Database Report

SPINFO -- Vegetation plot from eastern Australia

John Hunter

GIVD Database ID: AU-AU-003	Last update: 2018-10-12
SPINFO	Web address:
Database manager(s): John Hunter (jhunter8@bigpond.com)
Owner: Dr John T. Hunter jhunter8@bigpond.com
Scope: Covering 20 years of data collection primarily full vascular floristic plot based with cover abundance recording. Also includes repeated sapling datasets, special sampling methods and abundance recordings, structural and physiographic information. The dataset is primarily from eastern Australia but includes various other localities. At present approximately 24,000 sites are currently entered.
Abstract:
Availability: according to a specific agreement	Online upload: no	Online search: yes
Database format(s): other, Paradox	Export format(s): MS Access, Excel, CSV file, plain text file, other
Plot type(s): normal plots, nested plots, time series	Plot-size range (m²): 4 to 10000
Non-overlapping plots: 24000	Estimate of existing plots: 24000	Completeness: 100%	Status: completed and continuing
Total no. of plot observations: 500000	Number of sources (biblioreferences, data collectors): 1	Valid taxa: 4550
Countries (%): AU: 100
Formations: Forest: 50% = Semi-aquatic: 4%; Terrestrial: 46% // Non Forest: 54% = Aquatic: 4% (Fresh water: 4%); Semi-aquatic: 4% (Fresh water: 4%); Terrestrial: 46% (Non arctic-alpin: 46% [Natural: 38%; Semi-natural: 6%; Anthropogenic: 2%])
Guilds: all vascular plants: 100%; non-terricolous taxa (epiphytic, saxicolous, lignicolous): 100%
Plot size categories (%): 1-10 m2: 1%; 100-1000 m2: 50%; 1000-10000 m2: 1%;
Environmental data (%): altitude: 100; slope aspect: 70; slope inclination: 70; other soil attributes: 50; soil pH: 1; soil depth: 50; other attributes: Many sites contain hollow counts and dispersion information for overstorey taxa.
Performance measure(s): presence/absence only: 10%; cover: 90%; measurements like diameter or height of trees: 10%; biomass: 10%
Geographic localisation: GPS coordinates (precision 25 m or less): 100%
Sampling periods: 2000-2009: 50%; 2010-2019: 50%
Information as of 2026-06-14; further details and future updates available from http://www.givd.info/ID/AU-AU-003

John Hunter* (jhunter8@bigpond.com)
AUSTRALIA
* corresponding author