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

The LTERN Desert Uplands Plot Network Bird Count Data contains bird fauna data for 50 permanent 1 hectare plots (60 prior to 2008) in Northern Queensland, Australia. This is part of a much larger dataset that spans from 2004 to 2013. 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 midstorey 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.

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 Desert Uplands Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands

LTERN沙漠高地样地网络鸟类计数数据集包含澳大利亚昆士兰州北部50个永久性1公顷样地（2008年前为60个）的鸟类区系数据。该数据集是2004年至2013年期间更大规模数据集的一部分。CSIRO的永久性样地位于热带铁皮桉林地（Tropical Ironbark Woodlands），分布在约50公里×50公里范围内的四个租赁牧场中。这些样地代表三种植被管理策略，即：1）清除（clearing）（移除所有树木和灌木）；2）疏伐（thinning）（移除地面和中层植被）；3）未受干扰的原生林地（未进行显著疏伐或清除）。在每个1公顷样地内，四天期间共进行八次五分钟的日间鸟类计数。每个样地每天完成两次计数：一次在日出后三小时内的早晨，另一次在该时段后至少三小时且日落前进行。

沙漠高地研究样地于2004年启动，并在2005年、2006年、2008年和2013年进行了回访调查。作为沙漠高地样地网络完整项目的一部分，相关数据包的概要可在以下网址获取：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands