Desert Uplands Plot Network: Bird Count Data and Notes for Plot TIMA17, 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 TIMA17.

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

沙漠高地样地网络鸟类计数数据集（Desert Uplands Plot Network Bird Count Data）收录了澳大利亚昆士兰州北部50个永久性1公顷样地中的1个样地的鸟类区系数据，本数据出版物特指TIMA17样地的观测记录。

澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（CSIRO）的永久样地分布于热带铁木桉林（Tropical Ironbark Woodlands）中，覆盖4处租赁牧牛场地，总面积约50km×50km。这些样地对应3种植被管理措施：1）皆伐：移除所有乔木与灌木；2）疏伐：移除地表及中层植被；3）未受干扰原生林地：未进行过大规模疏伐或清伐作业。在每个1公顷样地内，研究人员于4天周期内开展8次为期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小时内进行，另一次则在日出3小时后至日落前完成。

本数据集隶属于2004年至2014年的大型综合数据集。需注意，此前的研究曾在60个永久性1公顷样地中开展，完整数据集可通过组合数据包获取：
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

该样地的空间坐标可通过以下数据出版物获取：
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

沙漠高地研究样地于2004年设立，分别于2005、2006、2008、2013及2014年进行回访调查。沙漠高地样地网络完整项目所收录的相关数据包概要，可通过以下链接获取：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands