Desert Uplands Plot Network, Bird Count Data and Notes for Plot TIMA10, 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 TIMA10. 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 Tropical Rainforest 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调查数据（Desert Uplands Plot Network Bird Count Data）包含澳大利亚昆士兰州北部50个永久性1公顷样地中1个样地的鸟类区系数据，本数据集特指TIMA10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桉林（Tropical Ironbark Woodlands）内，横跨面积约50km×50km范围内的4个租赁牧牛场地。 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（移除地表及中层植被）；3）未受干扰的原生林（未开展过显著疏伐或皆伐作业的区域）。 在每个1公顷样地中，于4天周期内开展8次为期5分钟的日间鸟类调查：每日完成2次调查，一次在日出后3小时内的晨间时段，另一次则安排在该时段之后至少3小时且日落前的时段。 本数据集属于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，该数据集可作为复合数据包获取：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调查数据及记录，2014. 长期生态研究网络。http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.321.2/html 该样地的空间坐标详见以下数据集出版物：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年进行回访调查。 作为热带雨林样地网络（Tropical Rainforest Plot Network）完整项目组成部分所收集的相关配套数据包概要，可通过以下链接获取：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands