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Digital Hemispherical Photography (DHP) from Daintree Rainforest SuperSite - Cape Tribulation 

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: completed
Update Frequency: annually
Security Classification: unclassified
Record Last Modified: 2025-12-02
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Accessed 22 times
Dataset Created: 2014-09-18
Dataset Published: 2021-05-12
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How to cite this collection:
Liddell, M., Laurance, S. & Ishida, Y. (2021). Digital Hemispherical Photography (DHP) from Daintree Rainforest SuperSite - Cape Tribulation. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://portal.tern.org.au/metadata/01f0397c-3e97-4bfc-915f-5a18763385de 
Digital Hemispherical Photography (DHP) upward-looking images were collected annually to capture vegetation and crown cover at Daintree Rainforest SuperSite. These images are used to estimate Leaf Area Index (LAI). The site is located at the Daintree Rainforest Observatory in Lowland Complex Mesophyll Vine Forest near Cape Tribulation. Flux monitoring was established in 2001 with additional monitoring capabilities added over time. The site has more than 80 species including canopy trees belonging to the Arecaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Rutaceae, Meliaceae, Myristicaceae and Icacinaceae families. For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/daintree-rainforest-supersite/. Other images collected at the site include photopoints, phenocam time-lapse images taken from fixed under and overstorey cameras and ancilliary images of fauna and flora.  
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. The site was established with Australian Research Council Infrastructure funding in 1998 and is managed by James Cook University. 
Purpose
Data not provided. 
Lineage
Data not provided. 
Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure Steps

1. 

SuperSites Vegetation Monitoring Protocol:  

At the Daintree Rainforest Observatory located near Cape Tribulation, Far North Queensland
Temporal Coverage
From 2014-09-18 to 2016-12-01 
Spatial Resolution

Data not provided.

Vertical Extent

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ANZSRC - FOR
Environmental management
Forest biodiversity
GCMD Sciences
BIOSPHERE - CANOPY CHARACTERISTICS
BIOSPHERE - VEGETATION COVER
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING - VISIBLE IMAGERY
Horizontal Resolution
100 meters - < 250 meters
Instruments
Canon EOS 7D
Temporal Resolution
Annual
Topic
environment
User Defined
Digital Hemispherical Photography (DHP)
fnqr_capetrib
leaf area index
TERN Ecosystem Processes
Author
Liddell, Michael
Co-Author
Laurance, Susan
Ishida, Yoko
Contact Point
Liddell, Michael
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Woodgate, W. et al. (2012) ‘Searching for the optimal sampling design for measuring LAI in an upland rainforest’, in Proceedings  of the 2012 Geospatial Science Research 2 Symposium (GSR_2) . 2012 Melbourne, Australia: RMIT University. pp. 1–11.
Karan, M. (2020). SuperSites Vegetation Monitoring Protocols v 1.21. TERN Australian SuperSite Network. Cairns, Australia. doi:10.4227/05/56134C1310F16
Daintree Rainforest SuperSite https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/daintree-rainforest-supersite/
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