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

Abstract: 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 https://doi.org/10.25911/5c11c3d283b0e.

Project funding: Between 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：本数据包包含了位于博贡高平原（Bogong High Plains）的四个样地的空间数据与样地详情，这些样地构成了澳大利亚冻原实验（Australian Tundra Experiment, ATEX）。每个样地包含多个1平方米的样方，每间隔一个无雪季开展一次野外调查。研究人员依据国际冻原实验（International Tundra Experiment, ITEX）的国际统一规程，对单个物种及生活型的生长与物候响应，以及群落组成与多样性的变化进行监测。从样方采集的数据可用于生成沿海拔（进而沿温度）梯度的预测模型，并评估地上部分对碳储存的影响。

本数据集属于一个更大的数据集范畴，其数据采集始于2003年，用于记录气候变化的长期影响（详见研究方法部分获取更多信息）。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，但不同回访周期的观测指标存在差异。

本数据集的相关数据包（均为维多利亚高山样地网络完整研究计划的一部分）的概要信息可通过以下链接获取：https://doi.org/10.25911/5c11c3d283b0e。

项目资助：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），并由澳大利亚政府通过国家合作研究基础设施战略提供资助。