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，本次发布的数据特指WOUR02样地的观测结果。

CSIRO永久性样地坐落于热带铁木林（Tropical Ironbark Woodlands），分布在约50km×50km范围内的4个租赁牧场上。这些样地对应3种植被管理策略，分别为：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）原生未干扰林：未进行过大规模疏伐或皆伐的原生林地。每个1公顷样地会在4天周期内开展8次时长为5分钟的日间鸟类计数，每日完成2次计数：一次在日出后3小时内的清晨时段，另一次在清晨计数结束至少3小时后、日落前的时段。

本数据集是2004至2014年大型观测数据集的一部分。需说明的是，此前的研究曾在60个永久性1公顷样地开展，相关数据可通过整合数据包获取：
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及记录，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

本样地的空间坐标详见以下数据集发布内容：
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，分别于2005、2006、2008、2013及2014年进行了回访。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