Tropical Rainforest Plot Network: Understorey Floristic Data, Northern Queensland, Australia, 1972+

The Tropical Rainforest Plot Network Rainforest Understorey Floristic Data contains understorey floristic data from all 20 of its 0.5 ha (100 m x 50 m) permanent rainforest plots in Northern Queensland, Australia. Data was collected for all plots at the time of establishment before 1981 and data was again collected for half of the plots post-2000.

The CSIRO permanent rainforest plots are located within 60 km of the north Queensland coast between Mackay (21.5ºS, 149ºE) and the Iron Range on Cape York Peninsula (12.5ºS, 143ºE). The plots have a rainfall range of 1200 to 3500 mm, represent eleven vegetation types, six parent materials, and range from 15 m to 1200 m above sea level. Except for minor disturbances associated with selective logging on two plots, the plots were established in old growth forest and all plots have thereafter been protected. In conjunction with the Tree Demographic Data packages which have been collected by the Tropical Rainforest Plot Network, the data collected from these 20 plots provides an insight into the floristical composition, structure and long term forest dynamics of Australian tropical rainforests and allows direct comparisons to be made with long-term monitoring plots at a global scale. For further background data please refer to Bradford, M.G., Murphy, H.T., Ford, A.J., Hogan, D. and Metcalfe, D.J. (2014) "Long-term stem inventory data from tropical rain forest plots in Australia", Ecology, 95(8): 2362. Ecological Archives E095-209-D1. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1890/14-0458R.1

A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Tropical Rainforest Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/tropical-rainforest.
Data can be sourced from: http://doi.org/10.4225/08/59475c67be7a4 or https://data.csiro.au/dap/landingpage?pid=csiro:6638

热带雨林样地网络林下植物区系数据集（Tropical Rainforest Plot Network Rainforest Understorey Floristic Data）收录了澳大利亚昆士兰州北部全部20个0.5公顷（100米×50米）永久性热带雨林样地的林下植物区系数据。所有样地均于1981年前完成建场，并在建场时完成初始数据采集；其中半数样地在2000年后补充开展了复测数据采集。

澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（CSIRO）的永久性热带雨林样地分布在昆士兰州北部沿海60公里范围内，地理跨度介于麦凯（21.5°S，149°E）至约克角半岛艾恩岬（12.5°S，143°E）之间。该批样地的年降雨量区间为1200至3500毫米，涵盖11种植被类型与6种成土母质，海拔范围从15米至1200米不等。除2个样地受选择性采伐带来的轻微干扰外，其余样地均设立于原生老龄林内，且自建立后均得到持续保护。

结合热带雨林样地网络采集的树木种群动态数据集（Tree Demographic Data packages），本数据集通过对这20个样地的观测数据，可为解析澳大利亚热带雨林的植物区系组成、群落结构与长期森林动态提供重要支撑，同时可与全球尺度的长期监测样地开展直接对比研究。如需获取更多背景数据，请参考：Bradford, M.G.、Murphy, H.T.、Ford, A.J.、Hogan, D.与Metcalfe, D.J.（2014）《澳大利亚热带雨林样地长期茎干清查数据》，发表于《Ecology》期刊，95(8): 2362，生态档案E095-209-D1，访问链接：https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1890/14-0458R.1

热带雨林样地网络完整项目所产出的相关数据套件概要，可通过以下链接查阅：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/tropical-rainforest

本数据集可通过以下途径获取：http://doi.org/10.4225/08/59475c67be7a4 或 https://data.csiro.au/dap/landingpage?pid=csiro:6638