Desert Uplands Plot Network: Bird Count Data and Notes for Plot WOUR11, 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 WOUR11. 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

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公顷样地中的1个样地的鸟类区系数据，本数据出版物特指WOUR11号样地的观测记录。
英联邦科学与工业研究组织（Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation，缩写CSIRO）设立的永久性样地分布于热带铁桉林地，横跨总面积约50km×50km范围内的4个租赁牧牛牧场。该样地体系涵盖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（清除林下及中层植被）；3）未受干扰的原生林地（未开展大规模疏伐或皆伐作业）。
在每个1公顷样地内，研究人员于为期4天的监测周期内开展8次时长5分钟的日间鸟类计数。每个样地每日完成2次计数：一次为日出后3小时内的晨间计数，另一次则于该时段结束至少3小时后、日落前进行。
本数据隶属于2004年至2013年的更大规模数据集。需注意，此前的研究曾在60个永久性1公顷样地中开展，该完整数据集可通过以下组合数据包获取：Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2014): Desert Uplands Plot Network: Bird Count Data and Notes, Northern Queensland, Australia, 2013. 长期生态研究网络（Long Term Ecological Research Network，LTERN）。http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.145.23/html
沙漠高地研究样地始建于2004年，并分别于2005年、2006年、2008年及2013年进行了回访监测。
作为热带雨林样地网络（Tropical Rainforest Plot Network）完整监测计划的一部分，相关数据组合包的概要信息可通过以下链接获取：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands