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TERN AusPlots Forest Monitoring Network - Forest Fuel Survey, 2014-2015

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 26/09/2025

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The dataset comprises well-designed survey data from the first fuel load survey across 192 transects within the 48 AusPlots Forests, 1-ha monitoring plots across Australia. Data includes: [1] Site identifiers (ID and Site Name) and site- or transect- specific notes from the fuel survey campaign; [2] Transect survey dates; [3] Transect photograph numbers and attributes (Bearing, Slope and Aspect); [4] Fuel measurements (Grass and Litter height; Duff depth; Fine Woody fuel counts and Coarse Woody fuel counts and diameter; Projective cover for biomass components (Grass, Litter, Herbs, Vines and Shrubs), and Mass of biomass components (Grass, Litter, Herbs and Vines)); [5] Moisture content for biomass components (Grass, Litter, Herbs and Vines). Descriptions of the data and coding protocols used in the database are explained in (a) the database itself; (b) the explanatory file attached to this dataset and (c) the Ausplots Forest Monitoring Network Manual. The protocols and coding used in this module are drawn directly from international forest fuel survey protocols and are consistent with other Australian forest fuel inventory methodologies. For site-level aggregation of the data, please see the following record:  https://portal.tern.org.au/metadata/TERN/1dd61f70-7fc8-495f-8c88-823e2834b10b

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Title TERN AusPlots Forest Monitoring Network - Forest Fuel Survey, 2014-2015
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/2909642c-e77e-4b90-aa42-e0acc612c226
Contact Point
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
david.bowman@utas.edu.au
Reference Period 09/10/2014 - 06/03/2015
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network "TERN AusPlots Forest Monitoring Network - Forest Fuel Survey, 2014-2015". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/tern-ausplots-forest-monitoring-network-forest-fuel-survey-2014-2015