TERN Wombat Stringybark Eucalypt SuperSite - Australia

Basic Information
Site Name
TERN Wombat Stringybark Eucalypt SuperSite
Short name
TERN WSBE - Wombat
Country
Australia
Web Address
Victorian Dry Eucalypt SuperSite - Wombat
Site Manager
Stefan Arndt
Site Description
The Wombat Stringybark Eucalypt SuperSite is a member of the TERN Ecosystem Processes platform (https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/), a field observatory within the Australian Terrestrial Ecosystem Network (TERN, http://www.tern.org.au/). The Wombat Stringybark Eucalypt SuperSite is located in the Wombat State Forest, Victoria, South Eastern Australia at an elevation of 713m. The site is a secondary re-growth forest that was last harvested in 1980. Dominant tree species are Eucalyptus obliqua (messmate stringybark), Eucalyptus radiata (narrow leaf peppermint) and Eucalyptus rubida (candlebark) with an average canopy height of 25 m. The understorey consists mainly of patchy grasses and the soil is a ...
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2021-01-13 01:01:37

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2010
Observed properties
atmospheric parameterbiological parameterchemical parameterecosystem parametersoil parametercarbondioxideconcentrationprecipitationintensitywinddirectionwindspeedleafareaplantheighttreediametertreeheightsoilgasfluxsoilpHfireseverityindexmicrobialdiversitysoilmoisturefieldcapacitysoiltemperature
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
TERN Australia✔ (TERN_WOM_AU_6)This site is a verified "TERN Australia" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
Photos
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Geographic
10 km
5 mi
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: -37.4222 Longitude: 144.0944

Size
ca. 45100.00ha
Elevation (average)
700.00msl
Elevation (min)
650.00msl
Elevation (max)
860.00msl
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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
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
EUNIS habitat
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G)
Woodland, forest and other wooded land (G) » Broadleaved evergreen woodland (G2)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
12.30°C
Precipitation Annual
999.00mm
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
No
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