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

The LTERN Desert Uplands Plot Network Vegetation Survey Data contains presence data, species richness data and structural data for 60 (50 after 2008) permanent 1 hectare plots in Northern Queensland, Australia. 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-uplandsLTERN沙漠高地样地网络植被调查数据（LTERN Desert Uplands Plot Network Vegetation Survey Data）收录了澳大利亚昆士兰州北部60个（2008年后缩减为50个）永久性1公顷样地的物种存在记录、物种丰富度数据与群落结构数据。该数据集对应的CSIRO永久性样地坐落于热带铁桉林（Tropical Ironbark Woodlands）中，分布在约50km×50km的区域内，涵盖4个租赁牧场。这些样地对应三类植被管理策略，分别为：1）皆伐处理：清除所有乔木与灌木；2）疏伐处理：清除地表及群落中层植被；3）原生未干扰林地：未实施过大规模疏伐或皆伐作业。沙漠高地研究样地于2004年启动建设，并分别于2005、2006、2008及2013年完成回访调查。用户可通过链接http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands获取该样地网络完整研究计划中采集的相关数据集概述。