TERN Geospatial Catalogue
Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation Stem Diameter, Height and Aboveground Woody Biomass Data
This data contains stem diameter, height measurement and above ground living biomass calculations for an Australian tropical rainforest. Diameter and height measurements for stems ≥10cm diameter at breast height were sampled between 2001 - 2010 in the canopy crane plot and in 2014 within the core 1 ha plot within the Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation site.
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Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2001-06-01
- Date (Publication)
- 2023-08-23
- Date (Revision)
- 2014-07-14
- Edition
- 1.0
Publisher
Author
James Cook University - Liddell, Michael ()
14-88 McGregor Road, Smithfield, Cairns, QLD, 4878, Australia
Cairns
QLD
4878
Australia
Resource provider
James Cook University - Cox, Casey ()
14-88 McGregor Road, Smithfield, Cairns, QLD, 4878, Australia
Cairns
QLD
4878
Australia
Resource provider
James Cook University - Huther, Jaime ()
14-88 McGregor Road, Smithfield, Cairns, QLD, 4878, Australia
Cairns
QLD
4878
Australia
Co-author
James Cook University - Laurance, Susan (Associate Professor)
14-88 McGregor Road, Smithfield, Cairns, QLD, 4878, Australia
Cairns
QLD
4878
Australia
- Website
- https://www.tern.org.au/
- Purpose
- This dataset records tree diameter and height data used to calculate above-ground biomass across vegetation types in Australia. This data is important for mapping and monitoring changes in plant growth, carbon storage and terrestrial energy fluxes.
- 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.
- Status
- On going
Point of contact
James Cook University - Liddell, Michael ()
14-88 McGregor Road, Smithfield, Cairns, QLD, 4878, Australia
14-88 McGregor Road, Smithfield
Cairns
QLD
4878
Australia
- Topic category
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- Biota
- Environment
Extent
- Description
- The Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation site is located about 120 km north of Cairns, Queensland. Vegetation within the site is classified as Complex Mesophyll Vine Forest (CMVF).
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Temporal extent
- Time period
- 2001-06-01
- Title
- Chave, J. et al. (2014), Improved allometric models to estimate the aboveground biomass of tropical trees. Glob Change Biol, 20: 3177-3190.
- Website
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Chave, J. et al. (2014), Improved allometric models to estimate the aboveground biomass of tropical trees. Glob Change Biol, 20: 3177-3190.
Related documentation
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
- GCMD Science Keywords
- ANZSRC Fields of Research
- TERN Platform Vocabulary
- TERN Parameter Vocabulary
- GCMD Horizontal Resolution Ranges
- GCMD Temporal Resolution Ranges
- Keywords (Discipline)
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- FNQR
- Daintree
- Cape Tribulation
- AGB
- Above ground biomass
Resource constraints
- Use limitation
- The Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license allows others to copy, distribute, display, and create derivative works provided that they credit the original source and any other nominated parties. Details are provided at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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- Title
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
- Alternate title
- CC-BY
- Edition
- 4.0
- Access constraints
- License
- Use constraints
- Other restrictions
Resource constraints
- Classification
- Unclassified
Distribution Information
Distributor
Distributor
- OnLine resource
- Cape_Trib_site_level_biomass_data
Distribution Information
Distributor
Distributor
- OnLine resource
- Cape_Trib_diameter_height_biomass_data_dictionary
Distribution Information
Distributor
Distributor
- OnLine resource
- Cape_Trib_diameter_height_biomass_data
Distribution Information
Distributor
Distributor
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd, Indooroopilly, QLD, Australia, 4068
Indooroopilly
QLD
4068
Australia
- OnLine resource
- TERN EcoPlots Portal
Resource lineage
- Statement
- Site information and plot layout:<br> Tree diameter and height data was collected from two plots within the Cape Tribulation site: the core 1 ha plot (square plot, 100 m x 100 m) and the canopy crane plot (circular plot, 55 m radius). The core 1-ha plot was divided into 25 subplots (20 m x 20 m).<br> Tree survey:<br> All individual stems ≥ 10 cm diameter at breast height (1.3 m) were mapped within plots. DBH and height was measured for each mapped. Heights are recorded to the nearest 1 metre for each measured stem and are recorded as the length of the stem from ground to highest leaf, not height above ground level. Heights for easily visible and larger stems are measured using a Nikon laser range finder. The heights of all other stems are estimated by comparing to the measured stems. <br> Biomass calculations:<br> Above-ground biomass was calculated for each stem >10 cm diameter at breast height using the allometric equation from Chave et al 2014: Chave, J., Réjou-Méchain, M., Búrquez, A., Chidumayo, E., Colgan, M.S., Delitti, W.B., Duque, A., Eid, T., Fearnside, P.M., Goodman, R.C., Henry, M., Martínez-Yrízar, A., Mugasha, W.A., Muller-Landau, H.C., Mencuccini, M., Nelson, B.W., Ngomanda, A., Nogueira, E.M., Ortiz-Malavassi, E., Pélissier, R., Ploton, P., Ryan, C.M., Saldarriaga, J.G. and Vieilledent, G. (2014), Improved allometric models to estimate the aboveground biomass of tropical trees. Glob Change Biol, 20: 3177-3190. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12629. Wood density values were were taken from a database of species of northern Australia (CSIRO unpublished).
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
Reference System Information
- Reference system identifier
- EPSG/EPSG:4326
- Reference system type
- Geodetic Geographic 2D
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
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urn:uuid/11fd0963-c987-466a-bc00-d57a9f36d800
- Title
- TERN GeoNetwork UUID
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Point of contact
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
- Metadata linkage
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https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/11fd0963-c987-466a-bc00-d57a9f36d800
Point-of-truth metadata URL
- Date info (Creation)
- 2022-03-21T00:00:00
- Date info (Revision)
- 2023-08-23T00:00:00
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-1:2014/AMD 1:2018 Geographic information - Metadata - Fundamentals
- Edition
- 1
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO/TS 19115-3:2016
- Edition
- 1.0
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO/TS 19157-2:2016
- Edition
- 1.0
- Title
- Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-3:2016 and ISO 19157-2:2016
- Date (published)
- 2021
- Edition
- 1.0
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