Brief description
This data contains leaf area index calculated from Digital Hemispheric Photography images taken at the core 1-ha plot in the Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation site between 2014 - 2016Lineage
Digital hemispheric photography Images were taken at the core 1-ha plot in the Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation site between 2014 - 2016. For complete methodology of plot set-up, image collection and leaf area calculation, please see attached Karan, M. (2020). SuperSites Vegetation Monitoring Protocols v 1.21. TERN Australian SuperSite Network. Cairns, Australia. doi:10.4227/05/56134C1310F16.
Notes
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Leaf area index is the preferred measure of cover for vegetation and is a key variable used in total biomass estimation and in carbon cycling prediction models.
Created: 2014-09-17
Issued: 2024-05-03
Modified: 2024-05-12
Data time period: 2014-09-17 to 2016-12-01
text: The Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation site is located about 120 km north of Cairns, Queensland. Vegetation within the site is classified as Complex Mesophyll Vine Forest (CMVF).
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Karan, M. (2020). SuperSites Vegetation Monitoring Protocols v 1.21. TERN Australian SuperSite Network. Cairns, Australia. doi:10.4227/05/56134C1310F16
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https://www.tern.org.au/wp-content/uploads/SuperSites_Vegetation_Monitoring_Protocols_Ver1.21.pdf
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