TERN Ecosystem Process Site Vegetation Decomposition Tea Bag Index Data 2016 - 2017

Plant material decomposition in soil was investigated using two types of tea bags (Green and Rooibos) buried to 8 cm for 80-90 days across seven TERN Ecosystem Process monitoring sites between 2016 - 2017. The sites included: Great Western Woodlands, Robson Creek Rainforest, Samford Peri-Urban, Cumberland Plain, Cape Tribulation, Warra Tall Eucalypt and Tumbarumba Wet Eucalypt sites. Weight loss of tea bags was determined and contextual data collected.

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Date (Creation): 2016-09-18

Date (Publication): 2024-05-03

Date (Revision): 2024-05-03

Edition: 1.0

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Title: DataCite

Code: doi:10.25901/yzv4-2726

Codespace: http://dx.doi.org

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Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network

Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd

Indooroopilly

QLD

4068

Australia

+61 7 3365 9097

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Queensland University of Technology - Grace, Peter (Professor of Global Change and Theme Leader)

2 George Street, Brisbane, 4000, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane

Queensland

4000

Australia

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Queensland University of Technology - Rowlings, David ()

2 George Street, Brisbane, 4000, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane

Queensland

4000

Australia

Author

James Cook University - Karan, Mirko (SuperSite Coordinator)

14-88 McGregor Road, Smithfield, 4878, Queensland, Australia

Smithfield

Queensland

4878

Australia

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CSIRO Land and Water (2014-2022) - Prober, Suzanne Mary (Senior Principal Research Scientist)

147 Underwood Avenue, Floreat, 6014, Western Australia, Australia

Floreat

Western Australia

6014

Australia

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James Cook University - Liddell, Michael (Associate Professor)

14-88 McGregor Road, Smithfield, 4878, Queensland, Australia

Smithfield

Queensland

4878

Australia

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Western Sydney University - Boer, Matthias (Associate Professor)

Bourke Street, Richmond, 2753, New South Wales, Australia

Richmond

New South Wales

2753

Australia

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CSIRO Land and Water (2014-2022) - Stol, Jacqui (Senior Experimental Scientist, Adaptive Ecosystem Management Unit 1)

147 Underwood Avenue, Floreat, 6014, Western Australia, Australia

Floreat

Western Australia

6014

Australia

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University of Tasmania - Wardlaw, Tim (Dr)

Churchill Avenue, Hobart, Tasmania, 7005, Australia

Hobart

Tasmania

7005

Australia

Website: https://www.tern.org.au/

Purpose: This experiment aligns with, and contributed to a citizen science program (www.teatime4science.org) looking at decomposition rates around the world.

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: Completed

Point of contact

James Cook University - Karan, Mirko (SuperSite Coordinator)

14-88 McGregor Road, Smithfield, 4878, Queensland, Australia

14-88 McGregor Road

Smithfield

Queensland

4878

Australia

Topic category

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Environment

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Description: Sites include: Great Western Woodlands, Robson Creek Rainforest, Samford Peri-Urban, Cumberland Plain, Cape Tribulation, Warra Tall Eucalypt and Tumbarumba Wet Eucalypt sites.

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Time period: 2016-09-18 2017-04-11

Title: Keuskamp, J.A., Dingemans, B.J.J., Lehtinen, T., Sarneel, J.M. and Hefting, M.M. (2013), Tea Bag Index: a novel approach to collect uniform decomposition data across ecosystems. Methods Ecol Evol, 4: 1070-1075. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12097

Website: Keuskamp, J.A., Dingemans, B.J.J., Lehtinen, T., Sarneel, J.M. and Hefting, M.M. (2013), Tea Bag Index: a novel approach to collect uniform decomposition data across ecosystems. Methods Ecol Evol, 4: 1070-1075. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12097
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Maintenance and update frequency: Not planned

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1 meter - < 30 meters

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Tea Bag Index
Plant decomposition
Great Western Woodlands
Samford Peri-Urban
Cape Tribulation
Robson Creek Rainforest
Warra Tall Eucalypt
Tumbarumba Wet Eucalypt
Cumberland Plain

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Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network

Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd

Indooroopilly

QLD

4068

Australia

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OnLine resource: TERN_sites_vegetation_decomposition_tea_bag_index_data_dictionary

Distribution Information

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Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network

Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd

Indooroopilly

QLD

4068

Australia

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OnLine resource: TERN_sites_vegetation_decomposition_tea_bag_index_data

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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

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Statement: This tea bag index study was conducted using the protocol from the Tea Time 4 Science project (http://www.teatime4science.org/).

Hierarchy level: Dataset

Title: Tea Time for Science Protocol

Website: http://www.teatime4science.org/wp-content/uploads/scientific.pdf
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Reference system identifier: EPSG/EPSG:4326

Reference system type: Geodetic Geographic 2D

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Title: TERN GeoNetwork UUID

Language: English

Character encoding: UTF8

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Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network

Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd

Indooroopilly

QLD

4068

Australia

+61 7 3365 9097

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Resource scope: Dataset

Metadata linkage: https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/fafbc5e9-965c-4227-a755-9c55cce3d69b
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Date info (Creation): 2023-03-09T00:00:00

Date info (Revision): 2024-05-03T00:00:00

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

Identifier

Code: 10.5281/zenodo.5652221

Website: https://github.com/ternaustralia/TERN-ISO19115/releases/tag/v1.0

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