Desert Uplands Plot Network: Bird Count Data and Notes for Plot WOUR17, 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 WOUR17.

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-uplandsmdup_bird_survey_data_2013

澳大利亚昆士兰州北部沙漠高地样地网络鸟类计数数据集，包含该区域50个永久性1公顷样地中1个样地的鸟类区系数据。本数据集仅针对WOUR17号样地的观测记录发布。

联邦科学与工业研究组织（CSIRO）的永久性样地坐落于热带铁木桉林地中，分布在一片约50km×50km的区域内，横跨4个租赁畜牧牧场。该样地涵盖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（清除地表与中层植被）；3）原生未干扰林地（未进行大规模疏伐或皆伐）。在每个1公顷样地中，于4天周期内开展8次为期5分钟的日间鸟类计数。每个样地每日完成2次计数：一次在日出后3小时内的晨间时段，另一次在该时段结束至少3小时后、日落前的时段。

本数据集是2004年至2013年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沙漠高地样地网络：鸟类计数数据与记录，2013年. 长期生态研究网络. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.145.23/html

沙漠高地研究样地于2004年启动，并分别于2005年、2006年、2008年及2013年进行了回访调查。沙漠高地样地网络完整项目所采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-uplandsmdup_bird_survey_data_2013