Eucalypt Bark Type Distribution Maps for New South Wales

This dataset contains geospatial predictions of eucalypt bark type distributions across forests and woodlands in New South Wales, Australia. It was created as part of a 2025 research publication linking bark type to fire ecology strategies. The data is intended to support ecological modeling and fire risk management research.

Use Cases

• Modeling fire behavior and ecological resilience based on predicted bark type distributions.
• Analyzing spatial patterns of eucalypt species traits across New South Wales.
• Informing bushfire risk management strategies using geospatial ecological indicators.
• Validating ecological hypotheses about bark type as a pyro-ecological strategy.

Strengths

• Dataset is directly linked to a peer-reviewed 2025 publication in the Journal of Biogeography, providing academic credibility.
• Supported by funding from the NSW Department of Planning and Environment and the NSW Bushfire Risk Management Research Hub.
• Cross-platform presence on data.gov.au suggests recognized utility and importance for public research.

Limitations

• Column names and dataset size (rows, file size) are not specified in any source, limiting understanding of its structure.
• Sources conflict on the license, with entries listing both CC-BY-4.0 and CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0.
• Documentation details are sparse; users are directed to a publication appendix or must contact the author for further information.

Provenance

Source

Western Sydney University, associated with authors Fuller, KJ et al.

Collection Method

Predictive modeling, likely based on ecological and spatial data, as part of a published research study.

Time Range

Publication date is 2025; temporal coverage of the underlying data is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-26 on the primary platform entry.

Geography

Forests and woodlands in the state of New South Wales, Australia.