Desert Uplands Plot Network: Bird Count Data and Notes for Plot WOUR03, Northern Queensland, Australia, 2013

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 WOUR03.

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 2013. 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 (2014): Desert Uplands Plot Network: Bird Count Data and Notes, Northern Queensland, Australia, 2013. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.145.23/html

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-uplands

荒漠高地样地网络鸟类计数数据集包含澳大利亚昆士兰州北部50个永久性1公顷样地中的1个样地的鸟类群落数据。本数据集发布内容特指WOUR03号样地的观测结果。

澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（CSIRO）的永久性样地坐落于热带硬皮桉林地中，分布在约50km×50km范围内的4个租赁牧牛场区域内。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）未受干扰的原生林地（未开展大规模疏伐或皆伐活动）。在每个1公顷样地中，为期4天的调查内将开展8次时长为5分钟的日间鸟类计数。每个样地每日完成2次计数：一次为日出后3小时内的清晨时段，另一次为该时段之后至少3小时且日落前的时段。

本数据集为2004至2013年大型综合数据集的组成部分。需说明的是，此前的研究曾在60个永久性1公顷样地中开展，本数据集可作为组合数据包获取：
Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2014): 澳大利亚昆士兰州北部荒漠高地样地网络：鸟类计数数据与说明, 2013. 长期生态研究网络（Long Term Ecological Research Network）. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.145.23/html

荒漠高地研究样地始建于2004年，并分别于2005、2006、2008及2013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览，可通过以下链接获取：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands