Desert Uplands Plot Network: Bird Count Data and Notes for Plot WOUR02, Northern Queensland, Australia, 2013

The Desert Uplands Plot Network Bird Count Data contains bird fauna data for 1 of 50 permanent 1 hectare plots in Northern Queensland, Australia. This data publication refers specifically to observations made at Plot WOUR02. The CSIRO permanent plots are situated in Tropical Ironbark Woodlands, and extend across four leasehold cattle properties that lie within an area approximately 50km by 50km. The plots represent three vegetation management strategies, namely: 1) clearing (where all trees and shrubs are removed); 2) thinning (where ground and mid-storey vegetation is removed); and 3) unmodified native woodlands where significant thinning or clearing has not occurred. Within each 1 ha site, eight five-minute diurnal bird counts are conducted over a four day period. Two counts are completed per day at each site: one count in the morning within three hours of sunrise and the other a minimum of three hours after this period and before sunset. This is part of a much larger dataset that spans from 2004 to 2013. Note that previous studies were undertaken at 60 permanent 1 hectare plots and that this data is accessible as a composite data package: Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2014): Desert Uplands Plot Network: Bird Count Data and Notes, Northern Queensland, Australia, 2013. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.145.23/html The Desert Uplands research plots commenced in 2004, and have been revisited in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2013. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Tropical Rainforest Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands

荒漠高地样地网络鸟类计数数据集收录了澳大利亚昆士兰州北部50个永久性1公顷样地中1个样地的鸟类区系数据。本数据出版物特指WOUR02样地的观测记录。

澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（CSIRO）设立的永久性样地坐落于热带铁木林，分布于约50km×50km范围内的4个租赁牧场。这些样地涵盖3种植被管理策略，分别为：1）皆伐：清除所有乔木与灌木；2）疏伐：移除地表及中层植被；3）原生未干扰林地：未开展大规模疏伐或皆伐的原生林地。

在每个1公顷样地内，于4天周期内开展8次为期5分钟的日间鸟类计数。每日在每个样地完成2次计数：一次在日出后3小时内的晨间时段，另一次则间隔该时段至少3小时且于日落前完成。

本数据集隶属于2004至2013年构建的更大规模数据集集合。需注意，此前的研究曾在60个永久性1公顷样地中开展，本数据集可作为组合数据包获取：Metcalfe, D；Vanderduys, E（2014）：《澳大利亚昆士兰州北部荒漠高地样地网络：鸟类计数数据与记录》，2013年，长期生态研究网络（Long Term Ecological Research Network, LTERN）。相关链接：http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.145.23/html

荒漠高地研究样地始建于2004年，并分别于2005、2006、2008及2013年进行了回访调查。

作为热带雨林样地网络全项目一部分收集的相关数据包概要，可通过以下链接查看：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands