Desert Ecology Plot Network: Reptile Abundance Plot-data, Simpson Desert, Western Queensland, 2015

This herpetofauna abundance plot data package comprises capture data for a specified duration of trapping nights (usually 3 night session) in the Simpson Desert, Western Queensland. Date, site and grid number were identified and recaptures during the same session were removed (i.e. individuals were only counted once). Date, site and grid number were recorded for all captures, and captured animals were also marked by a unique toe clip prior to their release to identify recaptures. The network program uses a core of 12 sites which are sampled every April-May. The trapping survey aims to quantitatively track long-term shifts in biodiversity and ecological processes in relation to key drivers, including unpredictable rainfall and droughts, fire, feral predators and grazing. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Desert Ecology's full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-ecology.

本两栖爬行动物区系（herpetofauna）丰度样地数据包，涵盖了昆士兰州西部辛普森沙漠中特定时长诱捕夜数（通常为3夜连续诱捕周期）的捕获记录。研究已明确所有捕获记录对应的日期、样地及样方编号，并剔除同次诱捕周期内的重捕个体，即每个个体仅被统计一次；同时，所有捕获个体均记录了上述三类信息，且被捕获的动物在放归前会通过独一无二的趾剪标记进行标识，以识别后续重捕个体。该样地监测网络以12个核心样地为基础，每年4至5月对这些样地开展采样调查。本次诱捕调查旨在定量追踪生物多样性与生态过程的长期变化，及其与关键驱动因子的关联，这些驱动因子包括不可预测的降雨与干旱、火灾、外来捕食者以及放牧活动。作为沙漠生态学完整项目组成部分所收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-ecology。