Alpine Peatland
The Alpine Peatland flux station is located on the Bogong High Plains near Falls Creek in the Victorian Alpine National Park.
It was established in 2017 and is managed by Associate Professor Samantha Grover, RMIT University.
The purpose of the Alpine Peatland flux station is:
- to directly measure evapotranspiration, supporting detailed long term hydrological measurements that are ongoing at this site (Karis et al., 2016; Silvester, 2006; Silvester, 2009).
- to investigate carbon and energy fluxes
- to add to the range of ecosystems encompassed by the OzFlux network as there has previously been little coverage of alpine, snow-covered landscapes or wetlands.
The vegetation community is Alpine Sphagnum peatland, also known as Closed Heath, composed of Sphagnum moss (Sphagnum cristatum) in association with candle heath (Richea continentis), alpine baeckea (Baeckea gunniana) and rope rush (Empodisma minus). The underlying soil is peat.
Elevation of the site is 1670m and mean annual precipitation is 1274mm. Mean annual average minimum and maximum temperatures are 2.6°C and 9.4°C and the area is snow covered for an average of 3 months per year.
The Victorian Alpine National Park is managed for conservation, tourism and as a water catchment for hydroelectricity production. Historic disturbance includes grazing, fire and infrastructure development.
The Alpine Peatland flux station is supported by RMIT University, La Trobe University and CSIRO Environment.
It was established in 2017 and is managed by Associate Professor Samantha Grover, RMIT University.
The purpose of the Alpine Peatland flux station is:
- to directly measure evapotranspiration, supporting detailed long term hydrological measurements that are ongoing at this site (Karis et al., 2016; Silvester, 2006; Silvester, 2009).
- to investigate carbon and energy fluxes
- to add to the range of ecosystems encompassed by the OzFlux network as there has previously been little coverage of alpine, snow-covered landscapes or wetlands.
The vegetation community is Alpine Sphagnum peatland, also known as Closed Heath, composed of Sphagnum moss (Sphagnum cristatum) in association with candle heath (Richea continentis), alpine baeckea (Baeckea gunniana) and rope rush (Empodisma minus). The underlying soil is peat.
Elevation of the site is 1670m and mean annual precipitation is 1274mm. Mean annual average minimum and maximum temperatures are 2.6°C and 9.4°C and the area is snow covered for an average of 3 months per year.
The Victorian Alpine National Park is managed for conservation, tourism and as a water catchment for hydroelectricity production. Historic disturbance includes grazing, fire and infrastructure development.
The Alpine Peatland flux station is supported by RMIT University, La Trobe University and CSIRO Environment.
Created by Dilani Gunawardha,
Creation date: 2022-12-19 11:30,
Modified by Charuni Jayasekara,
Modified date: 2023-09-22 10:19
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Citation Information
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Dilani Gunawardha
(2022
) Alpine Peatland
OzFlux: Australian and New Zealand Flux Research and Monitoring local: MON7af69cc1-457b-48dd-8b78-54a6ea9bfdad
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File Name:
fallscreek_L3.nc
Site Name:
Watchbed_Creek
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