public read uid=metcalfe,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=vanderduys,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=pavey,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all Dr Daniel J. Metcalfe CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences Senior Research Scientist

EcoSciences Precinct 41 Boggo Road Dutton Park Queensland 4102 Australia

07 3833 5529, dan.metcalfe@csiro.au Mr Eric Vanderduys CSIRO Technical Officer

CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences Australian Tropical Sciences Innovation Precinct, PMB PO Aitkenvale Queensland 4814 Australia

07 4753 8529 eric.vanderduys@csiro.au 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 WOUR09. 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 Birds Grazing domestic livestock LTERN Monitoring Themes 0501 Ecological Applications 0602 Ecology ANZSRC-FOR Codes Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Vertebrates > Birds GCMD Science Keywords CC-BY-4_0 Special Conditions: None Northern Queensland, Australia 144.688969 145.191784 -20.762424 -21.235266 2013 Species Acanthagenys rufogularis Species Acanthiza apicalis Species Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Species Aegotheles cristatus Species Aprosmictus erythropterus Species Aquila audax Species Ardeotis australis Species Artamus cinereus Species Cacatua galerita Species Cacomantis pallidus Species Calyptorhynchus banksii Species Chrysococcyx basalis Species Chrysococcyx lucidus Species Cincloramphus mathewsi Species Climacteris picumnus Species Colluricincla harmonica Species Coracina maxima Species Coracina novaehollandiae Species Coracina papuensis Species Corvus coronoides Species Cracticus nigrogularis Species Cracticus tibicen Species Cracticus torquatus Species Daphoenositta chrysoptera Species Dicaeum hirundinaceum Species Eolophus roseicapillus Species Epthianura tricolor Species Falco berigora Species Falco cenchroides Species Falco longipennis Species Falco peregrinus Species Geopelia humeralis Species Geopelia striata Species Gerygone albogularis Species Gerygone fusca Species Grallina cyanoleuca Species Haliastur sphenurus Species Hamirostra melanosternon Species Lalage sueurii Species Lichenostomus plumulus Species Lichenostomus virescens Species Lichmera indistincta Species Malurus lamberti Species Malurus melanocephalus Species Manorina flavigula Species Melanodryas cucullata Species Melopsittacus undulatus Species Merops ornatus Species Microeca fascinans Species Milvus migrans Species Myiagra inquieta Species Nymphicus hollandicus Species Ocyphaps lophotes Species Oreoica gutturalis Species Oriolus sagittatus Species Pachycephala rufiventris Species Pardalotus rubricatus Species Pardalotus striatus Species Petroica goodenovii Species Phaps chalcoptera Species Philemon citreogularis Species Philemon corniculatus Species Platycercus adscitus Species Plectorhyncha lanceolata Species Pomatostomus temporalis Species Ptilonorhynchus maculatus Species Rhipidura albiscapa Species Rhipidura leucophrys Species Smicrornis brevirostris Species Struthidea cinerea Species Sugomel niger Species Tachyglossus aculeatus Species Taeniopygia bichenovii Species Taeniopygia guttata Species Trichoglossus haematodus Species Zosterops lateralis 1405646064156 1408532875740

The Desert Uplands Plot Network Bird Count Data contains bird fauna data for 1 of 50 permanent 1 hectare plots in Northern Queensland, Australia (note that previous studies were undertaken at 60 permanent 1 hectare plots). 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. Cleared sites had been chain-cleared and sown with buffel grass between 1995 and 1999. The sites are spread across four properties. The total number of sites within each category are as follows: a) cleared vegetation (n = 10), b) thinned vegetation (n = 10) and c) unmodified vegetation (n = 40). As of September 2014 four of the previously cleared sites, which contained regrowth vegetation were re-cleared.

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Each of the Desert Uplands bird monitoring plots is 1 ha in size, and located at least 1 km from any other site, 500 m from any water point, and 50 m from the nearest access track. Plots are stratified according to vegetation management history: 1. Cleared (vegetation has been pulled, removing all trees and shrubs); 2. Thinned (sub-canopy vegetation has been largely removed by the use of a mechanical device called a "crocodile", which is towed behind a tractor and removes vegetation such as Currant Bush, Carissa species, which is normally prevalent in the woodlands); and 3. Unmodified woodlands. Within each 1 ha site, eight timed diurnal bird counts are conducted over a four day period. Each count is of 5 minutes duration. 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. Each count is completed by a single observer walking through the 1 ha plot. A predefined path is not followed; however, the observer attempts to cover all of the 1 ha plot area. Birds are located and identified and, where possible counted, by both sound and sight.

10 X 42 Binoculars These plots have been visited four times so far – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 (all 60 plots) and 2013 (remaining 50 plots). 10 sites have been visited four times - June 2004, May 2005, August 2006 and July 2008. These 10 sites will not be visited again as part of this project. The specific location of the 1ha survey sites were selected on the basis that they were situated in large contiguous areas that were considered typical or characteristic of the respective vegetation management strategy. Within each property, sites are generally a minimum of 1km apart but may be within 500m of one another in some cases. Sites are located a minimum of 500m from any water point, commonly 50-100m from the nearest access track and that the demarcation used for site selection within the “Unmodified vegetation management” class (30-45% vs. 45-60% canopy cover), was made using crown canopy mapping based on 1996 1:250 000 aerial photography. Sites are broadly situated within the same broad Ironbark woodland community (Eucalyptus whitei, E. melanophloia). Two Queensland land zones are mapped across the four properties with sandy plains and alluvial systems each represented by two properties. One of the leaseholders (with five thinned and five unmodified sites), withdrew from the study following the July 2008 survey leaving 50 sites distributed across three leasehold properties remaining in the study. CSIRO Data Owner 1408532875740 Technical Officer 1405646064156 Senior Research Scientist Dr Chris Pavey CSIRO Land and Water Flagship Plot network contact

PO Box 2111 Alice Springs Northern Territory 0871

08 9850 7173 chris.pavey@csiro.au Interim Research Group Leader & Research Scientist Since 2012 this project has been part of the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN). This work was supported by the Australian Government’s Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Network (www.tern.org.au) – an Australian research infrastructure facility established under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy and Education Infrastructure Fund–Super Science Initiative through the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education. mdup_bird_survey_data_2013_p467t735_WOUR09.csv mdup_bird_survey_data_2013_p467t735_WOUR09.csv 1 0 \r\n column , ecogrid://knb/ltern2.512.1 uid=pavey,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=vanderduys,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=metcalfe,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all fauna_id Internal CSIRO project identification number Character source_id Unique identification number representing geographic location of the site Character geo_id Unique identification number representing geographic location of the site Character survey_no The survey number for the entire plot network Character quadrat_inc Plot identification number Character sppcode Unique 8 letter code for each species (internal CSIRO system) Character common_name_short Common name Character sciname_short Scientific name Character abund Abundance score number real type The type of observation. i.e. whether the animal was seen or heard as the first detection method. HE heard SE seen day_count The sequential count number from 1 to 8. 1 First survey 2 Second survey 3 Third survey 4 Fourth survey 5 Fifth survey 6 Sixth survey 7 Seventh survey 8 Eighth survey strata_id The stratum in the vegetation where the bird is located. T1 tree layer 1 T2 tree layer 2 T3 tree layer 3 AE aerial GR ground SH shrub Missing values value not recorded dist_id Distance from observer when first observed 0 <10 m 1 10-25 m 2 25-50 m 3 >50 m mixf_no The presence of a mixed species feeding flock number whole voucher_csiro Voucher specimen identification number (no bird voucher specimens collected) Character specimen_no As with voucher above Character day Date (day) of the month i.e 26th etc. Character month Month of the year Character year Year of study Character vetting Observer code Character http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-uplands