TGB Osborn Saltbush Transects: Vegetation Spread Monitoring from 1989 to 2014

Four paired transects monitor the spread of saltbush (Atriplex species) into the Koonamore Vegetation Reserve. Measurements are provided for four occasions: 1989, 2003, 2008, and 2014, with species identified using the Census of South Australian plants. This is version 2.1 of the data release, maintained by the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the temporal spread of saltbush species based on measurements from 1989, 2003, 2008, and 2014.
• Studying vegetation boundary dynamics based on transects placed across the reserve's eastern and southern boundaries.
• Classifying and tracking Atriplex vesicaria and A. stipitata populations based on species identifications.
• Assessing long-term ecological monitoring data quality based on the dataset's versioning and FAIR standards alignment.

Strengths

• Provides longitudinal data from four measurement occasions spanning 25 years (1989 to 2014).
• Data is aligned with FAIR standards and TERN vocabularies, as noted in the version log.
• Species are identified using a authoritative taxonomic source (Census of South Australian plants, 2024).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Field transect measurements reactivated in 1989, with data digitized from field sheets.

Time Range

1989, 2003, -2008, 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-13 17:52:05.056623; freshness should be verified.

Geography

TGB Osborn (Koonamore) Vegetation Reserve, South Australia, Australia