Standing Dead Tree and Woody Debris Attributes from 57 Gimlet Woodland Sites

57 sites in the Great Western Woodlands of Australia provide data on standing dead tree and down woody debris attributes. The dataset includes measures of piece sizes, densities, volumes, and biomass, collected using plotless and plot-based approaches. It was created by Carl Gosper and used in a 2019 Ecosphere publication.

Use Cases

• Model woody debris volume and biomass dynamics as a function of time since fire across 57 sites.
• Analyze piece size and density distributions to understand fuel load accumulation in obligate-seeder eucalypt woodlands.
• Investigate relationships between prior fire interval and standing dead tree (stag) attributes for fire management planning.

Strengths

• Data collected from 57 distinct field sites provides spatial replication.
• Includes multiple quantitative attributes: piece sizes, densities, volumes, and biomass.
• Peer-reviewed publication (Gosper et al., 2019) validates the dataset's scientific use.

Limitations

• Sample data and column structure are unavailable, hindering immediate analysis.
• Geographic scope is limited to the Great Western Woodlands of south-western Australia.
• Unknown row count and file format details complicate assessing dataset scale and usability.

Provenance

Source

Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, CSIRO Land and Water, Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, BirdLife Australia, The Nature Conservancy, Thomas Foundation.

Collection Method

Combination of plotless and plot based field measurement approaches.

Time Range

Multi-century chronosequence (time since fire).

Freshness

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Geography

Great Western Woodlands, south-western Australia.