Brief description
This data contains leaf area index calculated from Digital Hemispheric Photography images taken at the core 1-ha plot within the Whroo Dry Eucalypt site between 2014 - 2016.Lineage
Digital hemispheric photography images were taken at the core1-ha plot in the Whroo Dry Eucalypt 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: 2014-07-23
Issued: 2023-06-08
Modified: 2025-12-11
Data time period: 2014-07-23 to 2016-06-23
text: Whroo Dry Eucalypt site is 45 km south-west of Shepparton, Victoria. Vegetation on the site is classified as box woodland, dominated by two main Eucalypt species (Eucalyptus microcarpa (Grey Box) and Eucalyptus leucoxylon (Yellow Gum).
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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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