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Robson Creek Rainforest, Five Photopoint Image Collection

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

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High quality digital site reference images are captured for the core 1 hectare vegetation plot of the site on an annual basis to provide context for researchers to understand the general layout and vegetation of the study site, and as a visual reference to monitor any changes over time. Photopoints will be taken annually using the five point photopoint method. The set of images for each year usually consists of twenty images: four images taken at each corner of the plot facing each of the four cardinal points, and four images taken from the center of the plot facing each corner. The 25 hectare site was established in 2009 and lies on the Atherton Tablelands in the wet tropical rainforests of Australia at 680-740 m elevation. It is situated in Danbulla National Park within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The forest is classified as Regional Ecosystem (RE) 7.3.36a, complex mesophyll vine forest (Queensland Government 2006). The climate is seasonal with approximately 60% of rain falling between January and March and the landform is moderately inclined with a low relief. There are 208 species in the site, and average canopy height is 28 m, ranging from 23 to 44 m. All stems ≥ 10 cm diameter are measured, tagged and mapped. For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/robson-creek-rainforest-supersite/.

Other bioimages collected at the site include digital hemispherical photography, phenocam images taken from fixed under and overstorey cameras and ancillary images of fauna and flora.

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Field Value
Title Robson Creek Rainforest, Five Photopoint Image Collection
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/dacc8211-09e2-48a6-8271-34f05b6068d9
Contact Point
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network�s Data Discovery
michael.liddell@jcu.edu.au
Reference Period 17/11/2012
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    145.607253,
    -17.127134
  ],
  "type": "Point"
}
Data Portal Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network "Robson Creek Rainforest, Five Photopoint Image Collection". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/robson-creek-rainforest-five-photopoint-image-collection