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Specific Leaf Area (SLA) dataset of the species Dodonaea viscosa 

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: completed
Update Frequency: notPlanned
Security Classification: unclassified
Record Last Modified: 2025-12-02
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Dataset Created: 2011-12-01
Dataset Published: 2015-04-22
Data can be accessed from the following links:
HTTPPoint-of-truth metadata URLHTTPAusplots_DodonaeaHTTPsite_locationHTTPro-crate-metadata.json
How to cite this collection:
Dong, N. (2015). Specific Leaf Area (SLA) dataset of the species Dodonaea viscosa. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://dx.doi.org/10.4227/05/5539A537C1C5F 
The dataset provides information on the Specific Leaf Area (SLA) measurements of the species Dodonaea viscosa from the TERN AusPlots. 
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 author thanks TERN AusPlots of Adelaide University to provide leaf samples for measurements. 
Purpose
This activity build on existing investments by TERN, Ecosystem Modelling And Scaling infrastructure- which is about the ecophysiological measurements: the missing link between vegetation modelling, biodiversity and ecosystem function. Measurements on plant species growing under field conditions will link terrestrial ecosystem models with real ecosystems and their constituent diversity of plants. 
Lineage
Specific leaf area (SLA) is defined as the ratio of leaf area to its dry mass. Measurement details are provided on prometheuswiki. Website for the study sites: http://www.tern.org.au/AusPlots-Rangelands-Survey-Protocols-Manual-pg23944.html. 
Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure StepsData not provided.
Five sites are spread throughout Australia(see the Study Location file for x,y coordinates, and the coordinates are in decimal degrees).
Temporal Coverage
From 2011-12-01 to 2012-11-20 
Spatial Resolution

Data not provided.

Vertical Extent

Data not provided.

ANZSRC - FOR
Ecological physiology
Ecology
Australian Plant Name Index
Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima (DC.) J.G.West
GCMD Sciences
BIOSPHERE - ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS
Horizontal Resolution
500 km - < 1000 km or approximately 5 degrees - < 10 degrees
Parameters
field species name
latitude
leaf area per leaf dry mass trait
longitude
Temporal Resolution
one off
Topic
biota
User Defined
Ecosystem Assessment And Management (9605)
Functional Ecology
Author
Dong, Ning
Contact Point
Dong, Ning
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
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