Database Report

Forest plots from Papua New Guinea

Timothy Whitfeld

GIVD Database ID: AU-PG-001	Last update: 2020-04-06
Forest plots from Papua New Guinea	Web address: http://www.entu.cas.cz/png/
Database manager(s): Timothy Whitfeld (whitf015@umn.edu)
Owner: George Weiblen, Vojtech Novotny
Scope: Two 1-ha plots and eleven 0.25-ha plots in lowland forests of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
Abstract:
Availability: according to a specific agreement	Online upload: yes	Online search: yes
Database format(s): TURBOVEG	Export format(s): CSV file
Plot type(s): normal plots	Plot-size range (m²): 2500 to 10000
Non-overlapping plots: 13	Estimate of existing plots: 13	Completeness: 100%	Status: completed and continuing
Total no. of plot observations: 13	Number of sources (biblioreferences, data collectors): 0	Valid taxa: 636
Countries (%): PG: 100
Formations: Forest: 769% = Terrestrial: 769%
Guilds: only trees and shrubs: 100%
Plot size categories (%): 1000-10000 m2: 100%;
Environmental data (%): altitude: 100; soil pH: 84
Performance measure(s): number of individuals: 100%; measurements like diameter or height of trees: 100%
Geographic localisation: GPS coordinates (precision 25 m or less): 100%
Sampling periods: 1950-1959: 40%; 2000-2009: 40%
Information as of 2026-06-14; further details and future updates available from http://www.givd.info/ID/AU-PG-001

Timothy Whitfeld* (whitf015@umn.edu)
Bell Museum Herbarium, University of Minnesota, 1445 Gortner Ave, 55108 St. Paul, UNITED STATES
* corresponding author