Fungi occurrence and abundance data collected at rangeland sites across Australia by the TERN Surveillance Monitoring team. The data is gathered using the standardised AusPlots Point Intercept method, allowing for the calculation of relative abundance and ground cover. The dataset was last updated on 2026-06-13.
Use Cases
- Modeling fungal biodiversity distribution based on rangeland site data
- Analyzing ecosystem health indicators based on fungi ground cover and relative abundance
- Conducting temporal or spatial trend analysis of fungi populations based on standardized monitoring
Strengths
- Data collection follows the standardized AusPlots Point Intercept methodology, promoting consistency
- Coverage includes rangeland sites across Australia, providing a national scope
- Data supports the calculation of derived metrics like relative abundance and ground cover
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
- Collection Method
- Standardised AusPlots methodologies, specifically the Point Intercept method
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06 13 11:19:12.869571; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Rangeland sites across Australia