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Gingin Banksia Woodlands Stem Diameter, Height, Basal Area and Aboveground Woody Biomass Data 

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: onGoing
Update Frequency: asNeeded
Security Classification: unclassified
Record Last Modified: 2025-12-02
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Dataset Created: 2019-01-02
Dataset Published: 2023-12-15
Data can be accessed from the following links:
HTTPPoint-of-truth metadata URLHTTPTERN EcoPlots PortalHTTPGingin_Banksia_site_level_biomass_and_basal_area_dataHTTPGingin_Banksia_stem_diameter_data_dictionaryHTTPGingin_Banksia_stem_diameter_height_biomass_basal_area_dataHTTPro-crate-metadata.json
How to cite this collection:
Silberstein, R. (2023). Gingin Banksia Woodlands Stem Diameter, Height, Basal Area and Aboveground Woody Biomass Data. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://portal.tern.org.au/metadata/019eaa3c-d6a6-40c8-92d4-f79c4efa4f0b 
This data contains stem diameter, height measurements, basal area and above ground living biomass calculations for the Gingin Banksia Woodlands in Western Australia. 
Credit
We at TERN acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians throughout Australia, New Zealand and all nations. We honour their profound connections to land, water, biodiversity and culture and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. This work was funded by the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), an Australian Government National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) project. 
Purpose
This dataset records tree diameter and height data used to calculate above-ground biomass across vegetation types in Australia. This data is important for mapping and monitoring changes in plant growth, carbon storage and terrestrial energy fluxes. 
Lineage
Tree survey:
The 1 ha plot was divided into 100 subplots (10 x 10 m). All individual stems ≥ 10 cm diameter at breast height (1.3 m) were mapped within each 10 x 10 m subplot. Heights are recorded to the nearest 1 metre for each measured stem and are recorded as the length of the stem from ground to highest leaf, not height above ground level.
Biomass calculation:
Above-ground biomass was calculated for each stem >10 cm diameter at breast height using published using either generic or species-specific allometric equations (source):
Banksia species (Eamus et al.,2000)
Eucalyptus todtiana (Paul et al., 2013)
Melaleuca sp (Paul et al., 2013)
Nuytsia floibunda (Paul et al., 2013) 
Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure StepsData not provided.
Gingin Banksia Woodland site is located on the Swan Coastal Plain, approximately 10 km southwest of Gingin, near Perth, Western Australia.
Temporal Coverage
From 2019-01-02 to on going 
Spatial Resolution

Data not provided.

Vertical Extent

Data not provided.

ANZSRC - FOR
Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology)
Ecology
Forest biodiversity
Forestry biomass and bioproducts
Forestry management and environment
Forestry sciences
Forestry sciences not elsewhere classified
GCMD Sciences
BIOSPHERE - BIOMASS
BIOSPHERE - BIOMASS DYNAMICS
BIOSPHERE - COMMUNITY DYNAMICS
BIOSPHERE - COMMUNITY STRUCTURE
BIOSPHERE - ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS
BIOSPHERE - FOREST COMPOSITION/VEGETATION STRUCTURE
BIOSPHERE - PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
BIOSPHERE - PRIMARY PRODUCTION
BIOSPHERE - VEGETATION
Horizontal Resolution
100 meters - < 250 meters
Parameters
above-ground biomass
basal area
stand basal area
stand biomass
stem diameter
stem height
Platforms
Gingin Banksia Woodland
Gingin Banksia Woodland, WAASWA0005 -this is core1ha
Temporal Resolution
quadrennial
Topic
biota
environment
User Defined
Gingin Banksia
Western Australia
Author
Silberstein, Richard
Contact Point
Silberstein, Richard
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Paul, K.I., Roxburgh, S.H., England, J.R., Ritson, P., Hobbs, T., Brooksbank, K., John Raison, R., Larmour, J.S., Murphy, S., Norris, J., Neumann, C., Lewis, T., Jonson, J., Carter, J.L., McArthur, G., Barton, C., Rose, B., 2013. Development and testing of allometric equations for estimating above-ground biomass of mixed-species environmental plantings. For. Ecol. Manag. 310, 483–494
Eamus, D., Burrows, W., McGuinness, K., Australian Greenhouse Office. (2000). Review of allometric relationships for estimating woody biomass for Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Canberra : Australian Greenhouse Office
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