Desert Uplands Plot Network: Bird Count Data and Notes for Plot WOUR20, 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 WOUR20. 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 mid-storey 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/ltern2.321.2/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/ltern2.167.18/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荒漠高地样地网络鸟类计数数据集收录了澳大利亚昆士兰州北部50个永久性1公顷样地（permanent 1-hectare plot）中的1个样地的鸟类区系数据（bird fauna data）。本数据集特指WOUR20号样地的观测记录。澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（CSIRO）的永久性样地分布于热带铁木林（Tropical Ironbark Woodlands）中，样地群覆盖了总面积约50km×50km范围内的4处租赁牧牛场地。这些样地对应三种植被管理策略（vegetation management strategies），分别为：1）皆伐样地：移除所有乔木与灌木；2）疏伐样地：移除地表与中层植被；3）原生未改造林地：未经过大规模疏伐或皆伐作业。在每个1公顷样地内，研究人员会在为期4天的周期内开展8次时长5分钟的日间鸟类计数（diurnal bird counts）。每个样地每日完成2次计数：一次于日出后3小时内的晨间时段开展，另一次则于该时段结束至少3小时后、日落前完成。本数据集是2004至2014年大型监测数据集的一部分。需注意，此前的研究曾在60处永久性1公顷样地中开展，该数据集可通过以下组合数据包获取：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. 长期生态研究网络（Long Term Ecological Research Network）. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.321.2/html。该样地的空间坐标可通过以下数据集获取：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. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.167.18/html。荒漠高地研究样地于2004年设立，并分别于2005、2006、2008、2013及2014年开展了回访监测。荒漠高地样地网络完整监测计划所产生的相关数据包概要，可通过以下链接获取：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands