Victorian Alpine Plot Network (ATEX): Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates, South-east Highlands, Australia

This data package contains spatial data and plot details for four sites situated on the Bogong High Plains that form the Australian Tundra Experiment (ATEX). Sites, which comprise multiple 1 square metre plots, are visited every second snow-free season. Responses in the growth and phenology of individual species and life forms, and changes to community composition and diversity are monitored according to internationally agreed-to protocols of the International Tundra Experiment (ITEX). Data collected from the plots can then be used to generate predictions, which can be across elevation (and thus temperature) gradients, and assess above ground effects on carbon storage. 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.

本数据包包含澳大利亚冻原实验（Australian Tundra Experiment, ATEX）设于博贡高平原（Bogong High Plains）的4个样地的空间数据与样地详细信息。各该样地均包含多个1平方米样方，每间隔一个无雪季开展一次野外调研。研究依据国际冻原实验（International Tundra Experiment, ITEX）的国际公认标准规程，对单个物种与生活型的生长、物候响应，以及群落组成与多样性变化开展监测。从样方采集得到的数据可用于生成基于海拔（进而对应温度）梯度的预测模型，并评估地上部分对碳储量的影响。本数据集隶属于一套覆盖2003年至今的大型数据集，该数据集旨在记录气候变化的长期影响（详细信息请参见研究方法部分）。维多利亚高山样地网络（Victorian Alpine Plot Network）的研究样地每两年回访一次，但各次调研所采集的测量指标存在差异。维多利亚高山样地网络完整项目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。