TERN Calperum Mallee SuperSite - Australia

Basic Information
Site Name
TERN Calperum Mallee SuperSite
Short name
TERN CLPM SuperSite
Country
Australia
Web Address
Calperum Mallee SuperSite
Site Manager
Peter Cale
Site Description
The Calperum Mallee 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/). The SuperSite is located on Calperum Station, near Renmark, South Australia with research plots located in mallee woodland, Callitris woodland and floodplain black box, river red gum and lignum ecosystems. The property was a pastoral grazing lease for nearly 150 years, so it has suffered grazing-induced modifications to its ecosystems that are now being actively restored. The Native Title for the area is held by the First Peoples of the River Murray and Mallee. Key research objectives include: • What are the ...
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2021-02-08 23:02:37

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2011
Observed properties
biological parameterecosystem parameteratmospheric parameterchemical parametersoil parameterwater parametercanopycoverrateleafarealeafarearatioplantheighttreeheightecosystemstructurefireseverityindexforeststructuregroundwaterlevelmicrobialdiversityairhumidityairtemperaturecarbondioxideconcentrationprecipitationintensitysoilpHsoilmoisturefieldcapacitywatertable
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
TERN Australia✔ (TERN_CPR_AU_5)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: -34.002717 Longitude: 140.587683

Size
ca. 212126.00ha
Elevation (average)
50.00msl
Elevation (min)
30.00msl
Elevation (max)
88.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Agricultural
Ecosystem Type
Agricultural
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved evergreen woodland (G2)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
17.60°C
Precipitation Annual
278.00mm
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
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » Central station(s)
Observation devices » Measurement tower » Less than 10 m above canopy
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
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