public read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_vic_alpine,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read University of Melbourne Data Owner Dr John Morgan La Trobe University

Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environment La Trobe University Bundoora Vic 3086

03 9479 2226 J.Morgan@latrobe.edu.au Professor Ary Hoffmann The University of Melbourne Plot Leader

Bio21 Institute, Departments of Zoology and Genetics The University of Melbourne Melbourne Victoria 3010

This Victorian Alpine Plot Network Vegetation Data Package comprises spatial data for vegetation surveys (composition and life-form) in the South-East Highlands, Australia. Twenty 1 metre squared quadrats are situated along each of four varying length permanent transects established on mountain summits. The Alpine Summit plots study, which commenced in 2001, forms part of the collection of data packages by the Victorian Alpine Plot Network. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Victorian Alpine Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/victorian-alpine. Spatial coordinates Plot setup Keywords CC-BY-4_0 Special Conditions Data users must request permission from the Data Provider before access to latitudinal and longitudinal data is granted. Alpine Summits, Australian Alps 146.4542 147.30667 -36.7325 -37.13255 1403149659565

For each mountain summit, four variable length permanent transects have been established that run from the summit, downslope, to a contour 5 m in elevation below the highest point (the ‘-5 m contour’). Transects extend from the summit to the north (0 deg), south (180 deg), west (270 deg) and east (90 deg). For each transect 20 x 1 m2 quadrats are randomly distributed from the summit to the -5 m contour, five on each slope/aspect.

Vegetation surveys were carried out at these plots in 2004, 2012 and 2017. A global climate change and mountain environments monitoring network - The Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA; http://www.gloria.ac.at) - was established in 2001 to detect long-term vegetation change on alpine mountain summits. Observations focus on changes in species richness with respect to local temperatures and altitude. Five mountain summit survey sites were established in the Kosciuszko National Park in 2004 and several in the Victorian Alpine National Park in 2006. There are currently 14 such summits, encompassing the geographic distribution of high alpine summits in the Australian Alps, with each to be surveyed at 5-year intervals. University of Melbourne Data Owner 1403149765536 Principal Investigator 1403149659565 Content Provider Dr Henrik Wahren Department of Botany, La Trobe University

Department of Botany La Trobe University Bundoora Victoria 3086

c.wahren@latrobe.edu.au Content Provider Parks Victoria, Mt Hotham Alpine Resort. Since 2012 this project has been part of the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN). LTERN is a Facility within the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN). TERN is supported by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy. vasp_vegetation_site_details_p979t1258.csv vasp_vegetation_site_details_p979t1258.csv 561 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern6.305.1 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_vic_alpine,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read site Site name Character long Longitude (GDA94) degree real lat Latitude (GDA94) degree real 14 http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/victorian-alpine