public read uid=supersite,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all uid=stol,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all Jacqui Stol CSIRO Land and Water

GPO Box 1700 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia

Jacqui.Stol@csiro.au Leaf area index (LAI) can be defined as the total one sided area of leaf tissue per unit area of ground and is a key derived parameter that is associated with water and light interception, radiation transfer, water and carbon exchange. Canopy cover can be defined as the fraction of ground shaded by the vertical projection of tree crowns. These measures may be used as proxies for actual canopy leaf area. Leaf area index is the preferred measure of cover for vegetation and is a key variable used in total biomass estimation and in carbon cycling prediction models. Indirect measures of LAI include digital photographic methods using flat or hemispherical images, referred to respectively as Digital Cover Photography (DCP) and Digital Hemispheric Photography (DHP). LAI measurements are carried out at each SuperSite using the most appropriate method for the vegetation type present. Digital Cover Photography (DCP) was carried out at the Tumbarumba Wet Eucalypt SuperSite, Core 1 ha plot on 01 Sept 2015. Leaf Area Index images are available for viewing and download from the TERN SuperSites BioImage Portal http://bioimages.supersites.net.au/data/lai/tumb/default Tumbarumba Wet Eucalypt SuperSite Core 1 ha Leaf Area Index Images Digital Camera Photography 0501 0602 0607 anz-src CC-BY-4_0 Download data from the TERN SuperSites BioImage Portal http://bioimages.supersites.net.au/data/lai/tumb/default Tumbarumba Wet Eucalypt SuperSite 148.2257425 148.2257425 -35.4897222 -35.4897222 2015 1484258468244

81 images were captured in each one hectare plot at 10m spacing. LAI image collection was carried out generally as described in SuperSites Vegetation Monitoring Protocols, TERN Australian SuperSite Network, http://dx.doi.org/10.4227/05/56134C1310F16

Nikon D7100 DSLR camera and 50mm lens