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Description

This data contains leaf area index calculated from Digital Cover Photography images taken at four 1-ha plots within the Great Western Woodlands site between 2013 - 2015

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.

Purpose
Leaf area index is the preferred measure of cover for vegetation and is a key variable used in total biomass estimation and in carbon cycling prediction models.

Lineage

Digital cover photography Images were taken at 4 1-ha plots in the Great Western Woodlands site between 2013 - 2015. For complete methodology of plot set-up, image collection and leaf area calculation, please see attached Karan, M. (2020). SuperSites Vegetation Monitoring Protocols v 1.21. TERN Australian SuperSite Network. Cairns, Australia. doi:10.4227/05/56134C1310F16.

Temporal coverage

From 10/17/2013 to 9/16/2015

Dates

Creation date

10/17/2013

Publication date

6/8/2023

Revision date

4/30/2024

Citation information

How to cite this collection:

Prober, S. M. & Macfarlane, C. K. (2023): Great Western Woodlands Leaf Area Index Data. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.25901/4c5t-tp95

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
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