Borelle, Rémi; Asjes, Arnout; Bennett, Lauren T; Byrne, Patrick; Dettman, Paul; England, Jacqueline R; Galama, Ysbrand; Haas, Josephine; Heida, Hielke; Keenan, Rodney; Krishnan, Vithya; Lindorff, Helena; Nooijen, Veronica; Paul, Keryn I; Pykoulas, Anna; van der Heijden, Marco; van Veen, Jeroen; Versmissen, Quinten; Kramer, Koen: Above-ground woody biomass and crown data for environmental plantings in Victoria Australia, sampled in 2022-2023 - Biomass Crown Data [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.972727 (dataset in review)
Abstract:
This dataset stores measurements from two field campaigns in 20 environmental plantings aged 4–35 years old in Australia where stem diameters, crown radii, and heights of individual trees and shrubs were collected, and above- and below-ground woody biomass (AGB, BGB) and carbon stocks were calculated. The first measurement was undertaken by The University of Melbourne in collaboration with Land Life Company between March and June 2022 covering 14 sites aged 21-35 years in Victoria, Australia. The purpose of this field campaign was to re-evaluate the biomass carbon stock of sites previously assessed in 2000 by CSIRO within the stem diameter database (SDD; Paul et al. 2020). For each site, to ensure representative coverage, the sampling area was divided into equal-sized sectors and within each sector a random transect of 0.05 ha (100 m length by 5 m width) was laid out based on a restricted random sampling design. Two to five transects were measured per site, depending on either sampling 10% of the area or meeting Australian recommendations for minimum stem numbers for the planting configuration. In total, the dataset contains 48 transects and 4703 unique tree or shrub measurements. Stem diameters of all trees and shrubs were measured using calipers, and height (measured with a laser hypsometer) and crown radius (estimated using a measuring tape) were assessed for only a few representative trees (selected to encompass the full diameter range).
The second field campaign was undertaken by Land Life Company between June and July 2023 covering six environmental planting sites aged 4-23 years in Victoria, Australia. The purpose of this campaign was to collect crown data in two directions (perpendicular and parallel to the seeding line). For each site, 14-20 transects of 20 m length were measured (following the seeding line and avoiding gaps or areas of dead plants). In total, the data contains 108 transects and 1341 unique tree and shrub measurements. Crown radius was measured with a tape for each tree or shrub and in addition, stem diameter (measured with a caliper) and height (measured with a laser hypsometer) were also collected. For both datasets, to calculate AGB, stem diameters of multi-stem trees and shrubs were grouped into a single diameter equivalent using the equation of Penman et al. 2003, and then specific plant functional type (PFT) allometric equations (Paul et al. 2015, Paul et al. 2018) were used to derive above and below-ground biomass.
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Supplement to:
Kramer, Koen; Bennett, Lauren T; Borelle, Rémi; Byrne, Patrick; Dettman, Paul; England, Jacqueline R; Heida, Hielke; Galama, Ysbrand; Haas, Josephine; van der Heijden, Marco; Pykoulas, Anna; Keenan, Rodney; Krishnan, Vithya; Lindorff, Helena; Paul, Keryn I; Nooijen, Veronica; van Veen, Jeroen; Versmissen, Quinten; Asjes, Arnout (2024): Site-Level Modelling Comparison of Carbon Capture by Mixed-Species Forest and Woodland Reforestation in Australia. Forests, 15(6), 990, https://doi.org/10.3390/f15060990
References:
Paul, Keryn I; Larmour, John; Specht, Alison; Zerihun, Ayalsew; Ritson, Peter; Roxburgh, Stephen H; Sochacki, Stan; Lewis, Tom; Barton, Craig V M; England, Jacqueline R; Battaglia, Michael; O'Grady, Anthony; Pinkard, Elizabeth; Applegate, Grahame; Jonson, Justin; Brooksbank, Kim; Sudmeyer, Rob; Wildy, Dan; Montagu, Kelvin D; Bradford, Matt; Butler, Don; Hobbs, Trevor (2018): Testing the generality of below-ground biomass allometry across plant functional types. Forest Ecology and Management, 432, 102-114, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.08.043
Paul, Keryn I; Roxburgh, Stephen H; Chave, Jerome; England, Jacqueline R; Zerihun, Ayalsew; Specht, Alison; Lewis, Tom; Bennett, Lauren T; Baker, Thomas G; Adams, Mark A; Huxtable, Dan; Montagu, Kelvin D; Falster, Daniel S; Feller, Mike; Sochacki, Stan; Ritson, Peter; Bastin, Gary; Bartle, John; Wildy, Dan; Hobbs, Trevor; Larmour, John; Waterworth, Rob; Stewart, Hugh T L; Jonson, Justin; Forrester, David I; Applegate, Grahame; Mendham, Daniel; Bradford, Matt; O'Grady, Anthony; Green, Daryl; Sudmeyer, Rob; Rance, Stan J; Turner, John; Barton, Craig V M; Wenk, Elizabeth H; Grove, Tim; Attiwill, Peter M; Pinkard, Elizabeth; Butler, Don; Brooksbank, Kim; Spencer, Beren; Snowdon, Peter; O'Brien, Nick; Battaglia, Michael; Cameron, David M; Hamilton, Steve; McAuthur, Geoff; Sinclair, Jenny (2015): Testing the generality of above‐ground biomass allometry across plant functional types at the continent scale. Global Change Biology, 22(6), 2106-2124, https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13201
Paul, Keryn I; Roxburgh, Stephen H; Larmour, John; Davies, Micah; England, Jacqueline R; Peck, Adam; Hagger, Valerie; Perring, Michael; Lowson, Charles; Read, Zoe; Lewis, Tom; Hobbs, Trevor; Ritson, Peter; Wilson, Brian; Ryan, Justin; Fairman, Tom; Butler, Don; Brooksbank, Kim; Hobbs, Richard J; Bennett, Richard H; Carter, Jenny (2020): Stem diameter inventories within stands of environmental or mallee plantings or natural regeneration [dataset]. CSIRO, https://doi.org/10.25919/5E22D0822A48B
Penman, Jim; Gytarsky, Michael; Hiraishi, Taka; Krug, Thelma; Kruger, Dina; Pipatti, Riitta; Buendia, Leandro; Miwa, Kyoko; Ngara, Todd; Tanabe, Kiyoto; Wagner, Fabian (2003): Good Practice Guidance for Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry. Japan: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 590, https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/03/GPG_LULUCF_FULLEN.pdf
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -36.724921 * Median Longitude: 145.053929 * South-bound Latitude: -37.248700 * West-bound Longitude: 141.812000 * North-bound Latitude: -36.245500 * East-bound Longitude: 146.143600
Date/Time Start: 2022-03-18T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2022-06-22T00:00:00
Minimum Elevation: 116.0 m * Maximum Elevation: 325.0 m
Event(s):
S06_DS-TS_21 * Latitude: -36.245500 * Longitude: 141.812000 * Date/Time: 2022-06-22T00:00:00 * Elevation: 116.0 m * Location: Victoria, Australia * Method/Device: Multiple investigations (MULT)
Comment:
Funding:
* School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne (Bennett, L T; Byrne, P; Karopoulos, A)
* Research Project agreement between the University of Melbourne and Land Life
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Bennett, Lauren T | |||
| 2 | Location of event | Location | Bennett, Lauren T | |||
| 3 | Type of study | Study type | ||||
| 4 | Latitude of event | Latitude | Bennett, Lauren T | |||
| 5 | Longitude of event | Longitude | Bennett, Lauren T | |||
| 6 | Date/Time of event | Date/Time | Bennett, Lauren T | |||
| 7 | Transect number | Transect no | Bennett, Lauren T | Transect ID (number going back to 1 for each site) | ||
| 8 | Tree ID | Tree ID | Bennett, Lauren T | Unique tree ID consisting of: Site ID_transect number_tree number measurement (number continues over sites) | ||
| 9 | Tree, status | Tree status | Bennett, Lauren T | Tree status when measured: Alive, Dead, Alive/Ingrotwth, Dead/Ingrowth) | ||
| 10 | Species | Species | Bennett, Lauren T | Status and species as recorded | ||
| 11 | Uniform resource locator/link to reference | URL ref | Link to taxon in GBIF | |||
| 12 | Plant functional type | PFT | Bennett, Lauren T | Plant Functional Type (nonphylogenetic groupings of species that show close similarities in their response to environmental and biotic controls): e.g. EUC = Eucalyptus, ACA = Acacia, OTH-H = Other species with High wood density, SHR = Shrubs | ||
| 13 | - | - | Bennett, Lauren T | Height at which diameter over bark was measured: 130 cm above-ground = DBH (Diameter at Breast Height); 10 cm above-ground = DRC (Diameter at Root Colar) | ||
| 14 | Stem diameter | Stem diam | cm | Bennett, Lauren T | Caliper | Stem 1; measured stem diameter (several measurements were done if multi stem) |
| 15 | Stem diameter | Stem diam | cm | Bennett, Lauren T | Caliper | Stem 2; measured stem diameter (several measurements were done if multi stem) |
| 16 | Stem diameter | Stem diam | cm | Bennett, Lauren T | Caliper | Stem 3; measured stem diameter (several measurements were done if multi stem) |
| 17 | Stem diameter | Stem diam | cm | Bennett, Lauren T | Caliper | Stem 4; measured stem diameter (several measurements were done if multi stem) |
| 18 | Stem diameter | Stem diam | cm | Bennett, Lauren T | Caliper | Stem 5; measured stem diameter (several measurements were done if multi stem) |
| 19 | Stem diameter | Stem diam | cm | Bennett, Lauren T | Caliper | Stem 6; measured stem diameter (several measurements were done if multi stem) |
| 20 | Stem diameter | Stem diam | cm | Bennett, Lauren T | Caliper | Stem 7; measured stem diameter (several measurements were done if multi stem) |
| 21 | Stem diameter | Stem diam | cm | Bennett, Lauren T | Caliper | Stem 8; measured stem diameter (several measurements were done if multi stem) |
| 22 | Stem diameter | Stem diam | cm | Bennett, Lauren T | Caliper | Stem 9; measured stem diameter (several measurements were done if multi stem) |
| 23 | Stem diameter | Stem diam | cm | Bennett, Lauren T | Caliper | Stem 10; measured stem diameter (several measurements were done if multi stem) |
| 24 | Stem diameter | Stem diam | cm | Bennett, Lauren T | Caliper | Stem 11; measured stem diameter (several measurements were done if multi stem) |
| 25 | Stem diameter | Stem diam | cm | Bennett, Lauren T | Caliper | Stem 12; measured stem diameter (several measurements were done if multi stem) |
| 26 | Tree height | Tree height | m | Bennett, Lauren T | Laser hypsometer | |
| 27 | Crown radius | Crown rad | m | Bennett, Lauren T | Parallel to the seeding line using a ruler tape | |
| 28 | Crown radius | Crown rad | m | Bennett, Lauren T | Perpendicular to the seeding line using a ruler tape | |
| 29 | Comment | Comment | Bennett, Lauren T | Any comment relevant for the measurement | ||
| 30 | Data source | Data source | Bennett, Lauren T | |||
| 31 | Trees, diameter at breast height | DBH | cm | Bennett, Lauren T | Calculated according to Penman et al. (2003) | Calculated and adjusted stem diameter for each tree or shrub (if multi stem) |
| 32 | Tree/shrub biomass, aboveground | Tree/Shrub biom aboevgr | kg | Bennett, Lauren T | Calculated according to Paul et al. (2015) | Calculated Above-ground biomass (AGB) |
| 33 | - | - | Bennett, Lauren T | Calculated according to Paul et al. (2018) | Calculated Below-Ground Biomass (BGB) | |
| 34 | - | - | Bennett, Lauren T | Calculated | Calculated Total Biomass as AGB + Below-Ground Biomass (AGB + BGB); to calculate the carbon stock we use the standard carbon concentration of 0.5 |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC-BY-SA-4.0) (License comes into effect after moratorium ends)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC) * Processing Level: PANGAEA data processing level 1 (ProcLevel1)
Size:
67166 data points
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