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Digital Hemispherical Photography (DHP) from Whroo Dry Eucalypt SuperSite 

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: onGoing
Update Frequency: annually
Security Classification: unclassified
Record Last Modified: 2025-12-02
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Dataset Created: 2014-07-23
Dataset Published: 2021-05-12
Data can be accessed from the following links:
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How to cite this collection:
Beringer, J., McHugh, I. & Arndt, S. (2021). Digital Hemispherical Photography (DHP) from Whroo Dry Eucalypt SuperSite. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://portal.tern.org.au/metadata/9f0e05df-10a9-4b8d-895e-e906f5a5ae4b 
Digital Hemispherical Photography (DHP) upward-looking images were collected annually to capture vegetation and crown cover at Whroo Dry Eucalypt SuperSite. These images can be used to estimate Leaf area index (LAI), Crown Cover or Foliage Projective Cover (FPC). The site was established in 2010 in box woodland dominated by Eucalyptus microcarpa (grey box) and eucalyptus leucoxylon (yellow gum). For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/whroo-dry-eucalypt-supersite/. Other images collected at the site include photopoints, phenocam time-lapse images taken from fixed 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. Whroo Dry Eucalypt SuperSite was originally managed by Monash University and the University of Western Australia and is now managed by the University of Melbourne. 
Purpose
Data not provided. 
Lineage
Data not provided. 
Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure Steps

1. 

SuperSites Vegetation Monitoring Protocol:  

Whroo Dry Eucalypt SuperSite, 45 km South West of Shepparton, Victoria
Temporal Coverage
From 2014-07-23 to on going 
Spatial Resolution

Data not provided.

Vertical Extent

Data not provided.

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 500D
Temporal Resolution
Annual
Topic
environment
User Defined
Digital Hemispherical Photography (DHP)
foliage projective cover
leaf area index
TERN Ecosystem Processes
vicd_whroo
Author
Beringer, Jason
Co-Author
McHugh, Ian
Arndt, Stefan
Contact Point
Beringer, Jason
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
Whroo Dry Eucalypt SuperSite https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/whroo-dry-eucalypt-supersite/
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