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 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.

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

沙漠高地样地网络鸟类计数数据包含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。本数据出版物特指在WOUR02样地的观测记录。

CSIRO的永久性样地位于热带铁皮桉林地，分布在4个租赁的养牛场内，这些牧场位于约50公里×50公里的区域内。样地代表三种植被管理策略，即：1）清伐（移除所有树木和灌木）；2）疏伐（移除地面和中层植被）；3）未受干扰的原生林地（未进行过大规模疏伐或清伐）。

每个1公顷样地在4天内进行8次5分钟的日间鸟类计数。每个样地每天完成2次计数：一次在日出后3小时内的早晨，另一次在该时段后至少3小时且日落前。

本数据是2004-2013年大型数据集的一部分。请注意，此前研究在60个永久性1公顷样地开展，该数据可作为复合数据包获取：Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2014)：沙漠高地样地网络：澳大利亚昆士兰州北部鸟类计数数据及注释（2013）。长期生态研究网络。http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.145.23/html

沙漠高地研究样地于2004年启动，并在2005、2006、2008和2013年进行了回访调查。作为沙漠高地样地网络完整项目一部分收集的相关数据包概要可在以下网址获取：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands