Desert Ecology Plot Network: Reptile Abundance Plot-data, Simpson Desert, Western Queensland, 2014

This herpetofauna abundance plot data package comprises capture data for a specified duration of trapping nights (usually 3 night session) in the Simpson Desert, Western Queensland. Date, site and grid number were identified and recaptures during the same session were removed (i.e. individuals were only counted once). Date, site and grid number were recorded for all captures, and captured animals were also marked by a unique toe clip prior to their release to identify recaptures. The network program uses a core of 12 sites which are sampled every April-May. The trapping survey aims to quantitatively track long-term shifts in biodiversity and ecological processes in relation to key drivers, including unpredictable rainfall and droughts, fire, feral predators and grazing. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Desert Ecology's full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-ecology.本两栖爬行动物区系（herpetofauna）丰度样地数据集套件，包含昆士兰州西部辛普森沙漠内特定时长诱捕夜（通常为3夜连续诱捕时段）的捕获记录数据。研究中已识别每一次捕获的日期、样地及样方编号，并剔除同一场次诱捕中的重捕个体（即每个个体仅统计一次）。所有捕获个体均记录其捕获日期、样地及样方编号，且捕获动物在放归前均通过唯一的趾剪标记（toe clip）进行标识，用于区分重捕个体。该样地网络的核心样地共计12个，每年4-5月开展采样调查。本次诱捕调查旨在定量追踪生物多样性与生态过程的长期动态变化，及其与关键驱动因子的关联，这些驱动因子包括不可预测的降雨与干旱、火灾、外来捕食者及放牧活动。作为沙漠生态学完整研究计划一部分的相关数据集套件概要，可通过以下链接获取：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-ecology。