TERN Victorian Dry Eucalypt SuperSite - Whroo - Australia

Basic Information
Site Name
TERN Victorian Dry Eucalypt SuperSite - Whroo
Short name
TERN VICD SuperSite - Whroo
Country
Australia
Web Address
Victorian Dry Eucalypt SuperSite - Whroo
Site Manager
Jason Beringer
Site Description
The Victorian Dry Eucalypt SuperSite 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/) and has two nodes (Whroo and Wombat). The Victorian Dry Eucalypt SuperSite - Whroo site near Shepparton was established in 2011. The vegetation is dominated by two main Eucalypt species: Eucalyptus microcarpa (Grey Box) and Eucalyptus leucoxylon (Yellow Gum). Smaller numbers of Eucalyptus sideroxylon (Ironbark) and Acacia pycnantha (Golden Wattle) are also found on site. The surrounding area includes the Whroo Historical area, and Rushworth State containing remnant native vegetation. Key research objectives ...
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2021-01-13 01:01:48

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2011
Observed properties
atmospheric parameterecosystem parameterbiological parametersoil parameterchemical parameterairhumidityairspecifichumidityairtemperatureairwatervapourpressureatmosphericpressurecarbondioxideconcentrationdiffuseradiationintensitydiffusesolarradiationintensitydirectradiationintensityglobalradiationirradianceheatfluxincomingradiationintensityirradiancelongwaveradiationnetradiationirradiancenetsolarradiationirradianceplantcarbonconcentrationprecipitationintensityreflectedradiationintensitysolarradiationvaporpressuredeficitwinddirectionwindspeedecosystemstructureforeststructurelatentheatmicrobialdiversitynormalizedvegetationindexsapwoodareasoilheatfluxspeciesturnovertreediameteratbreastheighttreedistributioncanopycoverrateleafarealeafarearationitrogencontentplantheightplantnitrogenconcentrationtreebasalareatreediametertreeheightcarbon-to-nitrogenratiosoilmoisturecontentsoilmoisturefieldcapacitysoiltemperaturesoiltexturesoilvolumetricwatercontentpercentcarbonsoilpH
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
TERN Australia✔ (TERN_WHR_AU_7)This site is a verified "TERN Australia" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: -36.67305 Longitude: 145.026214

Size
ca. 33000.00ha
Elevation (average)
150.00msl
Elevation (min)
130.00msl
Elevation (max)
250.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Evergreen Forest
Ecosystem Type
Forest
Evergreen Forest
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved evergreen woodland (G2)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
14.70°C
Precipitation Annual
553.00mm
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
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Observation devices » Measurement tower » Less than 10 m above canopy
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
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