Desert Uplands Plot Network: Bird Count Data and Notes for Plot TIMA07, 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 TIMA07. 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 Uplandst Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands

荒漠高地样地网络鸟类计数数据集（Desert Uplands Plot Network Bird Count Data）收录澳大利亚昆士兰州北部50处永久1公顷样地（permanent 1 hectare plots）中1处的鸟类区系数据（bird fauna data）。本数据集出版物特指在TIMA07样地开展的观测记录。
CSIRO永久样地分布于热带铁桉林地（Tropical Ironbark Woodlands），横跨约50km×50km范围内的4处租赁牧牛场。该样地涵盖3种植被管理策略，分别为：1）皆伐（clearing）：移除所有乔木与灌木；2）疏伐（thinning）：移除地表与中层植被；3）原生未干扰林地（unmodified native woodlands）：未开展大规模疏伐或皆伐活动。
在每处1公顷样地内，于4天周期内开展8次5分钟日间鸟类计数（diurnal bird counts）。每日于每处样地完成2次计数：一次在日出后3小时内的晨间时段，另一次在该时段结束后至少3小时且日落前的时段。
本数据隶属于2004年至2014年的更大规模数据集。需说明的是，此前的研究曾在60处永久1公顷样地开展，该复合数据集可通过以下参考文献获取：Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2015): 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/ltern2.321.2/html.
该样地的空间坐标可通过以下参考文献获取：Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2014): 澳大利亚昆士兰州北部荒漠高地样地网络：样地详情——空间坐标. 长期生态研究网络. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.167.18/html
荒漠高地研究样地始建于2004年，分别于2005、2006、2008、2013及2014年进行回访调查。
关于荒漠高地样地网络完整项目所收集的相关数据集概要，可访问以下链接获取：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands