Sampling event

EDP Baixo Sabor: Birds - Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases - Vilariça Stream (MC1) [2013-2014]

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24 January 2021
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Description

The dataset contains records of terrestrial, aquatic and riparian birds (Aves) collected in the lower valley of River Sabor (NE Portugal), in the scope of the monitoring programs of the Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Dams (AHBS), promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A.. Specifically, the dataset relates to monitoring carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of measures implemented to mitigate the impacts of AHBS. In this case, the mitigation measures refer to "MC1 - Compensatory Habitat of Vilariça Stream". The dataset includes the results of bird surveys made in the Vilariça stream from January 2013 to September 2014. Sampling was performed in selected points distributed along the stream, up to 5 km upstream of the mouth. The presence and identity of bird species were assessed by visual and/or acoustic observations, with binoculars. The records include taxa identified at the species or genus levels.

Data Records

The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 112 records.

1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.

Event (core)
112
Occurrence 
8848

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Mota P, Gomes C, Zina H, Araújo P M, Oliveira C A, Marques S M, Mendes J D, Múrias, T (2020): EDP Baixo Sabor: Birds - Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases - Vilariça Stream (MC1) [2013-2014]. v1. EDP - Energias de Portugal. Dataset/Samplingevent. http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=edp_sabor_birds_mc1&v=1.0

Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is EDP - Energias de Portugal. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 4bddb917-faa3-4d4f-a29b-4f5ba5b8512a.  EDP - Energias de Portugal publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Portugal.

Keywords

birds; terrestrial; aquatic; riparian; occurrence; point counts; winter; reproduction; migration period; Complementary Measures Program; MC1; Samplingevent

Contacts

Paulo Mota
  • Originator
General & Fieldwork Coordinator
BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda
Praceta Caminho da Cruz, 9
4405-625 VN Gaia Vila Nova de Gaia
PT
Célia Gomes
  • Originator
Technician
BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda
Hugo Zina
  • Originator
Technician
BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda
Pedro Miguel Araújo
  • Originator
Technician
BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda
Cátia Alexandra Oliveira
  • Originator
Technician
BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda
Sérgio Manuel Marques
  • Originator
Technician
BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda
Joaquim Duarte Mendes
  • Originator
Technician
BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda
Tiago Múrias
  • Metadata Provider
Researcher
CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto
Campus Agrário de Vairão
4485-661 Vairão Vairão
PT
João Madeira
  • Point Of Contact
Manager
EDP - Energias de Portugal
Av. 24 de Julho, 12, Torre Nascente, Piso 4
1249-300 Lisboa Lisbon
PT

Geographic Coverage

Data were collected along the final 5 km stretch of the Vilariça stream, in the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo.

Bounding Coordinates South West [41.198, -7.101], North East [41.244, -7.092]

Taxonomic Coverage

The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 class, 16 orders, 39 families, 65 genera and 79 species.

Class Aves
Order Accipitriformes, Apodiformes, Bucerotiformes, Charadriiformes, Ciconiiformes, Columbiformes, Coraciiformes, Cuculiformes, Falconiformes, Galliformes, Gruiformes, Passeriformes, Pelecaniformes, Piciformes, Podicepediformes, Suliformes
Family Accipitridae, Apodidae, Upupidae, Scolopacidae, Charadriidae, Ciconiidae, Columbidae, Alcedinidae, Meropidae, Cuculidae, Falconidae, Phasianidae, Rallidae, Aeghitalidae, Certhiidae, Cettiidae, Fringillidae, Motacillidae, Alaudidae, Cisticolidae, Corvidae, Emberizidae, Estrildidae, Hirundinidae, Laniidae, Muscicapidae, Oriolidae, Paridae, Passeridae, Phylloscopidae, Sturnidae, Sylviidae, Troglodytidae, Turdidae, Ardeidae, Picidae, Podicepedidae, Phalacrocoracidae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2013-01-17 / 2014-09-08

Project Data

The dataset contains records of terrestrial, aquatic and riparian birds (Aves) collected in the lower valley of River Sabor (NE Portugal), in the scope of the monitoring programs of the Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Dams (AHBS), promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A.. Specifically, the dataset relates to monitoring carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of measures implemented to mitigate the impacts of AHBS. In this case, the mitigation measures refer to "MC1 - Compensatory Habitat of Vilariça Stream". This dataset includes results of surveys made along the final 5 km stretch of the Vilariça stream, from January 2013 to September 2014. Sampling was performed in a total of 8 point counts, in areas of suitable habitat. The occurrence of the target taxa was documented through 3484 observation events. In total, 79 taxa were identified up to the species rank. The most common/abundant species (>180 individuals/observations) were Delichon urbicum (495), Passer domesticus (350), Sturnus unicolor (337), S. vulgaris (317), Turdus merula and Fringilla coelebs (185).

Title EDP Baixo Sabor: Birds - Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases - Vilariça Stream (MC1) [2013-2014]
Identifier EDP Biodiversity Data
Funding The work was funded by EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A.
Study Area Description The study was conducted in the final 5 km stretch of the Vilariça stream, a tributary of the lower Sabor river, located near its mouth. The sampling was centered in suitable habitats for terrestrial and aquatic/riparian birds.
Design Description The objective of the study was to establish the reference situation of the bird communities in the Vilariça stream during 2013-2014, before the implementation of the Compensatory Measure MC1 - "Compensatory Habitat of Vilariça Stream"

The personnel involved in the project:

Paulo Mota
  • Author
Célia Gomes
  • Author
Hugo André Zina
  • Author
Pedro Miguel Araújo
  • Author
Cátia Alexandra Oliveira
  • Author
Sérgio Manuel Marques
  • Author
Joaquim Duarte Mendes
  • Author
Tiago Múrias
  • Metadata Provider

Sampling Methods

Sampling was designed to cover the main habitats for both terrestrial and aquatic/riparian birds near the Vilariça stream. A total of 8 points was marked along the final 5 km of the stream, down no its mouth. At each count point, a 10-minute session was performed, in which all birds detected by sight or sound were recorded. The same points were used for terrestrial and aquatic/riparian species, but the records were assigned separately (PV-- and PRAV--, respectively). The identification was made "in loco" by experienced observers, with support of appropriate field guides.

Study Extent The data were collected in several count points located at regular distances along the final 5 km stretch of the Vilariça stream, in the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo.
Quality Control All individual identifications were performed by qualified technicians

Method step description:

  1. To be completed

Additional Metadata

Purpose This dataset is part of a broader initiative whereby the company EDP - Energias de Portugal S.A. will make available biodiversity data collected during impact assessment and biological monitoring studies.
Maintenance Description This resource will be regularly checked for accuracy.
Alternative Identifiers 4bddb917-faa3-4d4f-a29b-4f5ba5b8512a
http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=edp_sabor_birds_mc1