1. A
collabora)ve
framework
for
woody
vegetated
systems
research:
a
Victorian
perspec)ve
Presenta(on
by
Mariela
Soto-­‐Berelov
TERN
Symposium,
Feb
2013

2. Background
TERN:
Terrestrial
Ecosystem
Research
Network
h5p://tern.org.au/
Facilities:
Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis
and Synthesis
Ecosystem Modelling and Scaling
Infrastructure
Multi-Scale Plot Network
Eco-informatics
OzFlux
AUSCOVER
Australian Coastal Ecosystems
Soils and landscape grid of Australia
Suite of Data Discovery Portals
Open & collaborative science

3. Background,
TERN

4. AUSCOVER
The
Facility
comprises
a
portal
for
data
archive
and
access
(including
standard
processing
and
validaGon
methods
for
specific
biophysical
land
cover
products
and
basic
processed
Gme-­‐series
biophysical
image
maps).
AusCover
supports a
nationally
consistent
approach to the
delivery and
calibration/
validation of key
current and
future core
satellite-derived
datasets.

5. AUSCOVER
CALVAL
sites
SPOT or
equivalent
Credo, Great western woodland Robson Creek, Upland
rainforest
Tumbarumba, Temperate
eucalypt forest
Chowilla, Mallee Woodland

6. What
does
an
AusCover
CALVAL
site
look
like?

7. Box Iron Bark Forest
Mixed Species foothills forest
Mountain Ash forest

8. Field
Sites
Box-­‐Iron
bark
forest
(central
Victoria)

9. Field
Sites
Mountain
Ash
(Victorian
Central
Highlands)

10. Field
Sites
Mixed
Species
foothills
forest
(East
Gippsland)

11. Catalyst
of
forest
ecosystem
research
across
various
stakeholders

12. Catalyst
of
forest
ecosystem
research
across
various
stakeholders
Hyperspectral
imagery
• 0.4-­‐2.4um
(SPECIM
Eagle-­‐Hawk)
Waveform
LiDAR
• Riegel
Q560

13. Catalyst
of
forest
ecosystem
research
across
various
stakeholders
Hyperspectral
imagery
• 0.4-­‐2.4um
(SPECIM
Eagle-­‐Hawk)
Waveform
LiDAR
• Riegel
Q560

14. Catalyst
of
forest
ecosystem
research
across
various
stakeholders

15. Ground
based
structural
characterisa)on
• Leaf
Area
Index,
FPAR

16. Ground
based
structural
characterisa)on
• Frac)onal
Cover
(crown
&
ground)
• Height,
DBH,
stem
density
• Fine
&
course
woody
debris
• Species

17. Ground
based
structural
characterisa)on
(Kim Calders, 2012)

18. Catalyst
of
forest
ecosystem
research
across
various
stakeholders

19. Catalyst
of
forest
ecosystem
research
across
various
stakeholders
VEGNET
Scanner
The
VegetaGon
Sensor
Network
or
‘VEGNET’
has
been
designed
to
complement
the
detailed
3D
structural
measurements
from
ECHIDNA
by
capturing
the
temporal
variability
in
canopy
structure.
VEGNET
is
an
in-­‐situ
upward
looking
automated
sensor
that
scans
the
canopy
on
a
daily
basis.

20. Catalyst
of
forest
ecosystem
research
across
various
stakeholders
VEGNET
Scanner
The
VegetaGon
Sensor
Network
or
‘VEGNET’
has
been
designed
to
complement
the
detailed
3D
structural
measurements
from
ECHIDNA
by
capturing
the
temporal
variability
in
canopy
structure.
VEGNET
is
an
in-­‐situ
upward
looking
automated
sensor
that
scans
the
canopy
on
a
daily
basis.

21. Catalyst
of
forest
ecosystem
research
across
various
stakeholders
Leaf
sampling
to
monitor
vegeta)on
health

22. Challenges

23. Benefits,
Ongoing
Research
&
Legacy

24. Benefits,
Ongoing
Research
&
Legacy

25. Rowena
Smith,
Rebecca
Trevithick,
Dr.
Mark
Broomhall,
Dr.
Laurie
Chisholm,
Dr,
Bernie-­‐JM,
Dr.
Natalia
Restrepo-­‐Coupe,
Dr.
Kara
Youngentob,
Dr.
Juan
Pablo
Guerschman,
Michael
Schaefer,
Dr.
Brendon
McAtee,
Dr.
Kasper
Johansen,
Professor
Alfredo
Huete