Desert Uplands Plot Network: Bird Count Data and Notes for Plot WOUR15, 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 WOUR15. 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

《澳大利亚昆士兰州北部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公顷样地中单一样地的鸟类区系数据。本数据出版物特指WOUR15号样地的观测记录。

澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, CSIRO）的永久性样地设于热带铁桉林地，分布于约50km×50km范围内的4个租赁牧场上。该样地覆盖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（清除下层及中层植被）；3）未受干扰的原生林地（未开展大规模疏伐或皆伐作业）。

每个1公顷样地内，会在4天周期内开展8次5分钟日间鸟类计数。每日在每个样地完成2次计数：一次为日出后3小时内的晨间观测，另一次需间隔晨间观测至少3小时，且于日落前完成。

本数据集属于2004年至2013年的更大规模数据集的一部分。需注意，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链接获取：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》, 长期生态研究网络（Long Term Ecological Research Network）。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年进行回访调查。

热带雨林样地网络（Tropical Rainforest Plot Network）完整计划所采集的相关数据集概要，可通过以下链接获取：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands