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Digital Cover Photography (DCP) from TERN Litchfield Savanna SuperSite 

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: onGoing
Update Frequency: irregular
Security Classification: unclassified
Record Last Modified: 2025-12-02
Viewed 179 times
Accessed 15 times
Dataset Created: 2017-08-04
Dataset Published: 2021-03-26
Data can be accessed from the following links:
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How to cite this collection:
Hutley, L., Northwood, M. & Maier, S. (2021). Digital Cover Photography (DCP) from TERN Litchfield Savanna SuperSite. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://portal.tern.org.au/metadata/2d9cbe90-3782-4656-9e43-b22d5d275a3a 
Digital Cover Photography (DCP) upward-looking images are collected to capture vegetation cover within the core hectare at the Litchfield Savanna SuperSite. These images can be used to estimate Leaf area index (LAI), Crown Cover or Foliage Projective Cover (FPC). The Litchfield Savanna SuperSite was established in 2013 in Litchfield National Park. Site selection was influenced by the history of long-term monitoring work undertaken in this area by the Darwin Centre for Bushfire Research (formerly Bushfires NT). The core 1ha plot is dominated by Eucalyptus miniata. The site is representative of the dominant ecosystem type across northern Australia: frequently burnt tropical savanna in high rainfall areas. For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/litchfield-savanna-supersite/ . Photopoints are also collected at the site.  
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. Stakeholders of the Litchfield Savanna SuperSite include: Charles Darwin University, Maitec (Stefan Maier), CSIRO (Shaun Levick), OzFlux, TERN, Darwin Centre for Bushfire Research, and NT Government’s Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport (NRETAS) and the University of Western Australia. The SuperSite is managed by Charles Darwin University. 
Purpose
Data not provided. 
Lineage
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Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure Steps

1. 

SuperSites Vegetation Monitoring Protocol:  

In Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory
Temporal Coverage
From 2017-08-04 to on going 
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 1100D
Parameters
visible wavelengths
Platforms
Litchfield Savanna
Temporal Resolution
Seasonal
Topic
environment
User Defined
Digital Cover Photography
lfld
Author
Hutley, Lindsay
Co-Author
Northwood, Matthew
Maier, Stefan
Contact Point
Hutley, Lindsay
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
Litchfield Savanna SuperSite https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/litchfield-savanna-supersite/
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