AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Litchfield Savanna Terrestrial LiDAR, 2021

This terrestrial LiDAR dataset captures detailed vegetation structural information at the Litchfield Savanna SuperSite in NT, Australia. The purpose of this data is to enhance understanding of vegetation dynamics and ecosystem function in the region. The dataset is part of a broader collection of Terrestrial LiDAR data acquired from all TERN SuperSites, aimed at achieving a standardized and highly detailed capture of 3D vegetation structure across Australia.

Tags: LiDAR, TLS, lidar point cloud
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Fletcherview Tropical Rangeland Terrestrial LiDAR, 2022

This terrestrial LiDAR dataset captures detailed vegetation structural information at the Fletcherview Tropical Rangeland SuperSite, located 50km west of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The purpose of this data is to enhance understanding of vegetation dynamics and ecosystem function in the region. The dataset is part of a broader collection of Terrestrial LiDAR data acquired from all TERN SuperSites, aimed at achieving a standardized and highly detailed capture of 3D vegetation structure across Australia.

Tags: LiDAR, TLS, lidar point cloud
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
TERN Great Western Woodlands Site Panoramic Photopoint Image Collection

High quality digital images are captured using a digital SLR camera at the plots (core 1 hectare vegetation plot) at the TERN Great Western Woodlands Site using the panoramic photopoint method. The panoramic photopoint method may be the most informative in open forests/woodlands and rangelands. Three photopoints are established configured in an equilateral triangle (2.5m sides) with the centre marked with a star dropper and the location recorded with DGPS. At each photopoint take photographic sequences in a 360° panorama, with up to 40 photographs with a minimum 50% overlap between consecutive photographs. For more information about the method, see 
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/2.1.4287.3607">White, el al. (2012) AusPlots Rangelands Survey Protocols Manual Version 1.2.9.</a> 

The Great Western Woodlands Site was established in 2012 in the Credo Conservation Reserve. The site is in semi-arid woodland and was operated as a pastoral lease from 1907 to 2007.  The core 1 ha plot is characterised by <em>Eucalyptus salmonophloia</em> (salmon gum), with <em>Eucalyptus salubris</em> and <em>Eucalyptus clelandii</em> dominating other research plots.  For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/great-western-woodlands-supersite/ .

Other images collected at the site include digital cover photography, phenocam time-lapse images taken from fixed under and overstorey cameras, five-photopoint images, and ancillary images of fauna and flora.

Tags: Core 1 ha, TERN Ecosystem Processes, WAACOO0020, gwwl
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation Leaf Area Index Data

This data contains leaf area index calculated from Digital Hemispheric Photography images taken at the core 1-ha plot in the Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation site between 2014 - 2016

Tags: Cape Tribulation, Daintree, Digital Hemispheric Photography, FNQR, LAI, Leaf Area Index
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Transformational Change of Regional Landscapes: Navigating Planetary Limits and Resource Constraints Over the Next Five Decades

The project brought together a group of Australian researchers and managers with a broad range of expertise to identify current and emerging economies (‘drivers’) affecting regional agricultural landscapes and to suggest beneficial transformational changes for successful adaptation. A key challenge in these landscapes is altering how we use the land for ongoing, viable production while increasing native biodiversity. The group:<ul>
<li>identified the major historical influences on Australian land use and the current social and economic drivers that are likely to increase in the future</li>

<li>assessed the condition of five agro-climatic regions (adapted from Williams et al., 2002 and Hobbs and McIntyre, 2005) using a Delphi method. A small (4-person) expert panel scored the impact of historical and future scenarios on ten sustainability indicators (biodiversity, water, soil, social capital, built capital, food/fibre, carbon, energy, minerals and cultural). Five regions were chosen: Southern Mediterranean, Northern tropical, Central arid, North-east subtropical, and South-east temperate. This was an iterative process whereby scores were revisited until internal consistency between regions, scenarios, and indicators was achieved</li>

<li>made projections of regional condition under the four global Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) based on van Vuuren et al. (2011)</li>

<li>developed recommendations about land use and management, institutional and policy arrangements and social processes that will assist adaptation towards a values-rich vision of Australia in 2100.</li>
</ul>

Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Vegetation Survey of South Australia, Biological Database of South Australia (endemism mapping subset)

This dataset contains records of vascular plant species from the Biological Survey of South Australia. Preparation from raw data obtained via AEKOS involved the selection of data fields, the removal of intraspecific taxa (only genus and species used to define individual taxa) and removal of duplicate records and those not determined to species.

Tags: Bioregional Inventory, Conifers, Endemic species, Flowering Trees, Forbs, Grasses, Introduced Plants, Lillies, Monocots, Orchids, Reeds Rushes, Sedges, Shrubs Small <0.25m Tall >2m, Species Composition, Trees, Vines
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Global Bat Acoustic Data Collection: Croatia

This dataset is a collection of echolocation calls recorded from Croatia. Users should note that some audio files may contain calls from multiple species, and in certain cases, only one of the present species has been identified.

The collection includes bat call files in .zc and .wav formats, encompassing both identified and unidentified calls. Each call file contains embedded information, such as collection date, GPS location, species identification (where available), and contributor details, which is extracted and used to create searchable filter options in TERN Ecoacoustic Recordings. This enables users to efficiently search for, explore, and download call files based on specific criteria through the dashboard.

Tags: Bat Echolocation Call, Bat Reference Call Library, Microbat, Ultrasound
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Great Western Woodlands Vegetation Structure Across Time Since Fire Chronosequence Data

This data contains vegetation cover, ground cover, tree density and stand basal area data across a multi-century time-since-fire sequence derived from growth ring-size relationships in fire-sensitive <em>Eucalyptus salubris</em> woodlands.

Tags: Ecological fire management, Fire interval, GWW, Great Western Woodlands, Space-for-time, Succession
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
FosSahul Database

FosSahul is the first database compiling the ages of nonhuman vertebrate fossils from the Middle Pleistocene to the present in the Sahul region. It includes comprehensive metadata with ratings of reliability allocated to each fossil age. Because ecological and evolutionary phenomena are time-dependent, the entire range of archaeological and palaeontological research disciplines benefit from the availability of this data.

Tags: Biogeography, Birds, Climate And Climate Change (9603), Ecological Modelling, Ecosystem modelling, Flora, Fauna And Biodiversity (9608), Macroecology, Mammals, Reptiles
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Karawatha Peri-Urban Woody Vegetation Diameter Data

The diameter and breast height and mortality status of woody vegetation was surveyed within 33 one-hectare plots in Karawatha Peri-Urban site between 2009 and 2010.

Tags: Biomass, DBH, Diameter at breast height, Eucalyptus, Karawatha, Vegetation, Woody plants
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
SLATS Star Transects - Australian Field Sites

The SLATS star transect field dataset has been compiled as a record of vegetative and non-vegetative fractional cover as recorded in situ according to the method described in <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236022381_Field_measurement_of_fractional_ground_cover">Muir et al (2011)</a>. The datasets are a combination of vegetation fractions collected in three strata - non-woody vegetation including vegetative litter near the soil surface, woody vegetation less than 2 metres, and woody vegetation greater than 2 metres - at homogeneous areas of approximately 1 hectare. This dataset is compiled from a variety of sources, including available sites from the ABARES ground cover reference sites database.

Tags: point intercept
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
AEKOS Subset: Australian Plant Frequency and Cover, 2017

The dataset contains raw records on the frequency and % cover of Australian plant species stored in TERN's AEKOS as at 23 February 2017. There is information on basal area data in addition.The data includes plant records for the following datasets: [1] Australian Ground Cover Reference Sites Database, [2] Biological Survey of South Australia - Vegetation Survey - Biological Database of South Australia, [3] Atlas of NSW database: VIS flora survey module, [4] Queensland CORVEG Database, [5] TERN AusPlots Rangelands, [6] Transects for Environmental Monitoring and Decision Making (TREND) (2013-present) and the [7] TREND-Biome of Australia Soil Environments (BASE). 

Soil samples for physical structure and chemical analysis (14 sites) throughout Australia were also incorporated in addition (starting 2013). The sites were: [1] AusCover Supersites SLATS Star Transects, [2] Biological Survey of the Ravensthorpe Range (Western Australia), [3] Biological Survey of South Australia - Roadside Vegetation Survey, [4] Biological Database of South Australia, [5] South-Western Australian Transitional Transect (SWATT), [6] Koonamore Vegetation Monitoring Project (1925-present), [7] Desert Ecology Research Group Plots (1990-2011) and Long Term Ecological Research Network (2012-2015), Simpson Desert, [8] Western Queensland, Australia (plants only) and [9] the TERN AusPlots Forest Monitoring Network - Large Tree Survey - 2012-2015. In total, 97,035 sites were extracted and downloaded for individual and population levels. The download package contains site location files, separate data files for individual and population levels, citation details for individual surveys and notes on how to interpret the download.

Tags: Chenopods, Cryptogams, Cycads, Disturbances, Epiphytes, Ferns, Forbs, Grass, Introduced, Lichens, Long-Term Community Monitoring, Long-Term Species Monitoring, Monocots, Mosses, Plants, Shrubs, Species Composition Structural Assemblage, Trees
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Hyperspectral Ground Calibration Data - Spectroradiometer, Australian Field Sites

Field spectroradiometer measurements have been collected at several locations across Australia (formally known as the AusCover Supersites) to relate field based measurements to satellite data products, such as Landsat and MODIS NBAR products. Collected in collaboration with multiple government and research-based institutions.

Tags: chowilla, credo, injune, litchfield, robson creek, tumbarumba, warra, zigzag creek
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
TERN Ecosystem Surveillance: Soil Sample

This dataset lists observations on soil samples collected in rangeland sites across Australia by the TERN Surveillance Monitoring team, using standardised AusPlots methodologies. 


Soil samples are collected at each site as part of the AusPlots Soil Samples method. For each soil sample fine earth bulk density, gravel bulk density, wet and dry weight are estimated and coarse fragments lithology, abundance, size and shape observed as part of the AusPlots Soil Samples and Soil Bulk Density method.

Tags: Soil Sample
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Global Bat Acoustic Data Collection: Nicaragua

This dataset is a collection of echolocation calls recorded from Nicaragua. Users should note that some audio files may contain calls from multiple species, and in certain cases, only one of the present species has been identified.

The collection includes bat call files in .zc and .wav formats, encompassing both identified and unidentified calls. Each call file contains embedded information, such as collection date, GPS location, species identification (where available), and contributor details, which is extracted and used to create searchable filter options in TERN Ecoacoustic Recordings. This enables users to efficiently search for, explore, and download call files based on specific criteria through the dashboard.

Tags: Bat Echolocation Call, Bat Reference Call Library, Microbat, Ultrasound
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Tree survival, diameter, growth, recruitment and climatic data, Northern Queensland, Australia

This dataset presents the demographic monitoring (growth and survival) of 81 tree species based on repeated stem measurement data from 20, 0.5 ha (100 m x 50 m) permanent moist forest plots in northern Queensland, Australia from 1971 to 2019, as well as four additional plots of 0.1 to 1 ha whose monitoring began in the 2000s. The plots have a rainfall range of 1200 to over 6000 mm, represent eleven vegetation types, six parent materials, and range from 15 m to 1500 m above sea level. Except for minor disturbances associated with selective logging on two plots, the plots were established in old growth forest and all plots have thereafter been protected. Plots were regularly censused and at each census the diameter at breast height (DBH) of all stems ≥10 cm DBH were recorded.
We only report the data for the 81 species studied in Bauman et al. 2022 (Nature), here.
We also provide the climatology of these plots as well as the temperature, vapour pressure deficit, and maximum climatological water deficit of all intervals separating consecutive censuses, as used in the analyses of Bauman et al. 2022.

Tags: Demography, Tropical moist forests, Wet Tropics
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
TERN Ecosystem Surveillance: Soil Profile

This dataset lists soil profile observations described in the rangeland sites across Australia by the TERN Surveillance Monitoring team, using standardised AusPlots methodologies.

Soil profile characteristics are observed and collected at each site as part of the AusPlots Soil and Landscapes methods. For each soil profile sampled, soil horizon's colour, electrical conductivity, effervescence, soil ped characteristics, soil pH, texture and coarse fragments characteristics are described as part of the AusPlots Soil characterisation to 1&amp;nbsp;m+ method. Soil specimens for the soil horizons are also collected for preservation.

Tags: TERN Surveillance Monitoring
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Samford Peri-Urban Stream Physico-Chemical Data

Water quality parameters of the surface water from two permanent sampling sites on the Samford Creek, southeast Queensland, Australia, are determined. The parameters include water temperature, flow velocity, turbidity, major cations and anions, plus total inorganic and organic nitrogen and phosphorus.

Tags: Flow velocity, Major ions, Nitrogen, Nutrients, Phosphorus, Surface water, Urbanisation, Water chemistry
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Global Human Vital Rates Data

Age-specific (per year) numbers of human females, males, mortality and fertility rates. Ages 1-100. Number and mortalities from WHO-CHOICE project (https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/who-choice-frequently-asked-questions) and fertility derived from U.S. Census Bureau International Data Base (https://www.census.gov/data-tools/demo/idb/).

Tags: Disease, Ecosystem Assessment And Management (9605), Famine, Global Ecology, Human Population Demographics, Human Population Density, Over-consumption, Over-population, War, age-specific female mortality rate, age-specific male mortality rate, number of females, number of females born per female, number of males, number of males born per female
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Mitchell Grass Rangeland Acoustic Data Collection - A2O Project

This dataset contains audio files for TERN Mitchell Grass Rangeland SuperSite. Long-term recordings of the environment can be used to identify sound sources of interest, characterise the soundscape, aid in the assessment of fauna biodiversity, monitor temporal trends and track environmental changes.


Mitchell Grass Rangeland SuperSite is located at Rosebank Station, approximately 11 km south-east of Longreach in Queensland. The site is arid tussock grassland with a variety of grass species including <em>Astrebla lappacea</em> and <em>Astrebla squarrosa</em> over black vertosol soil that supports sheep and beef cattle grazing. For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/mitchell-grass-rangeland-supersite/.


In 2020 four acoustic recorders were set up to collect audio data continuously as part of the Australian Acoustic Observatory (A2O) project. Two recorders were placed in relatively wet habitats and two in relatively dry habitats.

Tags: Acoustic recordings, mgrl
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Australian Bat Acoustic Data Collection

This dataset is a growing collection of high-frequency echolocation calls recorded from Australian bats across a wide geographic range and over multiple decades. The calls have been collected by various bat researchers, contributors and collaborators from across Australia. Taxonomic updates have been applied where possible, such as the reclassification of species from <em>Mormopterus</em> to <em>Ozimops</em>. Users should note that some audio files may contain calls from multiple species, and in certain cases, only one of the present species has been identified.

The collection includes bat call files in .zc and .wav formats, encompassing both identified and unidentified calls. Each call file contains embedded information, such as collection date, GPS location, species identification (where available), and contributor details, which is extracted and used to create searchable filter options in TERN Ecoacoustic Recordings. This enables users to efficiently search for, explore, and download call files based on specific criteria through the dashboard.

Data have been gathered from diverse environments including national parks, research stations, and conservation areas throughout Australia.

The earliest recordings date back to 1989, and the dataset continues to expand. This metadata record serves as an open library for Australian bat call data, with future submissions from additional contributors expected to be added over time.

Tags: Bat Echolocation Call, Bat Reference Call Library, Microbat, Ultrasound
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Cumberland Plain Stem Diameter, Height and Aboveground Woody Biomass Data

This data contains stem diameter, height measurement and above ground living biomass calculations for a remnant Eucalyptus woodland from 2014 - present.  Diameter and height measurements for stems ≥10cm diameter at breast height were sampled within the core 1 ha plot within the Cumberland Plain site.   Mistletoe cover data is also presented.

Tags: Cumberland Plain, species composition
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Samford Peri-Urban Site, Five Photopoint Image Collection

High quality digital site reference images are captured for the core 1 hectare vegetation plot of the site on an annual basis to provide context for researchers to understand the general layout and vegetation of the study site, and as a visual reference to monitor any changes over time. Photopoints will be taken annually using the five point photopoint method. The set of images for each year usually consists of twenty images: four images taken at each corner of the plot facing each of the four cardinal points, and four images taken from the centre of the plot facing each corner. 
The Samford Peri-Urban SuperSite was established in 2010 in remnant fringe eucalypt forest, near urban development in the Samford Valley. The upper storey is dominated by <em>Corymbia intermedia</em>, <em>Eucalyptus siderophloia</em> and <em>Lophostemon suaveolens</em>.  For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/samford-peri-urban-supersite/ .

Other images collected at the site include digital cover photography, phenocam time-lapse images taken from fixed overstorey cameras, panoramic landscape and ancillary images of fauna and flora.

Tags: TERN Ecosystem Processes, remnant fringe eucalypt forest, seqp_samford
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
TERN Ecosystem Surveillance: Plant Voucher Specimen

This dataset comprises a comprehensive collection of plant voucher specimens representing vascular plants sampled from TERN Ecosystem Surveillance monitoring plots across Australia. These specimens are essential for accurate species identification and verification, providing a complete inventory of vascular plant species present at each plot. Collected following the standardised Ecosystem Surveillance methodology, the dataset includes over 57,000 accessioned vascular plant specimens housed at the TERN Australia Soil and Herbarium Collection, located at the University of Adelaide's Waite Campus.

Each record includes detailed metadata such as voucher barcode, site and visit information, sampling details, and digitised images where available. Plant voucher specimens are accessible and available for loan upon request through the EcoPlots Samples portal via an Expression of Interest.

Tags: Ecosystem Surveillance, Herbarium, Plant Tissue Sample, Plant Voucher Specimen
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Warra Tall Eucalypt Site, Five Photopoint Image Collection

High quality digital site reference images are captured for the core 1 hectare vegetation plot of the site on an annual basis to provide context for researchers to understand the general layout and vegetation of the study site, and as a visual reference to monitor any changes over time.  Photopoints will be taken annually using the five point photopoint method. The set of images for each year usually consists of twenty images: four images taken at each corner of the plot facing each of the four cardinal points, and four images taken from the centre of the plot facing each corner. 

The Warra Tall Eucalypt Site was established in 2012 and is located in a stand of tall, mixed-aged <em>Eucalyptus obliqua</em> forest (1.5, 77 and &gt;250 years-old) with a rainforest / wet sclerophyll understorey and a dense man-fern (<em>Dicksonia antarctica</em>) ground-layer. The site experienced a fire in January 2019, which consumed the ground layer and killed a high proportion of the understorey trees but stimulated dense seedling regeneration. For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/warra-tall-eucalypt-supersite/.

Other images collected at the site include digital hemispherical photography, phenocam time-lapse images taken from fixed under and overstorey cameras, panoramic landscape and ancillary images of fauna and flora.

Tags: TERN Ecosystem Processes, wrra
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery