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 Vegetation Floristics data package for Royal National Park contains information on the herbaceous species present in permanent plots arranged in eight 30 metre transects. These sites were originally established in 1990, and then sampled annually until 1994, and subsequently in 1999, 2001, 2007, 2011 and 2014. 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. **Note: this data package is associated with the following publications: [1] Letten, A.D., Keith, D.A. & Tozer, M.G. (2014) Phylogenetic and functional dissimilarity does not increase during temporal heathland succession. Proc. Roy. Soc. B., 281, 20142102–. [2] 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 [3] 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. [4] Keith, D. A. (1995a). Mosaics in Sydney heathland vegetation: the roles of fire, competition and soils. CALMScience Supplement 4, 199-206. [5] 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. Plant species composition Plant species abundance LTERN Monitoring Themes Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation > Vegetation Species GCMD 0602 ANZSRC-FOR Royal National Park Plant species Floristics 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 1990 2014 Species Aristida warburgii Species Austrostipa pubescens Species Baloskion gracile Species Blandfordia nobilis Species Brunoniella pumilio Species Burchardia umbellata Species Caesia parviflora Species Cassytha glabella Species Cassytha pubescens Species Cryptostylis subulata Species Cyathochaeta diandra Species Drosera auriculata Species Drosera peltata Species Drosera pygmaea Species Drosera spatulata Species Empodisma minus Species Entolasia stricta Species Eurychorda complanata Species Gonocarpus micranthus Species Gonocarpus tetragynus Species Goodenia dimorpha Species Goodenia stelligera Species Haemodorum corymbosum Species Hypolaena fastigiata Species Lepidosperma neesii Species Leptocarpus tenax Species Lepyrodia scariosa Species Lindsaea linearis Species Lomandra cylindrica Species Lomandra glauca Species Lomandra obliqua Species Microlaena stipoides Species Patersonia fragilis Species Patersonia sericea Species Plinthanthesis paradoxa Species Prasophyllum brevilabre Species Ptilothrix deusta Species Schizaea bifida Species Schoenus brevifolius Species Schoenus ericetorum Species Schoenus imberbis Species Schoenus lepidosperma Species Schoenus moorei Species Selaginella uliginosa Species Sowerbaea juncea Species Stylidium lineare Species Tetraria capillaris Species Tetrarrhena turfosa Species Thelionema umbellatum Species Themeda australis Species Thysanotus juncifolius Species Tricostularia pauciflora Species Xanthorrhoea resinosa Species Xanthosia pilosa Species Xyris gracilis 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).

Steel pickets, measuring tape, GPS

At each census, the abundance (number of stems) of all herbaceous species in each plot has been recorded.

These sites were originally established in 1990, and then sampled annually until 1994, and subsequently in 1999, 2001, 2007, 2011 and 2014. The transect quadrat T6Q6 was not surveyed in 2014. This study used the National Herbarium of New South Wales as a reference. The data includes records of the species Themeda australis, a synonym of the currently accepted Australian Plant Census name Themeda triandra. 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_vegetation_floristics_1990-2014_p583t1043.csv kuhs_rnp_vegetation_floristics_1990-2014_p583t1043.csv 1361524 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern6.219.1 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 year Year YYYY trans_quad Plot identifier (e.g. T1Q1 = transect 1; quadrat 1) Character species Species name Character abundance Number of stems number whole caps Census of Australian Plant Species Code Numeric code 31304 http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/upland-health-swamps