Desert Uplands Plot Network: Bird Count Data and Notes for Plot WOUR13, Northern Queensland, Australia, 2014

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 WOUR13. 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 2014. 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 (2015): Desert Uplands Plot Network, Bird Count Data and Notes, Northern Queensland, Australia, 2014. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.321.2/html. The spatial coordinates for this plot are provided in the following data publication: Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2014): Desert Uplands Plot Network: Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates, Northern Queensland, Australia. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.167.18/html The Desert Uplands research plots commenced in 2004, and have been revisited in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2013 and 2014. 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集（Desert Uplands Plot Network Bird Count Data）包含澳大利亚昆士兰州北部50个永久性1公顷样地的鸟类区系数据，本数据集特指WOUR13号样地的观测记录。
英联邦科学与工业研究组织（CSIRO）设立的永久性样地分布于热带铁木林（Tropical Ironbark Woodlands）中，横跨约50km×50km范围内的4个租赁牧牛牧场。
这些样地对应3种植被管理策略，具体为：1）皆伐：清除所有乔木与灌木；2）疏伐：清除地表与中层植被；3）未受干扰的原生林地：未开展过大规模疏伐或皆伐作业。
在每个1公顷样地内，研究人员于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：一次为日出后3小时内的晨间计数，另一次为晨间计数结束至少3小时后至日落前的时段计数。
本数据集隶属于2004年至2014年的更大规模数据集集群。需说明的是，此前的研究曾在60个永久性1公顷样地中开展，该复合数据集可通过以下文献获取：Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2015): Desert Uplands Plot Network, Bird Count Data and Notes, Northern Queensland, Australia, 2014. 长期生态研究网络（Long Term Ecological Research Network）. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.321.2/html。
该样地的空间坐标信息可通过以下文献获取：Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2014): Desert Uplands Plot Network: Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates, Northern Queensland, Australia. 长期生态研究网络（Long Term Ecological Research Network）. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.167.18/html。
沙漠高地研究样地始建于2004年，并分别于2005、2006、2008、2013及2014年进行了回访调查。
沙漠高地样地网络完整研究项目所采集的相关数据集概览，可通过以下链接获取：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands