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TERN Ecosystem Process Site Vegetation Decomposition Tea Bag Index Data 2016 - 2017

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: completed
Update Frequency: not planned
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Description

Plant material decomposition in soil was investigated using two types of tea bags (Green and Rooibos) buried to 8 cm for 80-90 days across seven TERN Ecosystem Process monitoring sites between 2016 - 2017. The sites included: Great Western Woodlands, Robson Creek Rainforest, Samford Peri-Urban, Cumberland Plain, Cape Tribulation, Warra Tall Eucalypt and Tumbarumba Wet Eucalypt sites. Weight loss of tea bags was determined and contextual data collected.

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
This experiment aligns with, and contributed to a citizen science program (www.teatime4science.org) looking at decomposition rates around the world.

Lineage
This tea bag index study was conducted using the protocol from the Tea Time 4 Science project (http://www.teatime4science.org/).

Temporal coverage

From 9/18/2016 to 4/11/2017

Dates

Creation date

9/18/2016

Publication date

5/3/2024

Revision date

12/16/2024

Citation information

How to cite this collection:

Karan, M., Grace, P., Rowlings, D., Prober, S. M., Liddell, M., Boer, M., Stol, J. & Wardlaw, T. (2024): TERN Ecosystem Process Site Vegetation Decomposition Tea Bag Index Data 2016 - 2017. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.25901/yzv4-2726

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GCMD Science
ANZSRC - FOR
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Topic Categories
User Defined
  • Cape Tribulation
  • Cumberland Plain
  • Great Western Woodlands
  • Plant decomposition
  • Robson Creek Rainforest
  • Samford Peri-Urban
  • Tea Bag Index
  • Tumbarumba Wet Eucalypt
  • Warra Tall Eucalypt

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Contacts
  • Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
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  • QLD 4068
  • Australia
Spatial coverage
Spatial description
Sites include: Great Western Woodlands, Robson Creek Rainforest, Samford Peri-Urban, Cumberland Plain, Cape Tribulation, Warra Tall Eucalypt and Tumbarumba Wet Eucalypt sites.