Desert Uplands Plot Network: Vegetation Survey (Presence Data, Species Richness and Stem and Hollow Counts) for Plot TIMA09, Northern Queensland, Australia, 2013

The LTERN Desert Uplands Plot Network Vegetation Survey Data contains presence data, species richness data and structural data for 1 of 60 (50 after 2008) permanent 1 hectare plots in Northern Queensland, Australia. This data publication refers specifically to observations made at Plot TIMA09, and this data is accessible as a composite data package at the following location: Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2014): Desert Uplands Plot Network: Vegetation Survey (Presence Data, Species Richness and Stem and Hollow Counts), Northern Queensland, Australia, 2013. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.143.33/html

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.

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

长期生态研究网络（Long Term Ecological Research Network, LTERN）沙漠高地样地网络植被调查数据集，包含澳大利亚昆士兰州北部60个永久性1公顷样地（2008年后剩余50个）中1个样地的物种存在数据、物种丰富度数据及群落结构数据。本数据集特指在TIMA09样地开展的观测结果，可通过以下组合数据包获取：Metcalfe, D、Vanderduys, E（2014）：《沙漠高地样地网络：植被调查（物种存在数据、物种丰富度及茎秆与树洞计数）》，澳大利亚昆士兰州北部，2013年。长期生态研究网络。访问地址：http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.143.33/html

澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, CSIRO）永久性样地位于热带铁林林地（Tropical Ironbark Woodlands），分布在约50km×50km范围内的4处租赁牧场上。该样地涵盖3种植被管理策略：1）皆伐清理（清除所有乔木与灌木）；2）疏伐干预（移除地表及中层植被）；3）原生未干扰林地（未开展大规模疏伐或清理作业）。

该沙漠高地研究样地于2004年设立，分别于2005、2006、2008及2013年进行了重访观测。作为沙漠高地样地网络完整研究计划的一部分，相关配套数据包的概要信息可通过以下网址获取：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands