Desert Uplands Plot Network: Bird Count Data and Notes, Northern Queensland, Australia, 2014

The Desert Uplands Plot Network Bird Count Data contains bird fauna data for 50 permanent 1 hectare plots in Northern Queensland, Australia (note that previous studies were undertaken at 60 permanent 1 hectare plots). This is part of a much larger dataset that spans from 2004 to 2014. 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. The spatial coordinates for these plots 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

沙漠高地样地网络鸟类计数数据收录了澳大利亚昆士兰州北部50个永久性1公顷样地的鸟类群落数据（注：既往相关研究曾覆盖60个永久性1公顷样地）。该数据集属于2004年至2014年期间采集的更大规模数据集的子数据集。澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（CSIRO）设立的永久性样地分布于热带铁木林带，横跨4处租赁牧牛场地，样地分布区域总面积约为50km×50km。这些样地涵盖3种植被管理策略，分别为：1）皆伐样地：清除所有乔木与灌木；2）疏伐样地：清除地表及中层植被；3）原生未干扰林地样地：未实施过显著疏伐或皆伐操作。在每个1公顷样地内，调查人员会在为期4天的周期内开展8次时长5分钟的日间鸟类计数。每个样地每日完成2次计数：一次为日出后3小时内的晨间调查，另一次需间隔至少3小时且在日落前完成。该批样地的空间坐标信息已公开于以下数据出版物：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。该沙漠高地研究样地于2004年设立，并分别于2005年、2006年、2008年、2013年及2014年完成回访调查。作为沙漠高地样地网络完整研究计划的一部分，相关配套数据集的概要信息可通过以下链接获取：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands