public read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_3parks_savanna,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read Professor Jeremy Russell-Smith Charles Darwin University Plot Leader

Darwin NT 0909 Australia

08 8988 6215 jeremy.russell-smith@cdu.edu.au 1505887437480 Director of National Parks (Parks Australia) Darwin Centre for Bushfires Research, Charles Darwin University Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory Director of National Parks (Parks Australia) Land managers 1502851011236 Land managers This data package contains location data for 220 sites in the Three Parks Savanna Fire-effects Plot Network. As such, it supplements the other Three Parks Savanna Fire-effects Plot Network data packages, by providing spatial coordinates for each of the plot identifiers recorded in their data tables. The Three Parks Savanna Fire-Effects Plot Network was established in 1994 with the primary aim of training management staff and assisting with the development of adaptive approaches to conservation-based fire management in regional savanna systems. The full program assesses fire regimes and their impacts on plant and vertebrate biodiversity components. The program comprises two complementary elements – mapping of fire histories based upon interpretation of satellite imagery, and assessment of vegetation and faunal components at a large series of permanent monitoring plots located across respective parks. The vegetation data comprises quantitative assessment of all species in three major strata undertaken every five years. Faunal assessments are undertaken in the immediate vicinity of respective plots on an irregular and less frequent basis. The occurrence of fire is assessed bi-annually on-ground and satellite derived fire mapping is conducted three times a year. *Note: Plots are located within a National Park and physical access to the plots is restricted. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Three Park Savanna Fire-effects Plot Network's full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/three-parks-savanna. 0501 ANZSRC-FOR Geographic Plot details Plot setup Spatial coordinates Keywords CC-BY-4_0 Special Conditions Prior to publication of research utilising this data - the data provider (Jeremy Russell-Smith) must be consulted and provide consent. Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia 131.88766 133.00257 -12.11059 -13.94659 Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia 130.684447 130.9701 -13.038 -13.525891 Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park, Northern Territory, Australia 132.16505 132.74043 -13.81268 -14.39819 1432866886284 1505887437480

In 1994, 133 plots were established in Kakadu National Park and, in 1995, a further 41 plots in Litchfield National Park and 46 plots in Nitmiluk National Park. These covered a variety of landform and vegetation type/habitat conditions, many positioned deliberately at sites likely to reveal environmental dynamics, especially at ecotones and in patches of fire-sensitive vegetation (for example, stands of Callitris and sandstone heaths). Additionally, numerous plots are located at, or in the near vicinity of, intensively managed sites such as camp-grounds and other tourist destinations. Plots for fire and vegetation sampling and plots for faunal observations are positioned adjacent to one another. Spatial coordinates were recorded with GPS, using the Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA94).

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The 50 m by 50 m trapping grid of fauna plots are generally located directly adjacent to but not overlapping vegetation plots, sharing a common boundary along the long edge of the 40 m by 20 m vegetation plot (i.e., their centre points are offset by ~35 m apart). When sampling a thin strip of habitat, fauna plots may entirely overlap vegetation plots (i.e., share a common centre point). The fauna plots can be described as being 0 m from the vegetation plot.

133 plots are located in Kakadu, 41 plots are located in Litchfield and 46 plots are located in Nitmuluk. Plots are located across the parks in a variety of habitats from lowland woodlands to rocky hillsides and ‘table top’ plateau. Occasional data is missing from years due to constraints in accessing sites. An additional 7 plots in Nitmiluk National Park (plots 48 to 54), not included in the overall 220 plots mentioned above, are for fauna surveys only. **Note that plot 95 in Kakadu National Park was lost after the first visit in 1995. The 220 plots across the three National Parks (Kakadu, Litchfield and Nitmiluk) were established in 1995 in collaboration with the Park rangers to answers questions relating to fire management and park resources. 1432866886284 Data Owner Dr Graeme Gillespie Department of Land Resource Management Northern Territory Government Director of terrestrial ecosystems

PO Box 496 Palmerston Northern Territory 0831 Australia

08 8995 5025 graeme.gillespie@nt.gov.au Plot Network Leader (fauna) 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. This project has also received funding through Parks Australia, NT Parks & Wildlife Service, Tropical Savannas CRC, and Darwin Centre for Bushfires Research (Charles Darwin University). tpsk_plot_details_spatial_coordinates_p894t1154.csv Kakadu Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates tpsk_plot_details_spatial_coordinates_p894t1154.csv 11307 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern6.95.4 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_3parks_savanna,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=pn_3parks_savanna_fauna,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=nesp,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read plot Park and plot identifier Format KAKFIRE_[plot ID] est_date Establishment date YYYY-MM-DD latitude Latitude (GDA94) degree real longitude Longitude (GDA94) degree real district Name of park management district Character group Broad vegetation type Character 133 tpsl_plot_details_spatial_coordinates_p894t1155.csv Litchfield Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates tpsl_plot_details_spatial_coordinates_p894t1155.csv 2931 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern6.96.1 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_3parks_savanna,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=pn_3parks_savanna_fauna,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=nesp,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read plot Plot identifier Format KAKFIRE_[plot ID] est_date Establishment date YYYY-MM-DD latitude Latitude (GDA94) degree real longitude Longitude (GDA94) degree real group Broad vegetation type Character 41 tpsn_plot_details_spatial_coordinates_p894t1156.csv Nitmiluk Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates tpsn_plot_details_spatial_coordinates_p894t1156.csv 3634 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern6.97.2 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_3parks_savanna,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=pn_3parks_savanna_fauna,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=nesp,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read plot Plot identifier Format NITFIRE_[plot ID] est_date Establishment date YYYY-MM-DD latitude Latitude (GDA94) degree real longitude Longitude (GDA94) degree real group Broad vegetation type Character 54 tps_plot_diagrams_p894t1162.pdf Plot diagram for vegetation surveys tps_plot_diagrams_p894t1162.pdf 245462 application/pdf ecogrid://knb/ltern6.131.1 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_3parks_savanna,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=pn_3parks_savanna_fauna,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=nesp,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read Other http://www.ltern.org.au/ltern-plot-networks/three-parks-savanna