Multispecies count data for Dynamic Factor Analysis by the Desert Ecology Research Group
This dataset consists of counts for multiple plant species obtained from the Ethabuka Station and Carlo Reserve in the Simpson Desert, Australia, from 2004-2013 by the Desert Ecology Research Group (DERG) in conjunction with LTERN. It also consists rainfall data obtained from 2004-2012. These datasets were used to perform a Dynamic Factor Analyses for the manuscript, "Life form explains consistent temporal trends across species: the application of dynamic factor analysis". For more information see: DERG; https://www.desertecology.edu.au .
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- Date (Creation)
- 2004-05-12
- Date (Publication)
- 2015-08-11
- Date (Revision)
- 2024-04-30
- Edition
- 1.0
Identifier
Publisher
Author
Desert Ecology Research Group, University of Sydney - Wardle, Glenda (Professor)
City Road, Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
Camperdown
New South Wales
2050
Australia
Co-author
Desert Ecology Research Group, University of Sydney - Dickman, Chris (Professor in Terrestrial Ecology)
City Road, Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
Camperdown
New South Wales
2050
Australia
- Website
- https://www.tern.org.au/
- Purpose
- This dataset is a subset of a larger vegetation plot dataset collected by the Desert Ecology Research Group (DERG) in conjunction with LTERN. It consists of plant counts for multiple species across three sites within the Ethabuka Station and Carlo Reserve in the Simpson Desert from 2004-2013; rainfall data from 2004-2012; and a species list with classifications based on life form. Desert Ecology Plot Network: Covers 8,000 km2 in the north-eastern Simpson Desert, western Queensland Established: 1990; Aim: Track long-term shifts in biodiversity in relation to key drivers, both intrinsic to the resource-pulse dynamics and due to human disturbance. These drivers include unpredictable rainfall and droughts, fire, feral predators and grazing; Key research questions: 1) How will increased climate extremes impact on the dynamic network of interactions among species and their role in maintaining biodiversity? 2) How do complex predator-prey interactions regulate vertebrate diversity in arid Australia? Surveys: Surveys of flora and fauna are undertaken several times each year and manipulative experiments are conducted to disentangle the multiple interacting processes; Climatic variables of rainfall and temperature are recorded continuously by 13 automatic weather stations installed in 1995.
- 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
- The authors would like to acknowledge Aaron Greenville, Bobby Tamayo, DERG staff, LTERN, Bush Heritage Australia and ARC for funding and assistance in data collection, data entry and data management.
- Status
- Completed
Point of contact
Desert Ecology Research Group, University of Sydney - Wardle, Glenda (Professor)
City Road, Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
City Road
Camperdown
New South Wales
2050
Australia
- Topic category
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- Biota
- Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
Extent
- Description
- Study sites for the dataset are located in Carlo Station and Ethabuka Reserve covering ~ 4400km of area within the Simpson Desert, Australia. There are three study sites each consisting of four grids, whereby 1 grid = 15 5x5 m plots arranged over 1 ha in three parallel transects of 100m, each with 5 plots at random distances apart.
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- Time period
- 2004-05-12 2013-04-01
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Not planned
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- ANZSRC Fields of Research
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- QUDT Units of Measure
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- Keywords (Discipline)
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- Ecosystem modelling
- Fire
- Hummock graslands
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- 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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- License
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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. <br />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 /><br />Please advise any work or publications that use this data via the online form at https://www.tern.org.au/research-publications/#reporting
- Other constraints
- Please cite this dataset as {Author} ({PublicationYear}). {Title}. {Version, as appropriate}. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. {Identifier}.
- Other constraints
- (C) 2015 University of Sydney. Rights owned by University of Sydney.
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- Classification
- Unclassified
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Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd, Indooroopilly, QLD, Australia, 4068
Indooroopilly
QLD
4068
Australia
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- OnLine resource
- ro-crate-metadata.json
Resource lineage
- Statement
- Data were collected from three sites within Ethabuka Reserve and Carlo Station within the Simpson Desert, Australia. Four grids were set up at each site (total = 12 grids), with each grid occupying 1 ha consisting of 15 5 × 5 m plots. Five plots were spaced randomly, but with a minimum separation of 5 m, on 100 m transects along the crest, middle and swale of the dunes, with 100 m separating the crest and the swale transects. Surveys recording plant species abundances were conducted 4 times a year from 2004-2006 and 1-2 times a year from 2007-2013.
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- Dataset
Reference System Information
- Reference system identifier
- EPSG/EPSG:3577
- Reference system type
- Geodetic Geographic 2D
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
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urn:uuid/c1175cb6-985c-4dba-a10b-335e5c12a4db
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- 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/c1175cb6-985c-4dba-a10b-335e5c12a4db
Point-of-truth metadata URL
- Date info (Creation)
- 2022-06-28T00:00:00
- Date info (Revision)
- 2024-04-30T00:00:00
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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