (trans_quad) are available at http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern6.221/html (Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network: Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates, Royal National Park, Sydney Basin, NSW, Australia). Royal National Park, Sydney Basin, NSW, Australia 150.935 151.17 -34.044 -34.262 1991 2014 1408532875740 Mark Tozer NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) Research Scientist

PO Box 1967 Hurstville NSW 2220 Australia

02 9585 6496 mark.tozer@environment.nsw.gov.au Dr Andrew Letten Centre for Ecosystem Science, University of New South Wales Research Assistant

University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia

andrewletten@gmail.com

In 1990, 56 permanent 0.5 x 0.5 metre plots were established along eight 30 metre transects arranged in pairs, with each transect comprising seven plots spaced 5 metres apart. The four transect pairs are spaced a mean distance of 211 metres apart (min = 104 m; max = 323 m). Soil samples were collected in the immediate vicinity of each plot on seven occasions (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2002 and 2014).

Steel pickets, measuring tape, GPS

At each plot, 5-10 soil cores (diameter: 27 mm; length = 100 mm) were sampled randomly within 10cm of the plot boundary. Surface litter was removed from samples prior to collection. In each given sampling year, the cores from each plot were collected on the same day, homogenised and stored in sealed clip-lock plastic bags for transport to the laboratory for analysis for a range of variables, including organic carbon (all years), ammonium nitrogen (NH4) (all years excluding 1991, 1999 and 2014), nitrate nitrogen (NO3) (all years excluding 1991), total iron (all years excluding 1991, 1995 and 2002), phosphorus (all years excluding 1991, 1995 and 2002), conductivity (all years), pH (all years), cation-exchange capacity (CEC) (all years) and various exchangeable cations (Na, K, Ca, Mg & Al) (all years)

2.7 cm pipe auger, plastic bags, soil analytical laboratory 1408532875740 Data Owner 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. kuhs_rnp_soil_properties_1991-2014_p611t1042.csv kuhs_rnp_soil_properties_1991-2014_p611t1042.csv 37595 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern6.224.2 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_upland_heath_swamps,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read trans_quad Plot identifier (e.g. T1Q1 = transect 1; quadrat 1) Character year Year YYYY phh2o pH in water dimensionless real phca pH (CaCl2) dimensionless real org Organic carbon (% dry weight) dimensionless real nitnit Nitrate nitrogen mg/kg milligramPerKilogram real k Potassium meq/100g milliEquivalentPer100Gram real ca Calcium meq/100g milliEquivalentPer100Gram real mg Magnesium meq/100g milliEquivalentPer100Gram real al Aluminium meq/100g milliEquivalentPer100Gram real na Sodium meq/100g milliEquivalentPer100Gram real ec Electrical conductivity dS/m deciSiemenPerMetre real ammnit Ammonium nitrogen mg/kg milligramPerKilogram real tec Cation exchange capacity meq/100g milliEquivalentPer100Gram natural camg Calcium/magnesium ratio dimensionless real exal Exchangeable aluminium dS/m deciSiemenPerMetre real exna Exchangeable sodium dS/m deciSiemenPerMetre real asp Acid soluble phosphorus (ppm) dimensionless natural asi Acid soluble iron (ppm) dimensionless natural exmn Exchangeable manganese meq/100g milliEquivalentPer100Gram real tkn Total Kjeldahl nitrogen mg/kg milligramPerKilogram natural colp Colwell phosphorus mg/kg milligramPerKilogram real 393 kuhs_rnp_soil_properties_1991-2014_long_format_p611t1237.csv kuhs_rnp_soil_properties_1991-2014_long_format_p611t1237.csv 194597 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern6.225.1 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_upland_heath_swamps,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read trans_quad Plot identifier (e.g. T1Q1 = transect 1; quadrat 1) Character year Year YYYY variable Soil property variable phh2o pH in water phca pH (CaCl2) org Organic carbon (% dry weight) nitnit Nitrate nitrogen mg/kg k Potassium meq/100g ca Calcium meq/100g mg Magnesium meq/100g al Aluminium meq/100g na Sodium meq/100g ec Electrical conductivity dS/m ammnit Ammonium nitrogen mg/kg tec Cation exchange capacity meq/100g camg Calcium/magnesium ratio exal Exchangeable aluminium dS/m exna Exchangeable sodium dS/m asp Acid soluble phosphorus (ppm) asi Acid soluble iron (ppm) exmn Exchangeable manganese meq/100g tkn Total Kjeldahl nitrogen mg/kg colp Colwell phosphorus mg/kg value Measured value (see variable for units) number real 7840 http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/upland-health-swamps deciSiemenPerMetre milliEquivalentPer100Gram milligramPerKilogram