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Connell Rainforest Plot Network: Subtropical Rainforest Understorey Light Environment Data, O'Reilly's Plot, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia, 2013+

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This data package comprises data from a series of hemispherical photographs taken in July 2013 and May 2015 at the Connell Rainforest Plot near O’Reilly’s Guest House, 85 km south of Brisbane, Queensland. The 2.0 ha site consists of separate 1.0 ha plots separated by 600 m, but they have always been treated as a single entity. The site consists of mapped and tagged trees in all size classes from tiny seedlings to large canopy trees. Rates of recruitment, growth and mortality have been measured at intervals of 1-6 years with records extending back to 1963.
The primary determinant of growth rate in the understory is light. Gaps created by the death of large canopy trees have been systematically surveyed many times over the decades until 2002, with the boundaries of the gaps being noted on hand drawn maps. These maps have never been digitized, and the originals are held at the University of California. Copies of some later maps are held by Green at La Trobe University. A digital camera with a fish-eye lens was used for the first time in 2013 to measure understory light environments along the seedling transects. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Connell Rainforest Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/connell-rainforest.

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Title Connell Rainforest Plot Network: Subtropical Rainforest Understorey Light Environment Data, O'Reilly's Plot, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia, 2013+
Language eng
Licence notspecified
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/c5a0ea8f-8730-4f56-9625-86569d4c6cf8
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Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria
esupport@tern.org.au
Reference Period 01/01/2013 - 01/01/2015
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[153.1206, -28.22], [153.1306, -28.22], [153.1306, -28.21], [153.1206, -28.21], [153.1206, -28.22]]]}
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This dataset was originally found on data.gov.au "Connell Rainforest Plot Network: Subtropical Rainforest Understorey Light Environment Data, O'Reilly's Plot, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia, 2013+". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/connell-rainforest-plot-network-subtropical-rainforest-understorey-light-environment-data-20131