A summary of TERN ecosystem observing plots in the South Australian Murray Darling Basin NRM Region. The report also contains a list of the data and soil and plant samples openly available via TERN.
TERN Ecosystem Surveillance Plots South Australian Murray Darling Basin NRM Region
1. Maireana sedifolia shrubland, Brookfield Conservation Park
Summary of Plots in the South
Australian Murray Darling Basin
NRM Region
2011 - 2017
2. Acknowledgments
AusPlots gratefully acknowledges the staff from the SA Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resoruces,
Australian Landscape Trust and the South Australian Research and Development Institute, in particular, Dave
Armstrong, Justin Jay (DEWNR), Jason Nicol, Kate Frahn, Josh Fredburg, Susan Gehrig (SARDI), Peter Kale and Len
Davis (ALT) for both helping to undertake the fieldwork, providing support to the project and for allowing access to
their properties. AusPlots also wishes to acknowledge the other landholders who permitted access to their
properties and the many volunteers who have assited with the project.
3. Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................................... 1
Accessing the Data............................................................................................................................................... 3
Point intercept data .................................................................................................................................... 3
Plant collections.......................................................................................................................................... 3
Leaf tissue samples...................................................................................................................................... 3
Site description information........................................................................................................................ 3
Structural summary..................................................................................................................................... 3
Leaf Area Index ........................................................................................................................................... 3
Basal area.................................................................................................................................................... 3
Soil classification ......................................................................................................................................... 4
Soil meta barcoding samples....................................................................................................................... 4
Soil bulk density .......................................................................................................................................... 4
3D Photo panorama .................................................................................................................................... 4
Regional Context.................................................................................................................................................. 7
Potential Uses for AusPlots Data from the South Australian Murray Darling Basin NRM region .......................... 11
For more information ........................................................................................................................................ 11
Appencides........................................................................................................................................................ 12
Appendix 1. Summary of AusPlots data and samples from within the South Australian Murray Darling Basin
NRM region ........................................................................................................................... 12
Appendix 2. Co-location with existing plots ............................................................................................... 13
Appendix 3. Revisits .................................................................................................................................. 14
Appendix 4. Plot locations ......................................................................................................................... 15
Appendix 5. Point intercept data ............................................................................................................... 16
Appendix 6. Substrate and growth form .................................................................................................... 18
Appendix 7. Structural Summary ............................................................................................................... 20
Appendix 8. Soil classification.................................................................................................................... 21
Appendix 9. Bulk density ........................................................................................................................... 22
Appendix 10. Plant collection .................................................................................................................... 23
4. 1
Introduction
Beginning in June 2011, AusPlots, part of the Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Network (TERN), undertook surveys
in the South Australian Murray Darling Basin NRM Region, South Australia. The surveys involved vegetation and
soils work following the AusPlots Rangelands methodology, with 34 plots completed. The plots are part of over 580
plots completed nationally. Figure 1 shows the national AusPlots plot network, and Figure 2 shows the locations of
the plots in the South Australian Murray Darling Basin NRM region.
This report provides a snapshot of some of the data which was collected during the survey work. A more detailed
description of the methods used can be found online in our AusPlots Rangelands Survey Protocols Manual (White
et al. 2012), available from our website www.ausplots.org.
Figure 1. AusPlots plot network
LandSat Image used courtesy of the Commonwealth Department of the Environment
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Figure 2. AusPlots Rangelands plot locations in The South Australian Murray Darling Basin NRM region
Topographic data copyright Geoscience Australia
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Accessing the Data
All of the data the AusPlots collects is freely available online through the AEKOS data portal at www.aekos.org.au.
It can also be viewed on the Soils to Satellites website which contains a range of useful visualisations sourced from
the Atlas of Living Australia. At http://www.soils2satellites.org.au/.
Point intercept data
The point intercept method is a straightforward method that is readily repeatable and requires little instruction to
produce reliable plot information. It provides accurate benchmark data at each plot including substrate type and
cover; as well as species structural information such as growth form, height, cover and abundance and population
vertical structure. The demographic information produced at each plot can be compared spatially to indicate plot
differences, and temporally to indicate change over time. Additionally, the cover data collected at each plot can be
used to validate cover data extrapolated through remote sensing techniques.
Plant collections
Each species that is found within the plot has a herbarium grade sample taken. These have all been formally
identified by the SA Herbarium. Much of the material is then lodged at the SA Herbarium or at the AusPlots facility
in Adelaide.
Leaf tissue samples
All of the above samples also have leaf tissue samples taken. This involves placing leaf samples from each species
into a cloth bag and drying them on silica desiccant. All of the dominant species have an extra 4 samples collected.
These samples are available for use on application to AusPlots facility in Adelaide. They are able to be used for
genetic analysis, Isotopic composition and range of other uses.
Site description information
Contextual information is also collected at each plot. This includes measures of slope an aspect, surface strew and
lithology, and information on the grazing and fire history of the site. The plots location is also recorded with a
differential GPS and the plot corners and centres (with landholder permission) marked with a star picket.
Structural summary
Detailed structural summary information is also collected at each plot. When combined with the height and cover
information from the point intercept data it enables the creation of structural description compatible with and
NVIS level 5 description.
Leaf Area Index
In plots where a mid and/or upper canopy is present a measure of Leaf Area is recorded. The tool used is an LAI-
2200 and it captures LAI measurements in a range of canopies using one or two sensors attached to a single data
logger (LI-COR 1990). The LAI data has a range of potential application such as studies of canopy growth, canopy
productivity, woodland vigour, canopy fuel load, air pollution deposition, modelling insect defoliation, remote
sensing, and the global carbon cycle.
Basal area
Basal area measurements are collected across plots where woody biomass is taller than 2 m. Basal area
measurements provide information useful for calculating biomass and carbon levels and for structural studies. The
wedge aperture, the length of string – 50 cm (and hence the distance from the eye and subsequent angle from the
eye to the edges of the wedge aperture) and species count are all important in calculations. Algorithms developed
for use with the basal wedge include the above data to calculate plant basal area on a per hectare basis even
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though species are counted outside the one hectare plot area. The method is plotless but used because it is based
on the concept of circles (trunks/basal area) within circles (circular plots) – the area of one varies proportionally to
the change in the area of the other. Use of the basal wedge may be superseded by further improvement of the 3D
photo point method and development of algorithms to provide information on vegetation community structure.
Soil classification
Description of soils, including basic information on the information that has been recorded, the number of
recordings and the coverage of locations, are generally poor across the rangelands region of Australia. The plot
descriptions and soil characterisations collected by AusPlots will substantially alleviate this paucity of information.
The data collected can also be used to increase the reliability of the rangelands component of the Soil and
Landscape Grid of Australia, produced by the TERN facility consistent with the Global Soil Map specifications.
Analyses of the collected samples will greatly enhance the level of knowledge (e.g. nutrient and carbon levels) and
hence understanding of rangelands soils and how they will respond to climate change and management options. It
is hoped to eventually be able to analyse all nine of the soil pits from within the plot using a number of different
methods e.g. wet chemistry, MIR or NIR (mid infrared spectrometry or near infrared spectroscopy) either
individually to provide a measure of variation of the parameter being measured across a plot or bulked together
and a sub-sample extracted and analysed to provide a mean value for that parameter across a plot.
Soil meta barcoding samples
Metagenomics is the study of genetic material recovered directly from environmental samples. Soil metagenomics
provides the opportunity to understand what organisms are present at survey plots and provides an indication on
their abundance. The collection techniques result in a bias towards higher order organisms. All of the AusPlots
within the South Australian Murray Darling Basin NRM region have soil meta barcoding samples collected.
Soil bulk density
The soil bulk density (BD), also known as dry bulk density, is the weight of dry soil divided by the total soil volume.
The total soil volume is the combined volume of solids and pores which may contain air or water, or both. The
average values of air, water and solids in the sample are easily measured and are a useful indication of a soils
physical condition. Soil test results are most often presented either as a percentage of soil (e.g. % organic carbon)
or as a weight per unit of soil (e.g. nitrogen, mg/kg). As bulk density is a measure of soil weight in a given volume, it
provides a useful conversion from these units to an area basis unit (e.g. t/ha). The resulting number gives an easily
understandable idea of the carbon storage or nutritional status of the soil on an area basis.
3D photo panorama
AusPlots uses a three dimensional method for photographing the site. This involves taking three 360 degree
panoramas in a triangular pattern. This allows the creation of a 3D model of the vegetation within the plot which
can be used to monitor change over time, track plot condition as well as providing a unique, fast measurement of
basal area and biomass. Photo panoramas for each of the plots are shown below.
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Regional Context
Figure 3. Modelled 9s elevation
Data from: Xu and Hutchinson, 2011. ANUCLIM Version 6.1. Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University,
Australia.
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Figure 5. Mean annual temperature
Data from: Xu and Hutchinson, 2011. ANUCLIM Version 6.1. Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University,
Australia.
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Figure 6. Mean annual Precipitation
Climate Data from: Xu and Hutchinson, 2011. ANUCLIM Version 6.1. Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National
University, Australia.
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Potential Uses for AusPlots Data from the South Australian Murray
Darling Basin NRM Region
The AusPlots survey method was developed out of a dire need for consistent, national scale ecological data and
surveillance monitoring. As such, the data can be used in a range of ways both in the South Australian Murray
Darling Basin NRM region but also to allow comparisons across the continent. Currently, a range of researchers and
land managers make use of the data and samples. Some example applications that may be applicable within the
region are listed below.
• Assessing vegetation change using the AusPlots methodology as both a baseline and a continued
surveillance monitoring tool.
• Detecting the impact of invasive species based on soil and vegetation data.
• Ground-truthing satellite derived vegetation and soil data
• Soil carbon analysis using the soil bulk density samples
• Mapping soil phosphorus, nitrogen and other nutrients using soil pit and subsite samples
• Assessing fuel loading using the basal area and leaf area data.
• Use of the leaf tissue samples for genetic and isotopic analysis.
For more information
More information on the AusPlots facility can be found on our website www.AusPlots.org
For more information regarding the survey work in The South Australian Murray Darling Basin NRM Region and
assistance downloading and utilising the data from AEKOS and Soils2Satellites contact Emrys Leitch, AusPlots Field
Survey Officer, emrys.leitch@adelaide.edu.au
For more information regarding the AusPlots facility, contact Ben Sparrow, AusPlots Director,
ben.sparrow@adelaide.edu.au
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Appencides
Appendix 1. Summary of AusPlots data and samples from within the South Australian Murray Darling Basin NRM
region
AusPlots Data and Samples Count
Total plant collections 3036
Total leaf tissue samples 4637
Total number of soil samples 812
Total weight of soil (kg) 812
Number of plots with bulk density data 27
Number of plots with LAI data 26
Number of plots with basal wedge dara 19
Total metagenomic samples 306
Total metagenomic weight (kg) 153
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Appendix 2. Co-location with existing plots
AusPlots works on a mix of both new plots (where this is little existing monitoring infrastructure) and co-location
with existing plots. Many of the plots in the South Australian Murray Darling Basin NRM region, are co-located with
existing monitoring site. The table below provides the name of the AusPlots plot and the corresponding site
AusPlot name Sitename Organistation Contact
SAARIV0001 Woolenook Bend River SARDI Jason Nicol
SAARIV0002 Woolenook Bend Middle SARDI Jason Nicol
SAARIV0003 Woolenook Bend Wetland SARDI Jason Nicol
SAARIV0004 Moorook Middle SARDI Jason Nicol
SAARIV0005 Moorook River SARDI Jason Nicol
SAARIV0006 Moorook Wetland substitute SARDI Jason Nicol
SAARIV0007 Big Toolunka Middle SARDI Jason Nicol
SAARIV0008 Big Toolunka River SARDI Jason Nicol
SAARIV0009 Big Toolunka Wetland SARDI Jason Nicol
SASMDD0001 Flux Tower TERN OzFlux Georgia Koerber
SASMDD0001 Calperum Supersite TERN Supersites Mike Liddel
SASMDD0002 Calperum Supersite TERN Supersites Mike Liddel
SASMDD0003 Calperum Supersite TERN Supersites Mike Liddel
SASMDD0004 Calperum Supersite TERN Supersites Mike Liddel
SASMDD0005 Calperum Supersite TERN Supersites Mike Liddel
SASMDD0006 Calperum Supersite TERN Supersites Mike Liddel
SASMDD0007 Calperum Supersite TERN Supersites Mike Liddel
SASMDD0008 Calperum Supersite TERN Supersites Mike Liddel
SASMDD0009 Calperum Supersite TERN Supersites Mike Liddel
SASMDD0010 Calperum Supersite TERN Supersites Mike Liddel
SASMDD0011 Calperum Supersite TERN Supersites Mike Liddel
SASMDD0012 Calperum Supersite TERN Supersites Mike Liddel
SASMDD0013 Calperum Supersite TERN Supersites Mike Liddel
SASMDD0014 Calperum Supersite TERN Supersites Mike Liddel
SASMDD0016 Calperum Supersite TERN Supersites Mike Liddel
SASMDD0017 Calperum Supersite TERN Supersites Mike Liddel
SASMDD0018 Calperum Supersite TERN Supersites Mike Liddel
SASRIV0001 Calperum Supersite TERN Supersites Mike Liddel
SASRIV0002 Calperum Supersite TERN Supersites Mike Liddel
SATKAN0002 TREND TERN Austrlian Transect Network Michelle Rodrigo
SATKAN0004 TREND TERN Austrlian Transect Network Michelle Rodrigo
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Appendix 3. Revisits
Many of the plots located in the the South Australian Murray Darling Basin NRM region now have multiple visits
over time adding temperol depth to the data. The table below provides names of the AusPlots that have more than
one visit. The plots labled SAARIV0001 to SAARIV0009 were resampled three times over the course of 6 months.
Plot name 1st visit date Plot name Revisit date
SAARIV0001 12-Aug-15 SAARIV0001 02-Feb-16
SAARIV0002 13-Aug-15 SAARIV0002 01-Feb-16
SAARIV0003 13-Aug-15 SAARIV0003 01-Feb-16
SAARIV0004 14-Aug-15 SAARIV0004 01-Feb-16
SAARIV0005 14-Aug-15 SAARIV0005 03-Feb-16
SAARIV0006 14-Aug-15 SAARIV0006 01-Feb-16
SAARIV0007 14-Aug-15 SAARIV0007 04-Feb-16
SAARIV0008 14-Aug-15 SAARIV0008 02-Feb-16
SAARIV0009 14-Aug-15 SAARIV0009 03-Feb-16
SASMDD0003 23-Sep-12 SASMDD0003 01-May-15
SASMDD0004 22-Jan-13 SASMDD0004 23-Apr-15
SASMDD0005 24-Sep-12 SASMDD0005 29-Apr-15
SASMDD0006 25-Sep-12 SASMDD0006 29-Apr-15
SASMDD0008 08-Mar-12 SASMDD0008 26-Apr-15
SASMDD0009 06-Mar-12 SASMDD0009 30-Apr-15
SASMDD0011 16-Dec-12 SASMDD0011 24-Apr-15
SASMDD0012 19-Nov-13 SASMDD0012 30-Apr-15
SASMDD0017 30-Oct-14 SASMDD0017 24-Apr-15
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Appendix 4. Plot locations
Plot name Date Location latitude longitude
SAAMDD0007 16-Jun-11 Brookfield Conservation Park. 10.5 km west south west of Blanchetown 139.49973 -34.36233
SAAMDD0008 17-Jun-11 Brookfield Conservation Park. 9.9 west north west of Blanchetown 139.50771 -34.3417
SAAMDD0009 18-Jun-11 Brookfield Conservation Park. 11.8 km west of Blanchetown 139.48592 -34.35791
SAAMDD0010 20-Jun-11 Brookfield Conservation Park. 10.8 km north west of Blanchetown 139.5024 -34.32057
SAAMDD0011 21-Jun-11 Brookfield Conservation Park. 8.5 km north west of Blanchetown 139.530029 -34.319981
SAARIV0001 12-Aug-15 Woolnook bend, 10 km north of Renmark 140.757604 -34.084302
SAARIV0002 13-Aug-15 Woolnook Bend- Middle Site, Murtho Forrest Reserve. 140.758479 -34.083341
SAARIV0003 13-Aug-15 Murtho Forest Reserve 140.760202 -34.083887
SAARIV0004 14-Aug-15 Moorook Game Reserve. 2.6 km south west of Cobdogla 140.386861 -34.261567
SAARIV0005 14-Aug-15 Moorook Game Reserve. 2.7 km south west of Cobdogla 140.387735 -34.263471
SAARIV0006 14-Aug-15 Moorook Game Reserve. 2.6 km south west of Cobdogla. 140.389857 -34.263631
SAARIV0007 14-Aug-15 Big Toolunka, 6 km north east of Waikerie. 139.926765 -34.159449
SAARIV0008 14-Aug-15 Big Toolunka, 6.1 km north east of Waikerie 139.92542 -34.159148
SAARIV0009 14-Aug-15 Big Toolunka, 5.8 km north west of Waikerie 139.927885 -34.158378
SASMDD0001 21-Sep-12 Calperum Station, Supersite Tower., 24.5km north west of Renmark 140.586952 -34.002671
SASMDD0002 23-Sep-12 Calperum Station, 23 km north west of Renmark 140.592681 -34.0117
SASMDD0003 01-May-15 Calperum Station. 12.8 km north west of Homestead. 24.8 km north west of
Renmark
140.585627 -33.994531
SASMDD0004 23-Apr-15 Calperum Station. 5.3 km north east of homestead. 20 km north of Renmark 140.734622 -33.996765
SASMDD0005 24-Sep-12 Calperum Station, 20.5 km north of Renmark 140.725783 -33.974315
SASMDD0006 25-Sep-12 Calperum Station. 22km north of Renmark 140.72726 -33.972758
SASMDD0008 26-Apr-15 Calperum Station. 4.5km east of homestead. 14.5 km north north east of
Renmark
140.760347 -34.044158
SASMDD0009 30-Apr-15 Calperum Station, 2.6 km south west of Homestead. 13.6km north north west of
Renmark
140.695785 -34.059698
SASMDD0010 07-Mar-12 Calperum Station, 13.3 km west north west of homestead. 19 km north west of
Renmark
140.575022 -34.003976
SASMDD0011 24-Apr-15 Calperum Station. 2.4km north of homestead. 17.5 km north north west of
Renmark
140.709523 -34.018904
SASMDD0012 19-Nov-13 Calperum Station. 20kms northwest of Renmark. 140.754856 -34.058694
SASMDD0013 18-Nov-13 Calperum Station about 20kns northwest of Renmark. About 1km from River
Murray.
140.735358 -34.056237
SASMDD0014 20-Nov-13 Calperum Station 1 km west of office and about 20kms north west of Renmark. 140.706439 -34.03715
SASMDD0016 25-Apr-15 Calperum Station. 9.3km north of homestead. 24 km north of Renmark 140.718533 -33.956911
SASMDD0017 24-Apr-15 Calperum Station, 9.5 km north of Homestead. 24.5 km north north west of
Renmark
140.717986 -33.955602
SASMDD0018 02-May-15 Calperum Station,13.2 km west north west of homestead. 24.5 km north west of
Renmark
140.576111 -34.003076
SASRIV0001 28-Apr-15 Calperum Station. 4 km east of homestead. 15 km north of Renmark. 140.755966 -34.037836
SASRIV0002 28-Apr-15 Calperum Station. 6.3 km east of Homestead. 15 km north north east of Renmark 140.780632 -34.042834
SATKAN0002 22-Aug-12 Kyeema Conservation Park. 39 km South of Adelaide 138.690175 -35.272111
SATKAN0004 05-Nov-14 Mount Beevor, remnant vegetation on private property. About 8 km south east of
Mount Torrens.
139.038119 -34.927136
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Plot name Visit date Herbarium ID Common name
Approx. %
cover
SA cons. code
SATKAN0002 22/08/2012 Xanthorrhoea semiplana 6.53
SATKAN0002 22/08/2012 Acacia cupularis Coastal Umbrella Bush 5.25
SATKAN0002 22/08/2012 Eucalyptus cosmophylla Bog Gum 4.75
SATKAN0002 22/08/2012 Acacia myrtifolia Myrtle Acacia 3.07
SATKAN0002 22/08/2012 Pultenaea daphnoides Daphne leaved Pultenaea 2.28
SATKAN0002 22/08/2012 Allocasuarina muelleriana
subsp. muelleriana
Slaty Sheoak 2.18
SATKAN0002 22/08/2012 Platylobium obtusangulum Common Flat-pea 1.98
SATKAN0004 5/11/2014 Eucalyptus fasciculosa Hill Gum 29.50 Rare
SATKAN0004 5/11/2014 Eutaxia microphylla Common Eutaxia 7.03
SATKAN0004 5/11/2014 No ID 5.25
SATKAN0004 5/11/2014 Pentameris pallida 3.66
SATKAN0004 5/11/2014 Acacia paradoxa Acacia Hedge 3.27
SATKAN0004 5/11/2014 Lepidosperma carphoides Black Rapier-sedge 3.17
SATKAN0004 5/11/2014 NO_BARCODE_GRASS_163
314587715
3.17
SATKAN0004 5/11/2014 Lomandra multiflora
subsp. dura
2.57
SATKAN0004 5/11/2014 *Vulpia bromoides Brome Fescue 2.48
SATKAN0004 5/11/2014 Bursaria spinosa subsp.
lasiophylla
2.28
SATKAN0004 5/11/2014 Rytidosperma geniculatum 1.68
SATKAN0004 5/11/2014 *Plantago bellardii Hairy Plantain 1.49
SATKAN0004 5/11/2014 Acacia pycnantha Australian Golden Wattle 1.39
SATKAN0004 5/11/2014 Eucalyptus fasciculosa
(dead)
Hill Gum 0.30 Rare
SATKAN0004 5/11/2014 Ptilotus erubescens Hairy Tails 0.10 Rare
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Appendix 6. Substrate and growth form
Plot name Date Substrate
Approx. %
substrate
Plot name Date Growth form
Approx. % cover
by growth form
SAAMDD0009 18-Jun-11 Leaf litter 39.04 SAAMDD0009 18-Jun-11 Forb 23.80
SAAMDD0009 18-Jun-11 Cryptogam 22.81 SAAMDD0009 18-Jun-11 Shrub 13.05
SAAMDD0009 18-Jun-11 Bare ground 20.12 SAAMDD0009 18-Jun-11 Tree Mallee 9.56
SAAMDD0009 18-Jun-11 Gravel 17.83 SAAMDD0009 18-Jun-11 Tussock grass 7.17
SAAMDD0009 18-Jun-11 Rock 0.10 SAAMDD0009 18-Jun-11 Chenopod 5.18
SAAMDD0009 18-Jun-11 Coarse woody debris 0.10
Plot name Date Substrate
Approx. %
substrate
Plot name Date Growth form
Approx. % cover
by growth form
SASMDD0001 21-Sep-12 Leaf litter 60.10 SASMDD0001 21-Sep-12 Tree Mallee 37.13
SASMDD0001 21-Sep-12 Bare ground 20.20 SASMDD0001 21-Sep-12 Hummock grass 22.08
SASMDD0001 21-Sep-12 Cryptogam 19.01 SASMDD0001 21-Sep-12 Shrub 2.38
SASMDD0001 21-Sep-12 Coarse woody debris 1.09 SASMDD0001 21-Sep-12 Tussock grass 1.39
SASMDD0001 21-Sep-12 Chenopod 1.09
SASMDD0001 21-Sep-12 Forb 0.40
Plot name Date Substrate
Approx. %
substrate
Plot name Date Growth form
Approx. % cover
by growth form
SASMDD0004 22-Jan-13 Leaf litter 51.78 SASMDD0004 22-Jan-13 Chenopod 14.55
SASMDD0004 22-Jan-13 Cryptogam 27.62 SASMDD0004 22-Jan-13 Forb 2.18
SASMDD0004 22-Jan-13 Bare ground 19.31 SASMDD0004 22-Jan-13 Tussock grass 2.08
SASMDD0004 22-Jan-13 Unkwn 0.79 SASMDD0004 22-Jan-13 Shrub 0.30
SASMDD0004 22-Jan-13 Coarse woody debris 0.50 SASMDD0004 23-Apr-15 Chenopod 15.45
SASMDD0004 23-Apr-15 Bare ground 37.43 SASMDD0004 23-Apr-15 Forb 12.48
SASMDD0004 23-Apr-15 Leaf litter 31.68 SASMDD0004 23-Apr-15 Tussock grass 0.40
SASMDD0004 23-Apr-15 Cryptogam 30.79
Plot name Date Substrate
Approx. %
substrate
Plot name Date Growth form
Approx. % cover
by growth form
SASMDD0005 24-Sep-12 Leaf litter 89.50 SASMDD0005 24-Sep-12 Forb 18.32
SASMDD0005 24-Sep-12 Bare ground 6.24 SASMDD0005 24-Sep-12 Chenopod 18.22
SASMDD0005 24-Sep-12 Cryptogam 3.96 SASMDD0005 24-Sep-12 Tussock grass 10.40
SASMDD0005 24-Sep-12 Coarse woody debris 0.30 SASMDD0005 24-Sep-12 Shrub 1.19
SASMDD0005 29-Apr-15 Leaf litter 59.80 SASMDD0005 29-Apr-15 Forb 11.98
SASMDD0005 29-Apr-15 Bare ground 33.76 SASMDD0005 29-Apr-15 Chenopod 5.35
SASMDD0005 29-Apr-15 Cryptogam 6.14 SASMDD0005 29-Apr-15 Shrub 2.87
SASMDD0005 29-Apr-15 Coarse woody debris 0.20 SASMDD0005 29-Apr-15 Tussock grass 0.50
SASMDD0005 29-Apr-15 Gravel 0.10 SASMDD0005 29-Apr-15 Hummock grass 0.20
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Plot name Date Substrate
Approx. %
substrate
Plot name Date Growth form
Approx. % cover
by growth form
SATKAN0002 22-Aug-12 Leaf litter 97.72 SATKAN0002 22-Aug-12 Tree/Palm 83.76
SATKAN0002 22-Aug-12 Coarse woody debris 1.09 SATKAN0002 22-Aug-12 Shrub 44.36
SATKAN0002 22-Aug-12 Bare ground 0.59 SATKAN0002 22-Aug-12 Sedge 13.96
SATKAN0002 22-Aug-12 Rock 0.59 SATKAN0002 22-Aug-12 Tree Mallee 6.24
SATKAN0002 22-Aug-12 Forb 4.36
Plot name Date Substrate
Approx. %
substrate
Plot name Date Growth form
Approx. % cover
by growth form
SATKAN0004 05-Nov-14 Leaf litter 90.79 SATKAN0004 05-Nov-14 Tree/Palm 33.07
SATKAN0004 05-Nov-14 Bare ground 4.95 SATKAN0004 05-Nov-14 Shrub 18.51
SATKAN0004 05-Nov-14 Coarse woody debris 1.98 SATKAN0004 05-Nov-14 Tussock grass 15.35
SATKAN0004 05-Nov-14 Cryptogam 1.88 SATKAN0004 05-Nov-14 Forb 9.70
SATKAN0004 05-Nov-14 Unknown 0.20 SATKAN0004 05-Nov-14 Sedge 8.61
SATKAN0004 05-Nov-14 Not Collected 0.10 SATKAN0004 05-Nov-14 Tree Mallee 0.40
SATKAN0004 05-Nov-14 Rock 0.10 SATKAN0004 05-Nov-14 Vine 0.30
SATKAN0004 05-Nov-14 Fern 0.20
SATKAN0004 05-Nov-14 Epiphyte 0.10
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Appendix 7. Structural Summary
Date Plot name Structural description
18-Jun-11 SAAMDD0009 Myoporum platycarpum tall open shrubland with emergent Eucalyptus porosa. A ground stratum of annual forbs
dominated by introduced species (Grouped together).
21-Sep-12 SASMDD0001 Eucalyptus cyanophylla - Eucalyptus dumosa intergrade / Eucalyptus socialis subsp. socialis mid open mallee forest.
Sparse midstratum of Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima and ground stratum dominsted by Triodia scariosa
with scattered Austrostipa sp.
22-Jan-13 SASMDD0004 Maireana turbinata / Maireana pyramidata low open chenopod shrubland with scattered Austrostipa nitida and
Sclerolaena obliquicuspis. No mid or upper stratum
23-Apr-15 SASMDD0004 Enchylaena tomentosa / Maireana georgei hybrid and Maireana Pyramidata low open chenopod shrubland.
Ground layer dominated by Carrichtera annua and Medicago minima.
24-Sep-12 SASMDD0005 Maireana pyramidata / Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima mid open with emergent Callitris glaucophylla.
Ground stratum is Austrostipa nitida, Sclerolaena diacantha and Salvia verbenaca. No evidence of fire or grazing.
Some introduced species present (e
29-Apr-15 SASMDD0005
Maireana pyramidata mixed low open chenopod shrubland to Dodonaea viscosa / Eremophila sturtii low open
shrubland with isolated emergent Callitris. Ground stratum dominted by recently germinated Medicago minima.
Dead timber on site likely also Callitris.
22-Aug-12 SATKAN0002 Eucalyptus obliqua mid open forest. A dense mid-stratum dominated by Hakea rostrata with Pultenaea involucrata
and a ground stratum dominated by Lepidosperma semiteres.
05-Nov-14 SATKAN0004
Eucalyptus fasciculosa low woodland with a mixed mid stratum of Eutaxia microphylla, Acacia paradoxa, some
juvenile Eucalyptus fasciculosa and Bursaria spinosa subsp. lasiophylla. Very Diverse understratum.