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

荒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1个样地的鸟类区系数据，本数据集特指TIMA17号样地的观测记录。
澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, CSIRO）的永久性样地坐落于热带铁桉林（Tropical Ironbark Woodlands）中，分布在约50km×50km范围内的4个租赁肉牛牧场上。这些样地涵盖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（清除下层与中层植被）；3）未受干扰的原生林地，未实施过大规模疏伐或皆伐作业。
在每个1公顷样地内，于连续4天的周期内开展8次5分钟日间鸟类计数。每日完成2次计数：一次在日出后3小时内的晨间时段，另一次需间隔晨间计数至少3小时且在日落前完成。
本数据集隶属于2004年至2013年的大型监测数据集。需注意，此前的研究曾覆盖60个永久性1公顷样地，完整数据集可通过以下组合数据包获取：Metcalfe D、Vanderduys E（2014）发布的《澳大利亚昆士兰州北部荒漠高地样地网络鸟类计数数据与记录，2013》，收录于长期生态研究网络（Long Term Ecological Research Network, LTERN），访问链接：http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.145.23/html
荒漠高地研究样地始建于2004年，并分别于2005、2006、2008及2013年开展了回访监测。
荒漠高地样地网络全项目所采集的相关数据包概要，可通过以下链接查阅：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands