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Robson Creek Rainforest Ancillary Images Collection 

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: onGoing
Update Frequency: irregular
Security Classification: unclassified
Record Last Modified: 2025-12-02
Viewed 186 times
Accessed 3 times
Dataset Created: 2013-02-07
Dataset Published: 2021-06-16
Data can be accessed from the following links:
HTTPPoint-of-truth metadata URLHTTPTERN EcoImages REST APIHTTPTERN EcoImages PortalHTTPro-crate-metadata.json
How to cite this collection:
TERN Ecosystem Processes & Weigand, N. (2021). Robson Creek Rainforest Ancillary Images Collection. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://portal.tern.org.au/metadata/ed874c1a-cc07-434f-8f6b-b8297c88f583 
This dataset consists of images of fauna, flora, fungi or general scenery or events captured at the site on an ad-hoc basis and may provide the researcher with information regarding the species that occupy, frequent or traverse this site.

The 25 hectare site was established in 2009 and lies on the Atherton Tablelands in the wet tropical rainforests of Australia at 680-740 m elevation. It is situated in Danbulla National Park within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The forest is classified as Regional Ecosystem (RE) 7.3.36a, complex mesophyll vine forest (Queensland Government 2006). The climate is seasonal with approximately 60% of rain falling between January and March and the landform is moderately inclined with a low relief. There are 208 species in the site, and average canopy height is 28 m, ranging from 23 to 44 m. All stems ≥ 10 cm diameter are measured, tagged and mapped. For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/robson-creek-rainforest-supersite/ .

Other bioimages collected at the site include digital hemispherical photography, phenocam images taken from fixed under and overstorey cameras and ancillary images of fauna and flora.


Photosphere view in the 25 ha plot at Robson Creek Rainforest SuperSite (photo M. Karan 2016) 
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. TERN Robson Creek SuperSite is located within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area administered by the Wet Tropics Management Authority. Equipment and data collection are managed by James Cook University. 
Purpose
Data not provided. 
Lineage
Data not provided. 
Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure StepsData not provided.
In Danbulla National Park, Far North Queensland
Temporal Coverage
From 2013-02-07 to on going 
Spatial Resolution

Data not provided.

Vertical Extent

Data not provided.

ANZSRC - FOR
Forest biodiversity
Landscape ecology
GCMD Sciences
LAND SURFACE - LAND USE/LAND COVER
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING - VISIBLE IMAGERY
Horizontal Resolution
Point Resolution
Parameters
animal occurrence
fungi presence status
plant presence status
RGB values
vegetation community site context
Platforms
Robson Creek Rainforest
Temporal Resolution
Annual
Topic
environment
User Defined
fnqr_robson
mesophyll vine forest
TERN Ecosystem Processes
tropical rainforest
Author
TERN Ecosystem Processes
Weigand, Nico
Contact Point
Liddell, Michael
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Karan, M. (2020). SuperSites Vegetation Monitoring Protocols v 1.21. TERN Australian SuperSite Network. Cairns, Australia. doi:10.4227/05/56134C1310F16
Photosphere view displayed on Google Maps (photo M. Karan 2016)
Robson Creek Rainforest SuperSite https://www.tern.org.au/
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For use of individual images, please ensure that the source is acknowledged, example: Source: TERN. If the photographer’s name is provided in the file name, please also acknowledge the individual person, example: Source: M Karan, TERN.