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Kidman Springs Long Term Exclosure Study – Vegetation Changes 1973-2002 

Ver: 1
Status of Data: completed
Update Frequency: notPlanned
Security Classification: unclassified
Dataset Published: 2024-12-04
Dataset Last Modified: 2026-08-18
Metadata viewed 54 times
Dataset accessed 41 times
Metadata Created: 2024-07-19
Metadata Last Modified: 2026-08-19
How to cite this collection:
Liedloff, A., Cowley, R., Bastin, G. & Ludwig, J. (2024). Kidman Springs Long Term Exclosure Study – Vegetation Changes 1973-2002. Version 1. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://dx.doi.org/10.25901/h30s-e087 
Data can be accessed from the following links:
HTTPHerbage Biomass Data at Kidman Springs Transects
HTTPTree & Shrub Density (#/Transect) at Kidman Springs Transects
HTTPMap of Transect Locations: Black Soil Site
HTTPMap of Kidman Springs Exclosures Shown on Google Earth Image
HTTPGPS Locations of Kidman Springs Transects
HTTPMap of Transect Locations: Red Soil, Eroded Site
HTTPMap of Transect Locations: Red Soil, Not Eroded Site
HTTPData dictionary for Kidman Springs Data
HTTPPoint-of-truth metadata URL
HTTPro-crate-metadata.json
The data are herbage biomass (dry weight, gram per square metre) and density of trees and shrubs (number per transect) measured inside cattle-proof exclosures and on adjacent grazed areas on two sites of different soils at Kidman Springs, Northern Territory between 1973 and 2002. 
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
Initially, in the 1970s and 1980s, to test the effectiveness of destocking, using exclosures, as a means of promoting pasture recovery on two important rangeland types of the semi-arid tropics of north west Australia. Subsequently, to determine the longer-term (30+ years) dynamics of these red-soil and black-soil vegetation communities. 
Lineage
Data not provided. 
Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure StepsData not provided.
Spatial Description
Victoria River Research Station, Kidman Springs, Northern Territory. 
Temporal Coverage
From 1973-04-11 to 2002-06-30 
Spatial Resolution

Data not provided.

Vertical Extent

Data not provided.

ANZSRC - FOR
Conservation and biodiversity
Terrestrial ecology
Australian Plant Name Index
Acacia bidwillii Benth.
Acacia colei Maslin & L.A.J.Thomson
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
Acacia sp.
Atalaya hemiglauca (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.
Brachyachne convergens (F.Muell.) Stapf
Calotropis procera (Aiton) R.Br. ex W.T.Aiton
Carissa lanceolata R.Br.
Chrysopogon fallax S.T.Blake
Cochlospermum fraseri Planch.
Dichanthium P.Willemet
Ehretia saligna R.Br.
Enneapogon polyphyllus (Domin) N.T.Burb.
Eucalyptus confertiflora Kippist
Eucalyptus microtheca F.Muell.
Eucalyptus pruinosa Schauer
Eucalyptus sp.
Eucalyptus terminalis F.Muell.
Grewia retusifolia Kurz
Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq.
Hakea arborescens R.Br.
Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
Iseilema Andersson
Lysiphyllum cunninghamii (Benth.) de Wit
Premna acuminata R.Br.
Senna oligoclada (F.Muell.) Randell
Terminalia arostrata Ewart & O.B.Davies
Terminalia volucris R.Br. ex Benth.
Ventilago viminalis Hook.
Data Stream
Flora Survey
GCMD Sciences
ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS - GRAZING DYNAMICS / PLANT ECOLOGY
ECOSYSTEMS - RANGELAND
RECLAMATION/REVEGETATION/RESTORATION
Horizontal Resolution
30 meters - < 100 meters
Parameters
above-ground herbage biomass
erosion present
grazing present
shrub count
tree count
Platforms
Kidman Springs Red & Black Soil Exclosures
Project
Others
Temporal Resolution
irregular
Topic
environment
Author
Liedloff, Adam
Cowley, Robyn
Co-Author
Bastin, Gary
Ludwig, John
Custodian
CSIRO Environment
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Northern Territory Government
Funder
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Northern Territory Government
Contact Point
Liedloff, Adam
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
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