TGB Osborn Vegetation Reserve Photopoint Data, 1907-2008

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network and the University of Adelaide maintain a collection of photopoint images and annotations from the TGB Osborn Vegetation Reserve. The dataset includes photographs taken approximately annually from 1926 to 2024, with digital records spanning from 1907 to 2008. Version 2.1, released in 2026, includes cleaned observation data and standardized photo naming.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term vegetation change based on nearly a century of annual photographs.
• Track individual plant mortality and growth using annotated species and measurement data.
• Study ecological succession and species composition shifts from repeated photopoint observations.

Strengths

• Photographs span nearly a century, with annual captures from 1926 to 2024.
• Data includes annotations for identified species and occasional plant measurements like height and canopy diameter.
• Version 2.1 includes cleaned data with standardized dates and clarified record anomalies.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The digital duration of photographs is noted as extending only to 2008, despite more recent captures.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), University of Adelaide.

Collection Method

Photographs taken at set photopoints by university staff and students, with field data sheets digitized.

Time Range

1907 to 2008 (digital records), with photographs from 1926 to 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 07:43:04.782255; freshness should be verified.

Geography

TGB Osborn (Koonamore) Vegetation Reserve, Australia.