AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Desert Uplands Plot Network: Bird Count Data and Notes for Plot PENR03, Northern Queensland, Australia, 2014

The Desert Uplands Plot Network Bird Count Data contains bird fauna data for 1 of 50 permanent 1 hectare plots in Northern Queensland, Australia. This data publication refers specifically to observations made at Plot PENR03.
The CSIRO permanent plots are situated in Tropical Ironbark Woodlands, and extend across four leasehold cattle properties that lie within an area approximately 50km by 50km. The plots represent three vegetation management strategies, namely: 1) clearing (where all trees and shrubs are removed); 2) thinning (where ground and midstorey vegetation is removed); and 3) unmodiﬁed native woodlands where signiﬁcant thinning or clearing has not occurred. Within each 1 ha site, eight five-minute diurnal bird counts are conducted over a four day period. Two counts are completed per day at each site: one count in the morning within three hours of sunrise and the other a minimum of three hours after this period and before sunset.
This is part of a much larger dataset that spans from 2004 to 2014. Note that previous studies were undertaken at 60 permanent 1 hectare plots and that this data is accessible as a composite data package:
Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2015): Desert Uplands Plot Network, Bird Count Data and Notes, Northern Queensland, Australia, 2014. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.285/html.  
The spatial coordinates for this plot are provided in the following data publication:
Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2014): Desert Uplands Plot Network: Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates, Northern Queensland, Australia. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.167/html
The Desert Uplands research plots commenced in 2004, and have been revisited in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2013 and 2014.  A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Desert Uplands Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands

Tags: Birds, Grazing domestic livestock
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
McArthur Forest Fire Danger Index: NARCliM dataset: ~50km resolution, 2020-2039 period, ECHAM5 and R1 ensemble member

NSW Office of Environment and Heritage Macarthur Forest Fire Danger index.  Modelled fire frequency projections at ~50km resolution for 2020-2039 period using ECHAM5 and R1 ensemble member using the WRF 3.3 model.  This product will provide policy makers, land managers and researchers access to accurate and temporally fine scaled information with which to make hazard reduction and management strategies.

Tags: EARTH SCIENCES
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Precipitation of driest quarter: eMAST-R-Package 2.0, 0.01 degree, Australian Coverage, 1970-2012

Precipitation of driest quarter for the Australian continent. Driest Quarter is the set of 3 consecutive months for which the sum of all precipitation over the selected period is lower than any other set of 3 consecutive months. Modelled using eMAST-R-Package 2.0

Tags: 04 EARTH SCIENCES, 0401 Atmospheric Sciences
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Office of Environment and Heritage, New South Wales - WPARK Vegetation Survey

Swamp Mahogany Forest at Wendoorie Park. The WPARK(Swamp Mahogany Forest at Wendoorie Park) Survey is part of the Vegetation Information System Survey Program of New South Wales which is a series of systematic vegetation surveys conducted across the state between 1970 and the present.

Tags: Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) R.M.King & H.Rob., Blechnum indicum Burm.f., Carmona retusa, Cayratia clematidea (F.Muell.) Domin, Ceratopetalum apetalum D.Don, Ceratopetalum gummiferum Sm., Clematis spp., Corchorus pascuorum, Corymbia gummifera (Gaertn.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson, Cryptocarya meisneriana, Cupaniopsis newmanii, Digitaria papposa, Duboisia myoporoides R.Br., Ectrosia agrostoides, Eucalyptus portuensis, Eucalyptus punctata DC., Eucalyptus rhombica, Eustrephus latifolius R.Br. ex Ker Gawl., Exocarpos aphyllus, Ficus brachypoda, Ficus rubiginosa Desf. ex Vent., Fimbristylis carolinii, Flora, Gahnia clarkei Benl, Gardenia ovularis, Glochidion disparipes, Glochidion ferdinandi, Glochidion ferdinandi (Mull.Arg.) F.M.Bailey, Gomphocarpus sp., Goodenia janamba, Hibbertia scandens (Willd.) Gilg, Hypolepis muelleri N.A.Wakef., Lomandra longifolia Labill., Lomatia silaifolia (Sm.) R.Br., Melaleuca linariifolia Sm., Morinda jasminoides A.Cunn., Myrsine variabilis (R.Br.) Mez, Neosepicaea jucunda, Oplismenus aemulus (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult., Parsonsia straminea (R.Br.) F.Muell., Plantae sp., Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Cockayne, Rhaphidophora sp., Schelhammera undulata R.Br., Schoenus brevifolius R.Br., Smilax glyciphylla Sm., Species Presence/Abundance, Trema tomentosa var. aspera (Brongn.) Blume, Vegetation Structure
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Woodland Restoration Plot Network: Bird Survey Data (Spring), Western Sydney Parklands (Western Sydney Regional Park), Australia, 2013

The Woodland Restoration Plot Network Spring Bird Survey Data Package contains bird point count survey data for thirty-six 0.1 hectare sites which were established on retired farmland that includes a mosaic of restored vegetation (native plantings) of varying ages juxtaposed with patches of remnant vegetation and untreated, abandoned pasture. All sites were originally woodland prior to agricultural development about 200 years ago.  
The Woodland Restoration Plot Network research plots commenced in 1992 and have been revisited every 3-4 years since 2001. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Woodland Restoration Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/woodland-restoration

Tags: Birds, Invasive animals
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Desert Uplands Plot Network: Vegetation Survey (Presence Data, Species Richness and Stem and Hollow Counts) for Plot WOUR07, Northern Queensland, Australia, 2013

The LTERN Desert Uplands Plot Network Vegetation Survey Data contains presence data, species richness data and structural data for 1 of 60 (50 after 2008) permanent 1 hectare plots in Northern Queensland, Australia. This data publication refers specifically to observations made at Plot WOUR07, and this data is accessible as a composite data package at the following location: Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2014): Desert Uplands Plot Network: Vegetation Survey (Presence Data, Species Richness and Stem and Hollow Counts), Northern Queensland, Australia, 2013. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.143.33/html 
The CSIRO permanent plots are situated in Tropical Ironbark Woodlands, and extend across four leasehold cattle properties that lie within an area approximately 50km by 50km. The plots represent three vegetation management strategies, namely: 1) clearing (where all trees and shrubs are removed); 2) thinning (where ground and midstorey vegetation is removed); and 3) unmodiﬁed native woodlands where signiﬁcant thinning or clearing has not occurred. 
The Desert Uplands research plots commenced in 2004, and have been revisited in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2013. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Desert Uplands Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands

Tags: Grazing domestic livestock, Individual plants, Plant species abundance, Plant species composition, Tropical Ironbark Woodlands, Vegetation structure, disturbance, hollows, permanent plot, stem counts
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Maps of clay minerals - kaolinite, illite and smectite in Australian soils

Clay minerals are the most reactive inorganic components of soils. They help to determine soil properties and largely govern their behaviors and functions. Clay minerals also play important roles in biogeochemical cycling and interact with the environment to affect geomorphic processes such as weathering, erosion and deposition. This data provides new spatially explicit clay mineralogy information for Australia that will help to improve our understanding of soils and their role in the functioning of landscapes and ecosystems. I measured the abundances of kaolinite, illite and smectite in Australian soils using near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. Using a model-tree algorithm, I built rule-based models for each mineral at two depths (0-20 cm, 60-80 cm) as a function of predictors that represent the soil-forming factors (climate, parent material, relief, vegetation and time), their processes and the scales at which they vary. The results show that climate, parent material and soil type exert the largest influence on the abundance and spatial distribution of the clay minerals; relief and vegetation have more local effects. I digitally mapped each mineral on a 3 arc-second grid. The maps show the relative abundances and distributions of kaolinite, illite and smectite in Australian soils. Kaolinite occurs in a range of climates but dominates in deeply weathered soils, in soils of higher landscapes and in regions with more rain. Illite is present in varied landscapes and may be representative of colder, more arid climates, but may also be present in warmer and wetter soil environments. Smectite is often an authigenic mineral, formed from the weathering of basalt, but it also occurs on sediments and calcareous substrates. It occurs predominantly in drier climates and in landscapes with low relief. These new clay mineral maps fill a significant gap in the availability of soil mineralogical information. They provide data to for example, assist with research into soil fertility and food production, carbon sequestration, land degradation, dust and climate modeling and paleoclimatic change.
Attributes: 
Units of measurement: 
1.  Abundance of kaolin (0 - 1) for the 0-20 cm  and 60-80 cm depths; 
2.  Abundance of illite (0 - 1) for the 0-20 cm  and 60-80 cm depths; 
3.  Abundance of smectite (0 - 1) for the 0-20 cm  and 60-80 cm depths; 
4.  Ternary RGB  image of mineral composition for the 0-20 cm  and 60-80 cm depths. 
For details please see Viscarra Rossel (2011).
Data Type: Float Grid. 
Kaolinite, illite, smectite composite maps in GEOTIFF format. 
Map projections: Geographic. 
Datum: GDA94 
Map units: Decimal degrees. 
Resolution: 0.00083333333 degrees. 
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Tags: TERN_Soils, TERN_Soils_DSM, clay minerals, digital soil mapping, near infrared, predictive spatial modelling
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
McArthur Forest Fire Danger Index: NARCliM dataset: ~50km resolution, 2020-2039 period, CSIRO-MK3.0 and R3 ensemble member

NSW Office of Environment and Heritage Macarthur Forest Fire Danger index.  Modelled fire frequency projections at ~50km resolution for 2020-2039 period using CSIRO-MK3.0 and R3 ensemble member using the WRF 3.3 model.  This product will provide policy makers, land managers and researchers access to accurate and temporally fine scaled information with which to make hazard reduction and management strategies.

Tags: EARTH SCIENCES
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Desert Uplands Plot Network: Bird Count Data, Northern Queensland, Australia, 2006+

The Desert Uplands Plot Network Bird Count Data contains bird fauna data collected at 60 1-hectare plots spanning 2006 to 2016. This is part of a larger dataset that spans from 2004 to 2016. The CSIRO permanent plots are situated in Tropical Ironbark Woodlands, and extend across four leasehold cattle properties that lie within an area approximately 50 km by 50 km. The plots represent three vegetation management strategies, namely: 1) clearing (where all trees and shrubs are removed); 2) thinning (where ground and midstorey vegetation is removed); and 3) unmodiﬁed native woodlands where signiﬁcant thinning or clearing has not occurred. Within each 1 ha site, eight five-minute diurnal bird counts are conducted over a four day period. Two counts are completed per day at each site: one count in the morning within three hours of sunrise and the other a minimum of three hours after this period and before sunset.
The Desert Uplands research plots commenced in 2004, and have been revisited in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2014 and 2016.  A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Desert Uplands Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands

Tags: Birds, Grazing domestic livestock
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Monthly 1976-2005 mean daily minimum temperature: ANUClimate 1.0, 0.01 degree, Australian Coverage

Monthly mean daily minimum temperature for the Australian continent between 1976-2005. Daily minimum temperature regulates rates of plant growth. Modelled by fitting trivariate thin plate smoothing spline functions of longitude, latitude and vertically exaggerated elevation to observed and estimated monthly 1976-2005 daily minimum temperature means at 1541 Bureau of Meteorology stations. Missing monthly temperature values were estimated by regression with the long term station that provided estimates of the 1976-2005 monthly means with with the least standard error. This was applied to each station with at least 5 years of record between 1921 and 2012. Quality controls were applied to the regression and the surface fitting processes to remove poor quality data. Thus, of 1597 stations with at least 5 years of record, 38 stations had poor regressions with long term stations and a further 18 stations had extreme studentised residuals from initial spline analyses. These were commonly stations with an old or short period of record, or with an imprecise location. The spline analysis also incorporated the impact of distance from the coast as provided by eMAST_ANUClimate_fx_dist_v1m0. The root mean square error of individual cross validation residuals provided by the spline analysis at 225 stations with near complete records, of at least 28 years, is 0.47 degrees Celsius. The incorporation of distance from the coast reduced overall cross validation errors by around 10%. A comprehensive assessment of the analysis and the factors contributing to the quality of the final interpolated monthly mean daily minimum temperature grids is in preparation.

Tags: ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, EARTH SCIENCES
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Connell Rainforest Plot Network: Subtropical Rainforest Tree Demographic Data, O’Reilly’s Plot, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia, 2017

This rainforest tree demographic data package comprises recruitment, growth and mortality census data for rainforest trees at the O'Reilly's Plot, Lamington National Park (84 km south of Brisbane), Queensland for 2017. The O’Reilly’s Plot consists of two 1.0 hectare plots spaced 600 m apart in sub-tropical rainforest, which have always been treated as a single unit for the purpose of analysis.   Rainforest tree attributes recorded comprise the size (height or girth) of tagged and mapped, free-standing stems of shrub and tree species.  Sampling has been undertaken at intervals of 1-6 years.  This data package forms part of the collection of vegetation data undertaken at plots situated in both Lamington National Park and Davies Creek initiated by Professor Joseph H. Connell (University of California, Santa Barbara) in 1963.  A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Connell Rainforest Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/connell-rainforest.

Tags: Diameter, Girth, Height, Individual plants, Plant species abundance, Population dynamics, Seedling recruitment, Sub-tropical, Vegetation structure
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Desert Uplands Plot Network: Vegetation Survey (Presence Data, Species Richness and Stem and Hollow Counts) for Plot TIMA06, Northern Queensland, Australia, 2013

The LTERN Desert Uplands Plot Network Vegetation Survey Data contains presence data, species richness data and structural data for 1 of 60 (50 after 2008) permanent 1 hectare plots in Northern Queensland, Australia. This data publication refers specifically to observations made at Plot TIMA06, and this data is accessible as a composite data package at the following location: Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2014): Desert Uplands Plot Network: Vegetation Survey (Presence Data, Species Richness and Stem and Hollow Counts), Northern Queensland, Australia, 2013. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.143.33/html 
The CSIRO permanent plots are situated in Tropical Ironbark Woodlands, and extend across four leasehold cattle properties that lie within an area approximately 50km by 50km. The plots represent three vegetation management strategies, namely: 1) clearing (where all trees and shrubs are removed); 2) thinning (where ground and midstorey vegetation is removed); and 3) unmodiﬁed native woodlands where signiﬁcant thinning or clearing has not occurred. 
The Desert Uplands research plots commenced in 2004, and have been revisited in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2013. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Desert Uplands Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands

Tags: Grazing domestic livestock, Individual plants, Plant species abundance, Plant species composition, Tropical Ironbark Woodlands, Vegetation structure, disturbance, hollows, permanent plot, stem counts
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Radiation of driest month: ANUClimate 1.0, 0.01 degree, Australian Coverage, 1970-2012

Annual radiation of driest month for the Australian continent. Modelled by using ANUSPLIN Version 4.5 to fit trivariate thin plate smoothing spline functions of longitude, latitude and vertically exaggerated elevation. Station elevations were 0.05 degree local averages of grid values from the GEODATA 9 second DEM version 3 as provided by eMAST_ANUClimate_fx_el05_v1m0.

Tags: ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, EARTH SCIENCES
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Desert Uplands Plot Network: Bird Count Data and Notes for Plot WOUR16, Northern Queensland, Australia, 2014

The Desert Uplands Plot Network Bird Count Data contains bird fauna data for 1 of 50 permanent 1 hectare plots in Northern Queensland, Australia. This data publication refers specifically to observations made at Plot WOUR16.
The CSIRO permanent plots are situated in Tropical Ironbark Woodlands, and extend across four leasehold cattle properties that lie within an area approximately 50km by 50km. The plots represent three vegetation management strategies, namely: 1) clearing (where all trees and shrubs are removed); 2) thinning (where ground and midstorey vegetation is removed); and 3) unmodiﬁed native woodlands where signiﬁcant thinning or clearing has not occurred. Within each 1 ha site, eight five-minute diurnal bird counts are conducted over a four day period. Two counts are completed per day at each site: one count in the morning within three hours of sunrise and the other a minimum of three hours after this period and before sunset.
This is part of a much larger dataset that spans from 2004 to 2014. Note that previous studies were undertaken at 60 permanent 1 hectare plots and that this data is accessible as a composite data package:
Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2015): Desert Uplands Plot Network, Bird Count Data and Notes, Northern Queensland, Australia, 2014. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.285/html.  
The spatial coordinates for this plot are provided in the following data publication:
Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2014): Desert Uplands Plot Network: Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates, Northern Queensland, Australia. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.167/html
The Desert Uplands research plots commenced in 2004, and have been revisited in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2013 and 2014.  A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Desert Uplands Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands

Tags: Birds, Grazing domestic livestock
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Office of Environment and Heritage, New South Wales - MYALLA Vegetation Survey

Vegetation survey for Myalla Nature Reserve. The MYALLA(Vegetation survey for Myalla Nature Reserve) Survey is part of the Vegetation Information System Survey Program of New South Wales which is a series of systematic vegetation surveys conducted across the state between 1970 and the present.

Tags: Acacia dealbata Link, Acacia spp., Bursaria spp., Cassinia longifolia R.Br., Daviesia mimosoides R.Br., Derwentia perfoliata (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs & Ehrend., Digitaria ramularis, Eucalyptus dives Schauer, Eucalyptus rubida H.Deane & Maiden, Flora, Geology, Hibbertia obtusifolia (DC.) A.Gray, Homalanthus stillingiifolius, Hovea linearis (Sm.) R.Br., Juncus australis Hook.f., Lithology, Luzula densiflora (H.Nordensk.) Edgar, Mirbelia oxylobioides F.Muell., Ozothamnus thyrsoideus DC., Poa clivicola Vickery, Pultenaea borea, Rytidosperma pallidum (R.Br.) A.M.Humphreys & H.P.Linder, Senecio prenanthoides sensu Harden, Species Presence/Abundance, Vegetation Structure
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Multi-resolution Ridge Top Flatness (MrRTF)

MrRTF is a topographic index designed to identify high flat areas at a range of scales. It complements the MrVBF index that is designed to identify areas of deposited material in flat valley bottoms. Unlike MrVBF, the MrRTF index does not have a clear link to landform processes but it has been found to be a useful adjunct to MrVBF in landform classification. Zero values indicate areas that are steep or low, with values 1 and larger indicating progressively larger areas of high flat land. 
This collection includes MrRTF data at 1 arc-second and 3 arc-second resolutions.
The 3 arc-second resolution product was generated from the 1 arc-second MrRTF product and masked by the 3” water and ocean mask datasets.

Tags: Australia, ECOLOGY Landscape, LAND Topography Models, Land Surface, MrRTF, TERN_Soils
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Woodland Restoration Plot Network: Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates, Western Sydney Parklands (Western Sydney Regional Park), NSW, Australia

This data package provides spatial co-ordinates for ninety-six 0.1 hectare sites in the Woodland Restoration Plot Network. These sites were located on retired farmland that includes a mosaic of restored vegetation (native plantings) of varying ages juxtaposed with patches of remnant vegetation and untreated, abandoned pasture. All sites were originally woodland prior to agricultural development about 200 years ago. The plantings monitored by the Woodland Restoration Plot Network research plots commenced in 1992 and have been revisited every 3-4 years since 2001. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Woodland Restoration Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/woodland-restoration

Tags: Geographic sites, Plot details, Plot setup, Spatial coordinates
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery