Dataset of biodiversity survey in the urbanized area of Tibetan Plateau mainly includes the survey datasets of waterbird diversity and vegetation diversity in the Qinghai Lake Basin. From July to August in 2020, 24 waterbird observation sites were set up around Qinghai Lake, such as sites located in Ganzi River wetland and Buha River estuary, etc., and the species and population of waterbirds were recorded by telescope observations and drones. Besides, 28 plots (1m×1m) were selected based on the local vegetation types, and elements of vegetation types, frequency and biomass were recorded. Our dataset will support the study of optimizing the ecological security barrier system in the key urbanized areas of the Tibetan Plateau.

File naming and required software

Filename: The dataset of waterbird biodiversity is named WBdiver_TPUrban_2020. WBdiver represents the waterbird biodiversity data, TPUrban represents the urbanized area of Tibetan Plateau, 2020 represents the year.
Data reading: The survey dataset of waterbird biodiversity is stored in Excel format and can be opened in Excel. The survey dataset of vegetation biodiversity is stored in Excel format and can be opened in Excel, while the ancillary data is stored in word format and can be opened in Word.

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Chen, K., Chen, Z. (2021). Dataset of biodiversity survey in the urbanized area of Tibetan Plateau (2020). A Big Earth Data Platform for Three Poles, DOI: 10.11888/Ecolo.tpdc.271307. CSTR: 18406.11.Ecolo.tpdc.271307. (Download the reference： RIS | Bibtex )

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Support Program

Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition Program

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