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Boyagin Wandoo Woodland Wood Block Decomposition Data 2018 

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: completed
Update Frequency: notPlanned
Security Classification: unclassified
Dataset Published: 2022-09-22
Dataset Last Modified: 2026-08-18
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Metadata Created: 2023-03-08
Metadata Last Modified: 2026-08-19
How to cite this collection:
Beringer, J. (2022). Boyagin Wandoo Woodland Wood Block Decomposition Data 2018. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://dx.doi.org/10.25901/kgk8-k934 
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HTTPPoint-of-truth metadata URL
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Wood block decomposition assessment at the Boyagin Wandoo Woodland site is part of a global program looking at the influence of microbes and invertebrates on wood decay. A common protocol was developed exposing small (~400 cm3) pieces of a wood-substrate (untreated Pinus radiata) to the environment excluding and not-excluding macroinvertebrates (e.g. termites) by the use of a plastic mesh. 
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. Since 2016 this project has been part of the Australian SuperSites Network (SuperSites). SuperSites is a Facility within the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN). TERN is supported by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy. NSFDEB-NERC Collaborative Research #1655759: Tropical deadwood carbon fluxes: Improving carbon models by incorporating termites and microbes. Investigator(s): Amy Zanne (Principal Investigator), Paul Eggleton (Co-Principal Investigator). Decomposer interactions and carbon flux: termite influences on microbial wood decay within the Australian SuperSite Network, J. Powell. Western Sydney University. The Thomas Davies Research Grant for Marine, Soil and Plant Biology, 2016. 
Purpose
This will provide baseline information on the relative rates of decomposition that can be ascribed to saprotrophic microbes and invertebrates in different ecosystems across Australia and the world. The use of a common wood substrate allows for direct comparison among studies. Note: This data is part of the NSFDEB-NERC Collaborative Research #1655759: Tropical deadwood carbon fluxes: Improving carbon models by incorporating termites and microbes. Investigator(s): Amy Zanne (Principal Investigator), Paul Eggleton (Co-Principal Investigator). Decomposer interactions and carbon flux: termite influences on microbial wood decay within the Australian SuperSite Network, J. Powell. Western Sydney University. The Thomas Davies Research Grant for Marine, Soil and Plant Biology, 2016. 
Lineage
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Spatial Description
The Boyagin Wandoo Woodland is located in remnant Eucalyptus wandoo woodland within the Boyagin Rock Nature Reserve, about 175 km southeast of Perth, Western Australia. 
Temporal Coverage
From 2017-12-14 to 2019-12-11 
Spatial Resolution

Data not provided.

Vertical Extent

Data not provided.

ANZSRC - FOR
Ecological applications
Ecology
Ecosystem function
Environmental management
Microbiology
Terrestrial ecology
Data Stream
Flora Survey
GCMD Sciences
ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES - INSECTS
ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS - DECOMPOSITION
FUNGI
VEGETATION
Horizontal Resolution
1 meter - < 30 meters
Parameters
latitude
longitude
Platforms
Boyagin Wandoo Woodland
Project
TERN Ecosystem Processes
Temporal Resolution
one off
Topic
biota
environment
User Defined
Boyagin Wandoo Woodland
Decomposition
Fungi
Termites
Author
Beringer, Jason
Contact Point
Beringer, Jason
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Zanne et al. 2022, Termite sensitivity to temperature affects global wood decay rates, Science 2022 Vol. 377 Issue 6613 Pages 1440-1444.
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Please note: This data has been published by Zanne et al. 2022, Termite sensitivity to temperature affects global wood decay rates, Science 2022 Vol. 377 Issue 6613 Pages 1440-1444. DOI: doi:10.1126/science.abo3856 
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