This data contains stem diameter, height measurement and above-ground living biomass calculations for the 1-hectare monitoring plot(s) located upwind of the core flux tower at ALTAR Desert Uplands 1 site. Diameter and height measurements for stems ≥1cm diameter at breast height were sampled within a 1 ha plot within the Desert Uplands 1 site. Access to this dataset is available on request subject to agreement. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are currently being reformatted for integration into the OneTERN framework and are available upon request during this transition period.
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 research site is managed by the Queensland University of Technology.
Data was collected on Indigenous freehold land under the custodianship of YACHATDAC. The lands where this data was collected is on the traditional lands of the Iningai people. As both the landholder and traditional owner, TERN, ALTAR and QUT recognise the cultural rights and Indigenous data sovereignty of the Iningai people in relation to this data and research activities.
This work is jointly funded by the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), an Australian Government National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) project with co-investment by the Queensland Government Research Infrastructure Co-investment Fund (RICF).
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.
Lineage
At each ALTAR site, a 1 hectare plot will be established upwind of the flux tower to represent site vegetation. The plot will be aligned on a north–south, east–west grid (which can be adjusted for topography) and divided into 25 subplots of 20 × 20 m. All stems ≥1 cm diameter at breast height (DBH) will be recorded for diameter and height, with smaller stems (1–5 cm DBH) optionally sampled in representative subplots and scaled to the hectare. Stems will be mapped to a target 0.5 m accuracy and where practicable tagged.
