Appendix One: Summary of research, variables monitored, purpose and methods of studies included in the assessment across the mainland Australian Alps State Report Purpose Methods substrate forms Disturbance Bare Sphagnum Species Palaeoecology Life ACT Alexiou (1983) * Effects of feral pigs Qualitative and quantitative quadrats and descriptors Ashton & Vic Hargraves * * * * Vegetation dynamics Quantitative quadrats 5*5m (1983) Carey et al. Bushfire impacts ACT * Qualitative (2003) Clark (1980) Sphagnum growth studies ACT Quantitative Tendril length measures, compaction on pin Sphagnum growth studies and fire Clark (1986) * Cores and stratigraphy ACT history of Rotten Swamp Characterises: altitude, time and Quantitative 1959-1963 baseline, 1991 repeat. 11 sites (11 Clarke & disturbance. selected in 1959-73 NSW * * * * resampled), 0.1m random quadrats, sampling proportional Martin (1999) on basis of no obvious disturbance, to bog size, domin scale, intact bog layer, little or no erosion Quantitative 1960s, 1990, 2005, 2007, 2013. 11 sites (11 Clarke et al. (in Grazing and fire (2003) NSW * * * * * resampled), 0.1m random quadrats, sampling proportional prep 2014) recovery/resilience to bog size, domin scale, Coates et al. Quantitative 4*5m quadrats. Resampling studies of Walsh Vic * * Regeneration after recurrent fires * * (2006) (1984),
Appendix One: Summary of research, variables monitored, purpose and methods of studies included in the assessment across the mainland Australian Alps State Report Bare substrate Sphagnum Life forms Species Disturbance Palaeoecology Purpose Methods ACT Alexiou (1983) * Effects of feral pigs Qualitative and quantitative quadrats and descriptors Vic Ashton & Hargraves (1983) * * * * Vegetation dynamics Quantitative quadrats 5*5m ACT Carey et al. (2003) * Bushfire impacts Qualitative ACT Clark (1980) Sphagnum growth studies Quantitative Tendril length measures, compaction on pin ACT Clark (1986) * Sphagnum growth studies and fire history of Rotten Swamp Cores and stratigraphy NSW Clarke & Martin (1999) * * * * Characterises: altitude, time and disturbance. selected in 1959-73 on basis of no obvious disturbance, intact bog layer, little or no erosion Quantitative 1959-1963 baseline, 1991 repeat. 11 sites (11 resampled), 0.1m random quadrats, sampling proportional to bog size, domin scale, NSW Clarke et al. (in prep 2014) * * * * * Grazing and fire (2003) recovery/resilience Quantitative 1960s, 1990, 2005, 2007, 2013. 11 sites (11 resampled), 0.1m random quadrats, sampling proportional to bog size, domin scale, Vic Coates et al. (2006) * * * * Regeneration after recurrent fires Quantitative 4*5m quadrats. Resampling studies of Walsh (1984),
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