Desert Uplands Plot Network: Vegetation Survey (Presence Data, Species Richness and Stem and Hollow Counts) for Plot PENR03, Northern Queensland, Australia, 2013

The LTERN Desert Uplands Plot Network Vegetation Survey Data contains presence data, species richness data and structural data for 1 of 60 (50 after 2008) permanent 1 hectare plots in Northern Queensland, Australia. This data publication refers specifically to observations made at Plot PENR03, and this data is accessible as a composite data package at the following location: Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2014): Desert Uplands Plot Network: Vegetation Survey (Presence Data, Species Richness and Stem and Hollow Counts), Northern Queensland, Australia, 2013. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.143.33/html

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.

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

LTERN（Long Term Ecological Research Network，长期生态研究网络）荒漠高地样地网络植被调查数据集，收录了澳大利亚昆士兰州北部60块永久1公顷样地（2008年后剩余50块）中1块样地的物种出现数据、物种丰富度数据及群落结构数据。本数据集特指PENR03样地的观测结果，该复合数据包可通过以下途径获取：Metcalfe, D; Vanderduys, E (2014): 澳大利亚昆士兰州北部荒漠高地样地网络：植被调查（出现数据、物种丰富度及茎秆与枯洞计数），2013年。长期生态研究网络。http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.143.33/html

CSIRO（Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation，澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织）永久样地坐落于热带铁木林（Tropical Ironbark Woodlands）中，分布于约50km×50km范围的4块租赁牧场上。该样地体系涵盖3种植被管理策略，具体为：1）皆伐处理（移除所有乔木与灌木）；2）疏伐处理（移除地表及中层植被）；3）原生未干扰林地，未开展过大规模疏伐或皆伐作业。

荒漠高地研究样地于2004年设立，并分别于2005、2006、2008及2013年开展了回访调查。荒漠高地样地网络完整项目所采集的相关数据包概要，可通过以下网址获取：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands