Robson Creek Rainforest 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 derived from a comprehensive ground survey of a large area from 2009 - present. Diameter and height measurements for stems ≥10cm diameter at breast height were sampled within 25 x 1 ha plots within the Robson Creek Rainforest site. Repeated measurements of individual trees have been conducted in the core hectare plot in 2010, 2015, 2019 and 2023.
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Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2023-10-24
- Date (Publication)
- 2022-06-30
- Date (Revision)
- 2025-12-11
- Edition
- 1.0
Publisher
Author
CSIRO Land and Water (2014-2022) - Bradford, Matt (Senior Experimental Scientist)
147 Underwood Avenue, Floreat, 6014, Western Australia, Australia
Floreat
Western Australia
6014
Australia
Co-author
CSIRO Land and Water (2014-2022) - McKeown, Adam (Senior Experimental Scientist)
147 Underwood Avenue, Floreat, 6014, Western Australia, Australia
Floreat
Western Australia
6014
Australia
Co-author
CSIRO Land and Water (2014-2022) - Ford, Andrew (Research Technician)
147 Underwood Avenue, Floreat, 6014, Western Australia, Australia
Floreat
Western Australia
6014
Australia
Co-author
James Cook University - Liddell, Michael (Associate Professor)
1 James Cook Drive, Bebegu Yumba campus, 4811, Douglas, Australia
Bebegu Yumba campus
Douglas
4811
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.
- Credit
- This work was funded by the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), an Australian Government National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) project.
- Status
- On going
Point of contact
CSIRO Land and Water (2014-2022) - Bradford, Matt (Senior Experimental Scientist)
147 Underwood Avenue, Floreat, 6014, Western Australia, Australia
147 Underwood Avenue
Floreat
Western Australia
6014
Australia
Point of contact
James Cook University - Liddell, Michael (Associate Professor)
1 James Cook Drive, Bebegu Yumba campus, 4811, Douglas, Australia
1 James Cook Drive
Bebegu Yumba campus
Douglas
4811
Australia
- Topic category
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- Biota
- Environment
Extent
- Description
- The Robson Creek 25-ha rainforest site is located in the Danbulla National Park within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area in the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland.
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Temporal extent
- Time period
- 2009-01-01
- Title
- Floristics, stand structure and above ground biomass of a 25 ha rainforest plot in the Wet Tropics of Australia
- Website
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Floristics, stand structure and above ground biomass of a 25 ha rainforest plot in the Wet Tropics of Australia
Related documentation
- Title
- 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.
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
- GCMD Science Keywords
- ANZSRC Fields of Research
- TERN Platform Vocabulary
- TERN Parameter Vocabulary
- QUDT Units of Measure
- GCMD Horizontal Resolution Ranges
- GCMD Temporal Resolution Ranges
- Keywords (Discipline)
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- Growth rate
- Forest dynamics
- Recruitment
- Far North Queensland
- Robson Creek
- Rainforest
- FNQ
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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- Edition
- 4.0
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- Other constraints
- TERN services are provided on an "as-is" and "as available" basis. Users use any TERN services at their discretion and risk. They will be solely responsible for any damage or loss whatsoever that results from such use including use of any data obtained through TERN and any analysis performed using the TERN infrastructure. Web links to and from external, third party websites should not be construed as implying any relationships with and/or endorsement of the external site or its content by TERN. <br> Please advise any work or publications that use this data via the online form at https://www.tern.org.au/research-publications/#reporting. <br> Please cite this dataset as {Author} ({PublicationYear}). {Title}. {Version, as appropriate}. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. {Identifier}.
Resource constraints
- Classification
- Unclassified
Distribution Information
- Distribution format
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- NetCDF
Distributor
Distributor
- OnLine resource
- Robson_Creek_diameter_height_biomass_data_dictionary
Distribution Information
- Distribution format
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- NetCDF
Distributor
Distributor
- OnLine resource
- Robson_Creek_site_level_biomass_data
Distribution Information
- Distribution format
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- NetCDF
Distributor
Distributor
- OnLine resource
- Robson_Creek_diameter_height_biomass_data
Distribution Information
- Distribution format
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Distributor
Distributor
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
80 Meiers Road, Indooroopilly, Queensland, 4068, Australia
Indooroopilly
Queensland
4068
Australia
- OnLine resource
- TERN EcoPlots Portal
- OnLine resource
- Landscape Data Visualiser - Robson Creek Rainforest Diameter, Height and Aboveground Woody Biomass Data
- OnLine resource
- ro-crate-metadata.json
Data quality info
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Other
- Potential diameter and height outliers were assessed by looking at the absolute difference in 1) diameter and 2) height values for each individual stem between two measurement time points. If the diameter or height difference for an individual falls outside the 3rd standard deviation of the mean of that species, then it was flagged as a potential outlier.
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Result
- Statement
- All potential outliers were assessed by researchers who collected the data. Any value that was considered to be an outlier was removed from the final dataset.
Resource lineage
- Statement
- Site information:<br> 25 x 1 ha plots were established at the Robson Creek SuperSite in 2009. The vegetation in this plot is classified as complex mesophyll vine forest on granite and meta-sediment alluvium. Soil is classified as acidic, dystrophic, brown dermosol; medium, non-gravelly, clayey moderate.<br> Plot layout:<br> All 1-ha plots were divided into 25 subplots (20 m x 20 m ). Subplot numbering started in the south-west corner of each hectare and the order of subplot within each hectare is west to east, then east to west etc. Subplot numbering is continuous across the 25 ha plot, ending at 625 in the north-east corner of the 25 ha. Tree numbering is sequential within each hectare.<br> Tree survey:<br> All individual stems ≥ 10 cm diameter at breast height (1.3 m) were mapped within each 20 x 20 m subplot to an accuracy of 0.5 m. Each subplot is temporarily divided into 10 x 10 m quadrats to assist in mapping. 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. Stems ≥10 to ≤30 cm diameter at breast height (DBH) are marked with a tag attached to a wire encircling the stem. A line completely encircling the stem is painted at the point of measurement (POM). Repeated diameter and height measurements are conducted on all individual trees in the core hectare plot in 2010, 2015 and 2019. Height measurements were not taken in 2023, with height values from 2019 being used in biomass calculations <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)
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- 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/5a864ec1-f780-4104-a242-7ff00e1f4962
- 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/5a864ec1-f780-4104-a242-7ff00e1f4962
Point-of-truth metadata URL
- Date info (Creation)
- 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000000+00:00
- Date info (Revision)
- 2025-12-11T22:44:54.531498+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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