Mangrove Above-Ground Carbon Storage in Southeast Australia, 2014-2018

Mangrove above-ground biomass data collected from several sites in southeast Australia between 2014 and 2018. The dataset includes plot structural metrics and destructive sampling used to develop region-specific allometric equations. It was created by Christopher Owers and is available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Develop region-specific allometric equations for mangrove biomass based on plot structural metrics and destructive sampling.
• Assess spatial variation in above-ground carbon storage across coastal wetland sites like Hunter River and Minnamurra River.
• Model carbon stock estimates for temperate mangrove ecosystems in southeast Australia.
• Validate remote sensing estimates of mangrove biomass using ground-truthed plot measurements.

Strengths

• Includes data from multiple sites (Hunter River, Minnamurra River, Currambene Creek, Carama Inlet) for spatial analysis.
• Data collection spans a 5-year period from 2014 to 2018.
• Combines plot structural metrics with destructive sampling, a method for developing accurate allometric equations.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Field data collection including plot structural metrics and destructive sampling.

Time Range

2014 to 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-02 19:27:58; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southeast Australia, including sites like Hunter River, Minnamurra River, Currambene Creek, Carama Inlet