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Description

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.

Lineage

Data Creation
SuperSites Vegetation Monitoring Protocol:

12.2 Digital Hemispheric Photography

Temporal coverage

From 9/18/2014 to 12/1/2016

Dates

Creation date

9/18/2014

Publication date

5/12/2021

Revision date

5/7/2024

Citation information

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/TERN/01f0397c-3e97-4bfc-915f-5a18763385de

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Access metadata

Point-of-truth metadata URL

Rights and Licensing

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
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