TERN Calperum Mallee SuperSite - Australia

Basic Information
Site Name
TERN Calperum Mallee SuperSite
Short name
TERN CLPM SuperSite
Country
Australia
Site Manager
Site Description
The Calperum Mallee SuperSite is a member of the Australian SuperSite Network (SuperSites, http://www.supersites.net.au/), a facility within the Australian Terrestrial Ecosystem Network (TERN, http://www.tern.org.au/). The SuperSite is located on Calperum Station, near Renmark, South Australia with research plots located in mallee woodland, Callitris woodland and floodplain black box, river red gum and lignum ecosystems. The property was a pastoral grazing lease for nearly 150 years, so it has suffered grazing-induced modifications to its ecosystems that are now being actively restored. The Native Title for the area is held by the First Peoples of the River Murray and Mallee. Key research objectives include: • What are the fundamental energy, carbon, water and nutrient stocks and flows in the Mallee, Callitris woodland and river floodplain ecosystems? • How are these stocks and flows responding to the management interventions (reduced and controlled grazing, controlled fire, controlled floods on the floodplain)? • How are the biota changing in form, frequency and distribution as climate changes and management interventions are imposed? • How important is the connectivity between these ecosystems for hydrology, faunal movement and as refugia in times of drought?
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2021-02-08 23:02:37

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2011
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTERThis site is a verified "ILTER" member.
TERN Australia (TERN_CPR_AU_5)This site is a verified "TERN Australia" member.
GERIThis site is a verified "GERI" member.
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Geographic
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: -34.002717 Longitude: 140.587683

Size
ca. 212126.00ha
Elevation (average)
50.00msl
Elevation (min)
30.00msl
Elevation (max)
88.00msl
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