Victorian Tall Eucalypt Forest Plot Network: Vegetation Survey Data, Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia, 2012

The Victorian Tall Eucalypt Forest Plot Network Vegetation Survey Data contains transect, plot- and subplot-based vegetation data collected from 175 spread across the montane ash forests of the Central Highlands in Victoria, Australia. Vegetation related data is collected annually from 105 of 175 sites (mainly sites burnt in 2009) and every 2 to 3 years from the remaining 70 sites (unburnt sites).

Vegetation species are recorded along transects. A Height versus Diameter matrix is used to record all woody plants and tree ferns over 2m in height within the three 10 x 10 m plots situated along the transect. A basal sweep is done in the middle of each 10 x 10 m plot. Basal Area Factor 1m squared is used with the number of Acacia species recorded, as well as whether the tree is alive or dead. Seedling plots (1mx1m) are located in the middle of each of the three 10mx10m plots and all living plant species which are less than 5 m in height with their bases rooted within the 1 x 1 m plots are recorded by height increments in the table. This is part of a much larger dataset that began in 1983, when the Victorian Tall Eucalypt Forest Plot Network research plots commenced. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Victorian Tall Eucalypt Forest Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/victorian-tall-eucalypt-forest

维多利亚州高大桉树林样地网络植被调查数据集包含沿样带（transect）、样地（plot）及亚样地（subplot）采集的植被数据，共涉及分布于澳大利亚维多利亚州中部高地山地灰林的175个样地。该数据集的植被相关数据采用差异化采集频率：175个样地中的105个（主要为2009年受火灾影响的样地）每年开展一次数据采集，剩余70个未受火灾影响的样地则每2至3年采集一次。
植被物种沿样带开展记录。沿每条样带设置的3个10m×10m样地内，采用树高-胸径矩阵记录所有株高超过2m的木本植物与树蕨。在每个10m×10m样地的中部开展基干清查（basal sweep），采用断面积因子（Basal Area Factor）1平方米，同时记录样地内金合欢属（Acacia）物种的数量，以及树木的存活与死亡状态。在每个10m×10m样地的中部设置1m×1m的幼苗样方，对所有株高低于5m、且基部扎根于该1m×1m样方内的活体植物物种，按高度分级记录于表格中。本数据集隶属于1983年启动的更大规模数据集，彼时维多利亚州高大桉树林样地网络的研究样地正式设立。作为该网络完整研究计划的一部分，相关数据包的概要信息可通过以下链接获取：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/victorian-tall-eucalypt-forest