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TERN AusPlots Forest Monitoring Network - Forest Fuel Survey, 2014-2015 

Ver: 1
Status of Data: completed
Update Frequency: notPlanned
Security Classification: unclassified
Dataset Published: 2017-02-07
Dataset Last Modified: 2026-08-18
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Dataset accessed 104 times
Metadata Created: 2022-10-16
Metadata Last Modified: 2026-08-19
How to cite this collection:
Bowman, D. & Ebsworth, E. (2017). TERN AusPlots Forest Monitoring Network - Forest Fuel Survey, 2014-2015. Version 1. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://dx.doi.org/10.4227/05/551D10556128A 
Data can be accessed from the following links:
HTTPAusplots forest panorama photo repository
HTTPAusplots_forest_fuel_manual
HTTPTERN_AusPlots_site_coordinates
HTTPTERN_forest-fuel_dataset
HTTPPanorama_photos_index_data
HTTPPoint-of-truth metadata URL
HTTPro-crate-metadata.json
The dataset comprises well-designed survey data from the first fuel load survey across 192 transects within the 48 AusPlots Forests, 1-ha monitoring plots across Australia. Data includes: [1] Site identifiers (ID and Site Name) and site- or transect- specific notes from the fuel survey campaign; [2] Transect survey dates; [3] Transect photograph numbers and attributes (Bearing, Slope and Aspect); [4] Fuel measurements (Grass and Litter height; Duff depth; Fine Woody fuel counts and Coarse Woody fuel counts and diameter; Projective cover for biomass components (Grass, Litter, Herbs, Vines and Shrubs), and Mass of biomass components (Grass, Litter, Herbs and Vines)); [5] Moisture content for biomass components (Grass, Litter, Herbs and Vines).
Descriptions of the data and coding protocols used in the database are explained in (a) the database itself; (b) the explanatory file attached to this dataset and (c) the Ausplots Forest Monitoring Network Manual. The protocols and coding used in this module are drawn directly from international forest fuel survey protocols and are consistent with other Australian forest fuel inventory methodologies.
For site-level aggregation of the data, please see the following record:  https://portal.tern.org.au/metadata/TERN/1dd61f70-7fc8-495f-8c88-823e2834b10b
 
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. 
Purpose
The TERN AusPlots Forest Monitoring Network aims to establish a continental scale plot based monitoring network that improves our understanding of tree growth, forest productivity and carbon dynamics in tall eucalypt forests in relation to continental scale environmental gradients. This permanent plot network provides the infrastructure and data for tracking all aspects of forest dynamics over long periods of time. Between October 2014 and March 2015, fuel load surveys were conducted in the 48 large 1-ha Ausplots Forest Monitoring Network plots in mature, highly productive tall eucalypt forests across the Australian continent.
TERN AusPlots is a plot-based surveillance monitoring program, undertaking baseline assessments of ecosystems across the country. The aim of AusPlots is to establish and maintain a national network of plots that enables consistent ecological assessment and ongoing monitoring. The AusPlots network collects a range of field data for integration with other existing data sources and current knowledge.
 
Lineage
Data not provided. 
Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure StepsData not provided.
Spatial Description
The TERN AusPlots Forest Monitoring Network is distributed within the extent of tall eucalypt forests. This includes the tall forests of southwest Western Australia, Central and Southern Victoria, Northern and Southern New South Wales, Tasmania and Far North Queensland. Continental Scale 
Temporal Coverage
From 2014-10-09 to 2015-03-06 
Spatial Resolution

Data not provided.

Vertical Extent

Data not provided.

ANZSRC - FOR
Forest ecosystems
Forestry fire management
Data Stream
Site Survey
GCMD Sciences
BIOSPHERE
ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS
ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS - BIODIVERSITY FUNCTIONS
ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS - COMMUNITY DYNAMICS
ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS - FIRE DYNAMICS
ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS - FIRE ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT - FIRE MANAGEMENT
FOREST SCIENCE - FOREST FIRE SCIENCE
WILDFIRES
Horizontal Resolution
> 1000 km or > 10 degrees
Parameters
air temperature
fine woody debris diameter class
grass fuel load mean
litter ground cover
mean dead grass cover
mean dead shrub cover
mean plant duff depth
relative humidity
tree hollow diameter
vines fuel load mean
Project
TERN Ecosystem Surveillance
Temporal Resolution
Monthly - < Annual
Topic
biota
User Defined
Ecosystem Assessment And Management (9605)
Environmental And Natural Resource Evaluation (9606)
Eucalypt Tall Open Forests
Fire Management
Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales (960805)
Landscape-Scale Management
Long-Term Community Monitoring
Macroecology
Vertical Resolution
< 1 meter
Author
Bowman, David
Co-Author
Ebsworth, Elinor
Contact Point
Bowman, David
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Macroecology of Australian Tall Eucalypt Forests: Baseline Data from a Continental-Scale Permanent Plot Network
Ausplots Forest Monitoring Network Survey Protocols Manual Version 1.6.
By Parent record
TERN AusPlots Forest Monitoring Network – Large Tree Survey, 2012–2015
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
80 Meiers Road, Indooroopilly, Queensland, 4068, Australia.
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