AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Woodland Restoration Plot Network: Composition of Revegetated Sites Compared with Natural Vegetation, Western Sydney Parklands (Western Sydney Regional Park), NSW, Australia, 2001

This data package is a derivative product consisting of a summary of the published data package Woodland Restoration Plot Network: Vegetation Structure and Composition Data, Western Sydney Parklands (Western Sydney Regional Park), NSW, Australia, collected in 2001. (http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern.120/html). These data are used to produce the graph and conclusions found in figure 8.30 on page 314 of Lindenmayer et. al 2014, Biodiversity and Environmental Change: Monitoring Challenges and Directions. These data show trends in compositional similarity of revegetated sites to remnant native vegetation in the first decade since planting (1992-2001) in a woodland restoration project. The lack of convergence between revegetated areas and native woodlands in species composition suggests that there has been little colonisation of native species in the revegetated sites. These data were collected from twenty-five 0.1 hectare sites which were established in a 10-year chronosequence of plantings that was sampled in 2001. The 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: Evaluation, Plant species composition, Restoration, Revegetation, Succession, Vegetation structure
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Joint Remote Sensing Research Program - AusCover Supersites SLATS Star Transects

The AusCover Supersites SLATS Star Transect Dataset represents the data collected during ground cover surveys carried out at seven TERN AusCover Supersites in Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Northern Territory. The collected data include point intercept ground and woody vegetation cover data and field measurements, vegetation measurement summaries, landscape information and study location photos. Each of the study locations has been visited at least once by TERN AusCover staff between November 2011 and February 2013 to collect the field data.

Tags: Acacia sp., Atriplex sp., Casuarina sp., Disturbance, Elymus repens, Erosion, Eucalyptus delegatensis, Eucalyptus pauciflora, Eucalyptus salmonophloia, Eucalyptus sp., Eucalyptus transcontinentalis, Flora, Geology, Land Cover, Land Use, Landscape, Lithology, Melaleuca sp., Soil, Species Presence/Abundance, Spinifex sp., Tasmannia lanceolata, Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Structure
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Victorian Alpine Plot Network (ATEX): Vegetation Change and Phenology in Response to Increased Temperature, South-east Highlands, Australia, 2004–2014

This data package shows the effects of experimental warming on plants in the Victorian Alpine region between 2004–2014. These data are from the Australian Tundra Experiment (ATEX) which is part of the International Tundra Experiment (ITEX). The data tables consist of a subset of previously published data packages which have been combined to demonstrate the conclusions discussed on pages 188–191 of the book Lindenmayer et al., 2014. Biodiversity and Environemntal Change: Monitoring, Challenges and Direction (Core Study 4. Climate change experiment in open heathlands/grassland, Bogong High Plains). They also include data which has been collected since the book had been published.
This experiment looks at the effects of increasing the near-surface soil temperature by ~1–2°C. 
As a consequence, the cover of grasses decreased in cover, while both forbs and shrubs increased in cover. Diversity increased as a result of changes in relative abundance and most growth forms increased in height. 
The ATEX experiment is locate at four sites on the Bogong High Plains, each site comprising multiple 1 square metre plots. The composition of each plot is sample using point quadrats every second snow-free season. The Victorian Alpine Plot Network research plots are revisited on a biannual basis, though measurements taken during surveys differ from visit to visit. 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

Tags: ATEX, Australian Tundra Experiment, Climate change, ITEX, Individual plants, International Tundra Experiment, Plant phenology, Plant species abundance, Plant species composition, Vegetation structure
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Predicted saturated hydraulic conductivity for 6 soil layers across the whole of Australia at 3 arcsecond resolution.

Geotiff files of predicted saturated hydraulic conductivity for 6 soil layers: 0-5 cm; 5-15 cm; 15-30 cm; 30-60 cm; 60-100 cm; and 100-200 cm; for the whole of Australia at 3 arc second resolution. Predictions were generated using the Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia data and the ROSETTA pedotransfer function. Results are in m/day

Organization: CSIRO Data Access Portal
Soil and Landscape Grid National Soil Attribute Maps - Total Phosphorus (3&quot; resolution) - Release 1

&lt;p&gt;This is Version 1 of the Australian Soil Total Phosphorus product of the Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia. It is superseded by the Release 2 product that can be found at: &lt;a href=&quot;../../../metadata/TERN/be382e63-5ff6-40a9-930f-c84655a5bd87&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;Soil and Landscape Grid National Soil Attribute Maps - Total Phosphorus (3&quot; resolution) - Release 2&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia has produced a range of digital soil attribute products. Each product contains six digital soil attribute maps, and their upper and lower confidence limits, representing the soil attribute at six depths: 0-5cm, 5-15cm, 15-30cm, 30-60cm, 60-100cm and 100-200cm. These depths are consistent with the specifications of the GlobalSoilMap.net project (http://www.globalsoilmap.net/). The digital soil attribute maps are in raster format at a resolution of 3 arc sec (~90 x 90 m pixels). These maps are generated by combining the best available Digital Soil Mapping (DSM) products available across Australia. Attribute Definition: Total phosphorus; Units: %; Period (temporal coverage; approximately): 1950-2013; Spatial resolution: 3 arc seconds (approx 90m); Total number of gridded maps for this attribute: 18; Number of pixels with coverage per layer: 2007M (49200 * 40800); Total size before compression: about 8GB; Total size after compression: about 4GB; Data license : Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY); Target data standard: GlobalSoilMap specifications; Format: GeoTIFF.&lt;/p&gt;

Tags: 3-dimensional soil mapping, Attributes, Australia, Continental, DSM, Digital Soil Mapping, Global Soil Map, Raster, SLGA, Soil, Soil Maps, TERN, TERN_Soils, TERN_Soils_DSM, Total Phosphorus, spatial modelling, spatial uncertainty, visible-near infrared spectroscopy
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Connell Rainforest Plot Network: Annual Variation in Flowering and Fruiting in Eight Species, Davies Creek Plot, Dinden National Park, Queensland, Australia, 1995–2003

This data package shows annual variation in flowering and fruiting over nine years for eight species of trees. These demonstrate that there is considerable variation in flowering and fruiting across both species and time. These data are used to produce the graphs found in figures 5.19 on page 142.
This plot consists of one 1.7 hectare plot in tropical rainforest, established in 1963. 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 since 1963, and this data package describes longitudinal variation in seedling recruitment over almost four decades. 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: Flowering, Fruiting, Plant species abundance, Plant species composition, Rainforest, Vegetation structure
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Connell Rainforest Plot Network: Longitudinal Variation in Seedling Recruitment in Eight Species, Davies Creek Plot, Dinden National Park, Queensland, Australia, 1965–2004

This data package shows longitudinal variation in seedling recruitment, the proportion of all recruits, and the corresponding number of standing seedlings for eight species of trees. These demonstrate that there is considerable variation in seedling recruitment across both species and time. These data are used to produce the graphs found in figures 5.18 on page 141.
This plot consists of one 1.7 hectare plot in tropical rainforest, established in 1963. 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 since 1963, and this data package describes longitudinal variation in seedling recruitment over almost four decades. 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: Plant species abundance, Plant species composition, Seedling recruitment, Vegetation structure
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Nanangroe Plantation Plot Network: The Value of Countryside Elements in the Conservation of the Threatened Arboreal Marsupial Squirrel Glider Petaurus norfolcensis in Agricultural Landscapes of South-eastern Australia - the Disproportional Value of Scattered Trees, 2005

Human activities, particularly agriculture, have transformed much of the world’s terrestrial environment. Within these anthropogenic landscapes, a variety of relictual and semi-natural habitats exist, which we term countryside elements. The habitat value of countryside elements (‘elements’) is increasingly recognised. In association with the Nanangroe Plot network in the South-West Slopes of New South Wales, we quantify the relative value of four kinds of such ‘elements’ (linear roadside remnants, native vegetation patches, scattered trees and tree plantings) used by a threatened Australian arboreal marsupial, the squirrel glider Petaurus norfolcensis. We examined relationships between home range size and the availability of each ‘element’ and whether the actual usage was relative to predicted levels of usage. The usage of ‘elements’ by gliders was largely explained by their availability, however there was a preference for native vegetation patches and scattered trees. We found home range size was significantly smaller with increasing area of scattered trees and a contrasting effect with increasing area of linear roadside remnants or native vegetation patches. Our work showed that each ‘element’ was used and as such had a role in the conservation of the squirrel glider, but their relative value varied. We illustrate the need to assess the conservation value of countryside elements so they can be incorporated into the holistic management of agricultural landscapes. This work demonstrates the disproportional value of scattered trees, underscoring the need to specifically incorporate and /or enhance the protection and recruitment of scattered trees in biodiversity conservation policy and management. (Crane, M.J., Lindenmayer, D.B., Cunningham, R.B., 2014. The Value of Countryside Elements in the Conservation of a Threatened Arboreal Marsupial Petaurus norfolcensis in Agricultural Landscapes of South-Eastern Australia—The Disproportional Value of Scattered Trees. PLOS One. 9(9): e107178 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107178).

Tags: Petaurus norfolcensis, Vegetation structure, countryside elements, home-range
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Plot Network: Herpetofaunal Search Data, Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay Territory, 2012-2014

This herpetofaunal search data package comprises herpetofaunal data recorded during time-controlled active searches along permanent 100 m long transects along which three artificial substrates have been incorporated.  At the 20 m and 80 m points along each transect two sheets of corrugated iron, four roof tiles and four half-length railway sleepers, are situated. Searches for reptiles and frogs are conducted bi-annually, once in August and again in December of each year.
The Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Plot Network was established in 2002 in Booderee National Park in the Jervis Bay Territory, South-eastern Australia.  The study location is a floristically diverse area in which fire history has been well-documented over several decades.
The plot network’s objectives involve quantifying the inter-relationships between natural disturbance and/or management intervention (including weed and feral animal control and prescribed burning) and the reciprocal changes in vegetation condition and biodiversity response.
The Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Plot Network study forms part of the collection of data packages by this plot network.  A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/jervis-bay-booderee-national-park.

Tags: Herpetofauna
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Victorian Tall Eucalypt Forest Plot Network: Victorian Central highlands fire refuges project: Fire severity predictions and maps for the O’Shannassy and Maroonndah Water Catchments, Victoria, Australia, 2002-2009

We used a case study in an Australian wet montane forest to establish how predictive fire simulation models can be interpreted as management tools to identify potential fire refuges. We tested the ability of a topographically based fire prediction model developed by Mackey et al (2002) in the O’Shannassy and Maroondah water catchments, NE north-east of Melbourne, Australia, with fire severity data collected following a large wildfire in 2009 in the same area. We derived our fire severity data from a larger map created by the Department of Sustainability and Environment (2009), using SPOT satellite imagery   and the normalised-burnt ratio.  We examined the relationship between the probability of fire refuge occurrence as predicted by an existing fire refuge model and fire severity experienced during a large wildfire. We also examined the extent to which local fire severity was influenced by fire severity in the surrounding landscape. We used a combination of statistical approaches including generalised linear modelling, variogram analysis and receiver operating characteristics and area under the curve analysis (ROC AUC).
We found that the amount of unburnt habitat and the factors influencing the retention and location of fire refuges varied with fire conditions. Under extreme fire conditions, the distribution of fire refuges was limited to only extremely sheltered, fire-resistant regions of the landscape. During extreme fire conditions, fire severity patterns were largely determined by stochastic factors that could not be predicted by the model.  When fire conditions were moderate, physical landscape properties appeared to mediate fire severity distribution. 
Our study demonstrates that land managers can employ predictive landscape fire models to identify the broader climatic and spatial domain within which fire refuges are likely to be present. It is essential that within these envelopes, forest is protected from logging, roads and other developments so that the ecological processes related to the establishment and subsequent use of fire refuges are maintained.
Department of Sustainability and Environment (2009) Remote sensing guideline for assessing landscape-scale fire severity in Victoria’s forest estate. Unpublished technical manual., Department of Sustainability and Environment, Melbourne.
Mackey, B., D. Lindenmayer, M. Gill, M. McCarthy, and J. Lindesay. 2002. Wildlife, Fire and Future Climate: A Forest Ecosystem Analysis. CSIRO publishing, Collingwood.

Tags: Fire, Fragmentation
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Plot Network: Site-level Plot Data Collected During an Assessment of the Ecological and Cost Effectiveness of Invasive Plant Management in Achieving Conservation Goals: a Long-term Experimental Study, 2007-2014

This vegetation data package comprises site level plot data collected as part of a controlled and replicated experimental study at Bherwerre Peninsula in Booderee National Park, which is located in the Jervis Bay Territory, Australia. The aim of the study is to estimate the effects of the different sub-treatments of Bitou Bush control methods on the abundance and recruitment of both the target species and native plant species. Sites were stratified into three broad groups, namely sites with no Bitou Bush; sites with Bitou Bush where a control regime of spray-fire-spray and spray-fire-fire was applied and combinations of particular treatments where only part of the treatment regime was applied. Data were collected from four 1 m x 1 m permanent survey plots situated on the 80 m transect on each of our 33 sites.  Each site was surveyed on 14 occasions, at different stages of the treatment sequence, so comparisons of no treatment, a partial sequence of treatments, and a full sequence can be made from observations at the same site, resulting in 356 site-survey combinations in total.  A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Jervis Bay Booderee National Park Plot Network's full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/jervis-bay-booderee-national-park.
These data were published as a component of the paper Lindenmayer et al., 2015. A Long-Term Experimental Case Study of the Ecological Effectiveness and Cost Effectiveness of Invasive Plant Management in Achieving Conservation Goals: Bitou Bush Control in Booderee National Park in Eastern Australia. PLOS ONE. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128482

Tags: Fire, Individual plants, Invasive plants, Plant species abundance, Plant species composition, Restoration, Vegetation structure
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Upland Heath Swamps Plot Network: Phytophthera cinnamomi Associated with Vegetation Composition, Middleton Creek, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, 1996–2012

This data package comprises data that were used to produce the graph and conclusions found in figure 7.56 on page 263 of Lindenmayer et. al 2014, Biodiversity and Environmental Change: Monitoring Challenges and Directions. These data show the spread of Cinnamon Water Mould (Phytophthera cinnamomi) across 5 transects in Freycinet National Park, Tasmania. The transects sample different methods of treatment that are designed to alieviate the spread of the disease.
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-heath-swamps.

Tags: Cinnamon Fungus, Climate change, Hydrology, Invasive plants, Phytophthera cinnamomi, Plant species composition, Root rot, Soil, Soil moisture, Upland Heath Swamps, Vegetation structure
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Brigalow Belt Central Highlands 2 Monitoring Images Collection

A single quad sensor camera installed at the ALTAR Brigalow Belt Central Highlands 2 site provides a near 360&deg; photo record of land management events and a long-term record of vegetation condition and composition. This dense time series of images provides data for analysis of ecological responses to climate variability, and when consolidated across the entire terrestrial ecosystem research network, supports calibration and validation of satellite-derived remote sensing products, ensuring delivery of higher quality results for broader scale environmental monitoring products. 

Tags: agricultural management, field, flux tower, grazing, pastoral, phenology transiton, vegetation colour, vegetation greeness, vegetation phenology
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Brigalow Belt Central Highlands 1 Monitoring Images Collection

A single quad sensor camera installed at the ALTAR Brigalow Belt Central Highlands 1 site provides a near 360&deg; photo record of land management events and a long-term record of vegetation condition and composition. This dense time series of images provides data for analysis of ecological responses to climate variability, and when consolidated across the entire terrestrial ecosystem research network, supports calibration and validation of satellite-derived remote sensing products, ensuring delivery of higher quality results for broader scale environmental monitoring products. 

Tags: agricultural management, field, flux tower, grazing, pastoral, phenology transiton, vegetation colour, vegetation greeness, vegetation phenology
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
CAPRICORN2  Gaseous methanesulfonic and sulfuric acid measurements from the RV Investigator voyage IN2018V01

This data collection contains gaseous methanesulfonic and sulfuric acid concentrations measured by nitrate Chemical Ionisation Mass Spectrometer (NO3-CIMS) aboard the RV Investigator voyage IN2018_V01. This voyage, spanning January - February 2018, departed Hobart and spent six weeks in the in the Southern Ocean extending to 70o S.

Organization: CSIRO Data Access Portal
Brigalow Belt Banana 2 Monitoring Images Collection

A single quad sensor camera installed at the ALTAR Brigalow Belt Banana 2 site provides a near 360&deg; photo record of land management events and a long-term record of vegetation condition and composition. This dense time series of images provides data for analysis of ecological responses to climate variability, and when consolidated across the entire terrestrial ecosystem research network, supports calibration and validation of satellite-derived remote sensing products, ensuring delivery of higher quality results for broader scale environmental monitoring products.

Tags: agricultural management, field, flux tower, grazing, pastoral, phenology transiton, vegetation colour, vegetation greeness, vegetation phenology
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery