Desert Ecology Plot Network: Reptile Abundance Plot-data, Simpson Desert, Western Queensland, 1990–2011

This herpetofauna abundance plot data package comprises capture data for both reptiles and frogs, and 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. 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.

爬行动物与两栖动物区系（herpetofauna）丰度样地数据集包涵盖了昆士兰州西部辛普森沙漠内的爬行动物与蛙类捕获数据，以及标准化时长的夜间诱捕记录（通常以3夜为一个诱捕周期）。研究人员首先记录了捕获日期、样地及样方编号，并剔除同一诱捕周期内的重捕个体，确保每个个体仅被统计一次；所有捕获个体均被记录了上述基础信息，并在放归前通过唯一的趾剪标记法进行标识，用于区分重捕个体。该监测网络以12个样地为核心监测站点。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、野化捕食者以及放牧活动。本数据集附带了作为沙漠生态（Desert Ecology）完整研究项目组成部分所收集的相关数据集概要，相关内容可通过以下链接查阅：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-ecology。