Victorian Alpine Plot Network (Alpine/sub alpine Australian Tundra Experiment): Vegetation Data, South-east Highlands, Australia, 2013–2014

The Victorian Alpine Plot Network Vegetation Data Package contains vegetation data for four sites situated on the Bogong High Plains. Sites, which comprise multiple 1 square metre plots, are visited every second snow-free season. Vegetative growth is recorded in seven selected species, namely Carex breviculmis, Poa hiemata (Graminiods) and Celmisia pugioniformis, Erigeron bellidioides, and Plantago euryphylla (Forbs), and stems of Asterolasia trymalioides and Pimelea alpine by measuring growth amounts and converting measurements into a relative rate. This is part of a larger dataset that spans from during data collected in 2003 to document long-term effects of climate change (see methods for more information). The Victorian Alpine Plot Network research plots are revisited on a biannual basis , though measurements taken during surveys differ from visit to visit. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Victorian Alpine Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/victorian-alpine

维多利亚高山样地网络植被数据包（Victorian Alpine Plot Network Vegetation Data Package）收录了博贡高平原（Bogong High Plains）上4个样地的植被数据。每个样地包含多个1平方米样方，每间隔一个无雪季开展一次野外调查。本数据集针对7个选定物种的营养生长状况进行记录：短茎薹草（Carex breviculmis）、高山早熟禾（Poa hiemata，禾本科类（Graminiods））、芹叶雏菊（Celmisia pugioniformis）、Bellidio飞蓬（Erigeron bellidioides）、宽叶车前（Plantago euryphylla，非禾本草本植物（Forbs）），以及 Asterolasia trymalioides与高山Pimelea（Pimelea alpine）的茎部生长；具体通过测量生长量并将其转换为相对生长速率完成记录。本数据集隶属于一项更大的气候变化长期效应监测数据集，其数据采集工作始于2003年，详细信息可参见研究方法部分。维多利亚高山样地网络的研究样地每两年回访一次，但不同回访周期的测量指标存在差异。维多利亚高山样地网络完整计划所采集的相关数据包概览，可通过以下链接获取：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/victorian-alpine