Eucalyptus Leucoxylon Provenance Trial Growth and Fitness Data

A collection of data from a common garden experiment with approximately 1500 Eucalyptus leucoxylon seedlings from three provenances. It measures plant fitness proxies including survival, height, herbivory susceptibility, and pathogen stress after 15 months. The experiment was conducted at a 238-hectare restoration site in South Australia.

Use Cases

• Analyze survival rates across local and non-local provenances to inform restoration seed sourcing.
• Model the relationship between provenance aridity gradient and above-ground height growth.
• Assess susceptibility to insect herbivory as a fitness proxy for different Eucalyptus leucoxylon provenances.
• Investigate correlations between pathogen-related stress and other measured fitness proxies like survival and height.

Strengths

• Approximately 1500 seedling observations provide a substantial sample size for analysis.
• Data includes four distinct fitness proxies: survival, height, herbivory, and pathogen stress.
• Experiment spans an aridity gradient with three distinct provenances for comparative study.
• Conducted within a controlled 238-hectare common garden site, reducing environmental variability.

Limitations

• The sample represents a single 15-month observation period, limiting longitudinal analysis.
• Data is geographically specific to a single restoration site in South Australia.
• The exact number of data rows and columns is unspecified, complicating scope assessment.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Common garden experiment with seedlings from three provenances planted in a restoration site.

Time Range

15-month observation period (specific years not provided).

Freshness

Last updated March 20, 2026.

Geography

Clarendon, South Australia (-35.0882°S, 138.6236°E).