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Description

Digital Cover Photography (DCP) upward-looking images are collected at least twice per year to capture vegetation cover at Calperum SuperSite. These images can be used to estimate Leaf area index (LAI), Crown Cover or Foliage Projective Cover (FPC). The images are captured at the times of estimated maximum and minimum LAI.

The Calperum Mallee SuperSite was established in 2011 and is located on Calperum Station with research plots located in mallee woodland (burnt in 2014), Callitris woodland and a river floodplain (recovering from extensive grazing), consisting of black box, river red gum and lignum. The core 1 ha plot is located in mallee woodland. For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/calperum-mallee-supersite/ .

Other images collected at the site include photopoints, phenocam time-lapse images taken from fixed under and overstorey cameras, panoramic landscape and ancillary 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 Calperum Mallee SuperSite was established in 2011 by a partnership between the Adelaide University and Australian Landscape Trust with initial funding from the Australian Federal Government, Education Investment Fund.

Lineage

Data Creation
SuperSites Vegetation Monitoring Protocol:

12.2 Digital Cover Photography

Temporal coverage

From 9/12/2013

Dates

Creation date

9/12/2013

Publication date

5/12/2021

Revision date

5/7/2024

Citation information

How to cite this collection:

Meyer, W. & Koerber, G. (2021): Digital Cover Photography (DCP) from TERN Calperum Mallee SuperSite. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. (Dataset). https://portal.tern.org.au/metadata/TERN/a16b3324-8358-415a-82d8-3e686472cefe

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
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