Desert Uplands Plot Network: Bird Count Data and Notes for Plot WOUR01, 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 WOUR01. 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调查数据集涵盖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。本数据集仅针对WOUR01号样地的观测记录。

澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织（CSIRO）设立的永久性样地坐落于热带硬皮桉林地，分布在约50km×50km范围内的4个租赁牧场上。这些样地对应三种植被管理策略，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）原生原状林地：未进行过大规模疏伐或皆伐的原生林地。

在每个1公顷样地中，于4天周期内开展8次5分钟日间鸟类调查。每日在每个样地完成2次调查：一次在日出后3小时内的晨间时段，另一次则在晨间调查结束至少3小时后、日落前完成。

本数据集隶属于2004年至2013年的大型综合数据集。需注意，此前的研究曾覆盖60个永久性1公顷样地，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荒漠高地样地网络：鸟类调查数据与记录》，2013年，长期生态研究网络（Long Term Ecological Research Network）。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年、2006年、2008年及2013年进行了回访调查。

关于荒漠高地样地网络完整项目所收集的相关数据包概述，可访问以下链接获取：http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands