TERN Far North Queensland Rainforest SuperSite - Daintree - Australia

Basic Information
Site Name
TERN Far North Queensland Rainforest SuperSite - Daintree
Short name
TERN FNQ Rainforest SuperSite - Daintree
Country
Australia
Web Address
FNQ Rainforest SuperSite - Daintree
Operating Organisation
James Cook University
Site Manager
Michael Liddell
Site Description
FNQ Rainforest SuperSite-Daintree is a member of the Australian SuperSite Network (SuperSites, http://www.supersites.net.au/), a facility within the Australian Terrestrial Ecosystem Network (TERN, http://www.tern.org.au/). SuperSites aims to answer both network wide and site-specific science questions through long term monitoring using both sensor technology and classical field methods. The FNQ Rainforest SuperSite is divided structurally into two transects, each based around an intensive study site node: the lowland rainforest node is based in the Daintree rainforest near Cape Tribulation and the upland rainforest is based at Robson Creek. The rainforests of FNQ occupy less than 0.2% of Australia’s landmass, yet support more ...
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2020-12-18 10:12:18

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1998
Observed properties
biological parameterecosystem parameteratmospheric parameterwater parameterchemical parametercanopycoverrateleafarealeafarearatioplantheighttreediametertreeheightecosystemstructureforeststructuregroundwaterlevelmicrobialdiversityspeciesturnovertreediameteratbreastheightairtemperaturecarbondioxideconcentrationprecipitationintensitywinddirectionwindspeedwaterdepthwatertablesoilpH
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
TERN Australia✔ (TERN_CTR_AU_2)This site is a verified "TERN Australia" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
Photos
not defined
not defined
Geographic
20 km
10 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: -16.103172 Longitude: 145.447016

Size
ca. 42.00ha
Elevation (average)
66.00msl
Elevation (min)
0.00msl
Elevation (max)
872.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Rainforest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Evergreen Forest
Air Temperature: Average Annual
24.40°C
Precipitation Annual
4890.00mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Observation devices » Measurement tower » More than 10 m above canopy
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
Data Policy URL
http://www.tern.org.au/rs/7/sites/998/user_uploads/File/Data%20Licensing%20Docu…
LTER Site Classification
Master