Mallee Plot Network: Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates, Western New South Wales and South Australia, Australia

Abstract: This package contains spatial information for surveys carried out in the Mallee Plot Network. Data collected at these sites include weather observations, soil moisture, vegetation structure and floristics. This is then used in conjunction with surveys of herbivore activity and disturbance to gain insight into the dynamics of semi-arid mallee vegetation.

The Mallee Plot Network research plots commenced in 1997.

A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Mallee Plot Network’s full program is provided at https://doi.org/10.25911/5c133088bc5b9

Sampling method: The study is located in the red aeolian sand dunefield landscape of the Scotia district within Tarawi Nature Reserve (33.44ºS 141.16ºE), Scotia Wildlife Sanctuary (33°17′S 141°05'E) and Danggali Nature Reserve (33° 22' S 140° 45' E) in south-western New South Wales and adjacent area of South Australia (Figure 7.4.1). The study area sits on the south-eastern edge of the Australian arid zone. This location is close to the arid limits of distribution of the mallee woodland biome, which stretches across the temperate semi-arid belt of southern Australia (Noble 1984).

Study extent: The Mallee Plot Network research plots commenced in 1996 and were revisited annually for 3 years and then on a decadal basis.

een 2012 and 2018 this project was part of, and funded through the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN) a facility within the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) and supported by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy.

摘要：本数据集包含马利样地网络（Mallee Plot Network）野外调查的空间信息。该样地采集的数据涵盖气象观测、土壤湿度、植被结构与植物区系组成数据。此类数据将与草食动物活动及干扰状况调查数据结合使用，以深入解析半干旱马利植被的动态变化。
马利样地网络的研究样地始建于1997年。
本数据集附带了马利样地网络完整调查项目中所采集的相关数据集概要，详情可查阅：https://doi.org/10.25911/5c133088bc5b9

采样方法：本研究样地位于新南威尔士州西南部及南澳大利亚州毗邻区域的塔拉威自然保护区（Tarawi Nature Reserve，坐标33.44°S 141.16°E）、斯科蒂亚野生动物保护区（Scotia Wildlife Sanctuary，坐标33°17′S 141°05′E）与当加利自然保护区（Danggali Nature Reserve，坐标33°22′S 140°45′E）内的斯科蒂亚区域红色风成沙垄地貌中（图7.4.1）。研究区域地处澳大利亚干旱区的东南边缘，紧邻横跨澳大利亚南部温带半干旱带的马利灌丛生物群系（mallee woodland biome）的分布干旱上限（Noble 1984）。

研究范围：马利样地网络的研究样地始建于1996年，最初连续3年每年开展一次回访，之后转为每10年一次的定期复测。
2012年至2018年间，本项目隶属于陆地生态系统研究网络（Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, TERN）下属的长期生态研究网络（Long Term Ecological Research Network, LTERN）并获得其资助，同时得到澳大利亚政府通过国家协同研究基础设施战略提供的支持。