Australian Individual Tree Biomass Library – v2 is a compilation of 15,054 destructive biomass measurements from 274 tree and shrub species. Data originates from 94 studies conducted at 826 sites across the Australian mainland between 1950 and 2015. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery platform hosts this collection of above-ground dry weight biomass calculations.
Use Cases
- Train biomass estimation models based on species and site data.
- Analyze temporal trends in tree growth based on the 65-year collection period.
- Calibrate remote sensing data using ground-truthed destructive harvest measurements.
- Study species-specific biomass allocation across diverse Australian sites.
Strengths
- Contains 15,054 individual tree and shrub measurements.
- Covers 274 species across 826 sites, suggesting broad taxonomic and geographic scope.
- Sourced from 94 studies over a 65-year period (1950-2015), providing historical depth.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data may reflect methodological bias inherent to destructive sampling techniques used across different studies.
Provenance
- Source
- Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
- Collection Method
- Compilation of destructive harvest studies measuring fresh weight and calculating dry weight of above-ground biomass.
- Time Range
- 1950 to 2015
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-10 19:45:57.588150; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Australian mainland