Desert Uplands Plot Network: Bird Count Data and Notes for Plot WOUR02, 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 WOUR02.

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/ltern2.285/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/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 Uplands Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands

澳大利亚昆士兰州北部共有50个永久性1公顷样地，本数据集收录其中1个样地的鸟类区系数据，本数据出版物特指WOUR02样地的观测记录。
CSIRO永久性样地位于热带铁木林，分布于约50km×50km范围内的4个租赁牧场上。这些样地对应三种植被管理策略：1）皆伐（清除所有乔木与灌木）；2）疏伐（清除地表及中层植被）；3）未受干扰的原生林（未进行大规模疏伐或皆伐）。每个1公顷样地内，在4天周期内开展8次5分钟日间鸟类计数。每日在每个样地完成2次计数：一次为日出后3小时内的晨间计数，另一次为晨间计数结束至少3小时后至日落前的时段计数。
本数据集是时间跨度为2004至2014年的大型综合数据集的一部分。需说明的是，此前的研究曾在60个永久性1公顷样地开展，该完整数据集可通过组合数据包获取：
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》，2014年。长期生态研究网络(Long Term Ecological Research Network)。http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.285/html
该样地的空间坐标可通过以下数据出版物获取：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(Long Term Ecological Research Network)。http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.167/html
荒漠高地研究样地始建于2004年，并分别于2005、2006、2008、2013及2014年进行了回访调查。荒漠高地样地网络完整项目所收集的相关数据包概要，可通过以下链接获取：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands