Takitimu example dataset for Veg-X

Alpine grassland data from 5 plots from the southern South Island (New Zealand). The data comprises i) site information from each plot; ii) frequency values for plant taxa based on observations within subplots along transects; iii) groundcover; iv) disturbance. The data set includes five data frames:

Details

  • taki_loc Location of vegetation plots (10 records x 25 variables)

  • taki_site Site characteristics of plots/subplots (325 records x 29 variables)

  • taki_freq Observations of frequency of taxon categories (543 records x 30 variables)

  • taki_disturbance Observations of disturbance events on plots (9 records x 10 variables)

  • taki_groundcover Observations of ground cover on plots (50 records x 12 variables)

  • taki_lookup Lookup table to translate species names

References

Wiser, S.K., P.J. Bellingham and L.E. Burrows. 2001. Managing biodiversity information: development of the National Vegetation Survey Databank. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 25(2): 1-17.

Author

New Zealand National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank (https://nvs.landcareresearch.co.nz/).