Desert Uplands Plot Network: Vegetation Survey (Presence Data, Species Richness and Stem and Hollow Counts) for Plot TIMA17, 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 TIMA17, 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 mid-storey 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 Tropical Rainforest 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，简称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年后缩减为50个）中1个样地的物种存在数据、物种丰富度数据与群落结构数据。
本数据集出版物特指在TIMA17样地开展的观测结果，该数据可通过以下链接提供的复合数据包获取：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
联邦科学与工业研究组织（Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation，简称CSIRO）永久性样地分布于热带铁木林（Tropical Ironbark Woodlands）中，覆盖面积约50km×50km范围内的4个租赁养牛牧场。
该批样地对应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（清除林下植被及中层植被）；3）未受干扰的原生林地（未开展过大规模疏伐或皆伐活动）。
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年进行了重访调查。
作为热带雨林样地网络（Tropical Rainforest Plot Network）完整项目的一部分所采集的相关数据包概要，可通过以下链接查阅：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands