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 This dataset contains spatial information for plots established in the Dharawal National Park. Sampling of soil is stratified along the soil moisture gradient and across the range of structural variability in the vegetation. Thus three categories of soil moisture and three categories of vegetation structure (based on the height and form of shrubs) are sampled in a factorial design at 60 sites in upland swamps scattered throughout the study area (Keith and Myerscough 1993). Each permanent swamp monitoring site consists of a belt transect of 30 contiguous 0.5x0.5 metre quadrats. Quadrats 1 and 30 are marked with steel star pickets, extending approximately 1.5 m above ground surface. This spatial data complements data collected from soil moisture, soil properties, vegetation and hydrological climate surveys conducted at these sites. 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. Geographic Plot details Plot setup Spatial coordinates 0501 ANZSRC-FOR CC-BY-4_0 Special conditions: Prior to publication of research utilising this data, the data provider (David Keith) requests consultation. Data users must request permission from the data provider (David Keith) before access to spatial data is granted. Dharawal National Park, Sydney Basin, NSW, Australia 150.84554 150.93563 -34.2008 -34.26344 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

Originally each sample site was a belt transect of 60 contiguous 0.5x0.5 m quadrats. The sites were first sampled in 1983, marked in the field by two wooden stakes at either end of the transect, and plotted on a 1:10 000 aerial photograph. By 2004, it was possible to relocate 54 of the 60 original transects and of these, at least one of the original markers was found for 20 transects. During the intervening years, some of the wooden markers had been consumed by fires, but based on the annotated aerial photograph, field notes and detailed recollections of the original observer (David Keith), transects were confidently reestablished within approximately 10 m of their original location. These formed the basis for establishing permanent swamp monitoring sites, which are now marked in the field at the positions of quadrats 1 and 30 with steel star pickets, extending approximately 1.5 m above ground surface.

•Steel star pickets •measuring tape •GPS 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_dharawal_hydrological_spatial_data_p175t413.csv kuhs_dharawal_hydrological_spatial_data_p175t413.csv 134 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern6.318.1 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_upland_heath_swamps,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read location Swamp label Character longitude Longitude (GDA) degree real latitude Longitude (GDA) degree real 3 kuhs_dharawal_transect_spatial_data_p175t1305.csv kuhs_dharawal_transect_spatial_data_p175t1305.csv 5564 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern6.320.1 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_upland_heath_swamps,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read site_no Transect site number Character gda_zone GDA zone number natural gda_easting Easting (GDA) meter natural gda_northing Northing (GDA) meter natural plant_community Plant community CH Cyperoid Heath SL Sedgeland BT Banksia Thicket RH Restioid Heath TT Ti-tree Thicket date_first_surveyed Date of first survey YYYY date_of_second_survey Date of second survey YYYY-MM-DD access_to_site Access to site Character 54 http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/upland-health-swamps