Sampling event

EDP Baixo Sabor: Bat Roosts - Ecological Monitoring Program (PME) (2008-2014)

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27 April 2020
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Description

The dataset contains records of bats (Chiroptera) collected in the lower valley of River Sabor, which were collected in the scope of the long-term Ecological Monitoring Program (PME) of the Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Dams, promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Data were collected between August 2008 and November 2014, during field visits to 97 known or presumed bat hibernation, reproduction and pre-dispersion (post-reproduction) roosts, within a 5-km radius buffer around the lower valley of River Sabor. The presence of individuals was recorded by direct observation, and all individuals were photographed whenever possible. The records include taxa identified at the species or genus level. In several occasions it was not possible to separate the individual species, so they were grouped in several “species complexes”, including either one or multiple genus. Due to the vulnerability of the roost locations, the precision of the geographic coordinates was degraded to 0.01, according to the recommendations of Chapman & Grafton (2008). The dataset with the original (undegraded) coordinates may be provided upon request by the resource contact from EDP, who will define the terms and conditions for its use.

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 1,548 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)
1548
Occurrence 
29412

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Mota P, Vingada J V, Rodrigues P, Garrido N, Pinto N, Duro V, Oliveira F, Rebelo H, Amorim F, Mata V, Múrias, T (2020): EDP Baixo Sabor: Bat Roosts - Ecological Monitoring Program (PME) (2008-2014). v1. EDP - Energias de Portugal. Dataset/Samplingevent. http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=edp_sabor_chiroptera_roosts&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: 4ec8729f-3d65-4974-a912-e409c2453c73.  EDP - Energias de Portugal publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Portugal.

Keywords

bats; occurrence; observation; hibernation; reproduction; refuges; roosts

Contacts

Paulo Mota
  • Originator
General Coordinator
BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda
Praceta Caminho da Cruz, 9
4405-625 VN Gaia Vila Nova de Gaia
PT
José Vítor Vingada
  • Originator
Scientific & Fieldwork Coordinator
BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda
Praceta Caminho da Cruz, 9
4405-625 VN Gaia Vila Nova de Gaia
PT
Pedro Rodrigues
  • Originator
Technician
BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda
PT
Nuno Garrido
  • Originator
Technician
BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda
PT
Nuno Pinto
  • Originator
Technician
BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda
PT
Virgínia Duro
  • Originator
Technician
BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda
PT
Frederico Oliveira
  • Originator
Technician
BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda
PT
Hugo Rebelo
  • Originator
Fieldwork Coordinator 2
CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto
Campus Agrário de Vairão
4485-661 Vairão Vairão
PT
Francisco Amorim
  • Originator
Technician
CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto
Vanessa Mata
  • Originator
Technician
CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto
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 in an area of 62,500 ha corresponding to 25 5x5 km squares around the lower Sabor river affected by the Sabor Dam, and in an additional area of 30,000 ha not directly affected by the dam, encompassing a set of 12 5x5 km squares (control area), in the municipalities of Torre de Moncorvo, Mogadoro, Alfândega da Fé, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Miranda do Douro and Vimioso.

Bounding Coordinates South West [41.097, -7.213], North East [41.939, -6.251]

Taxonomic Coverage

The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 class, 1 order, 4 families, 8 genus and 11 species positively identified.

Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Chiroptera
Family Miniopteridae, Molossidae, Rhinolophidae, Vespertilionidae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2008-08-25 / 2014-11-05

Project Data

The dataset contains records of bats (Chiroptera) collected in roosts along the lower valley of River Sabor, in the scope of the Ecological Monitoring Program (PME) and Program of Mitigation/Compensation Measures (PM C) of the Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Dams, promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Data were collected between August 2008 and November 2014, during field visits to 97 known or presumed bat roosts (caves, mines, tunnels, bridges, buildings, etc.) for hibernation, reproduction and pre-dispersion, within a 5-km radius around the lower valley of River Sabor. The occurrence of the target taxa was documented through more than 1130 observation events. In total, 15 taxa were identified, 11 to the species rank and 3 to the genus rank. The most common individual species (≈100 records) were Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (268 records), R. hipposideros (124) and Miniopterus schreibersii (96). Due to the vulnerability of the roost locations, the precision of the geographic coordinates was degraded to 0.01.

Title EDP Baixo Sabor: Bat Roosts - Ecological Monitoring Program (PME) (2008-2014)
Identifier EDP Biodiversity Data
Funding The work was funded by EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A.
Study Area Description The study was conducted in part of the sub-basin of river Sabor directly or indirectly affected by the construction of the Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Dams, as well as in control areas nearby. The sampling included all known and potential roosts located in a radius of 5 km around the flooded area (caves, mines, tunnels, buildings, etc.), and to a total length of 90 km upstream.
Design Description Thje objective of the study was to monitor the fate of bats roosts (hibernation and/or reproduction, and pre-dispersion periods) and associated bat populations in the area of the Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Dam, centered in a 5-km radius buffer around the river, during its construction and subsequent flooding (2008-2014).

The personnel involved in the project:

Paulo Mota
  • Author
José Vítor Vingada
  • Author
Pedro Rodrigues
  • Author
Nuno Pinto
  • Author
Virgínia Duro
  • Author
Frederico Oliveira
  • Author
Hugo Rebelo
  • Author
Francisco Amorim
  • Author
Vanessa Mata
  • Author
Tiago Múrias
  • Metadata Provider

Sampling Methods

Sampling was designed to cover all known and potential bat roosts in the study area, including railroad tunnels, caves, mines, wells, bridges and all sorts of buildings. A place was considered to be a roost when the presence of bats was confirmed, either by direct observations or by indirect evidences (e.g., faeces, urine stains, etc.). Each roost was visited once or twice per season, in the hibernation (January-February), reproduction (April-August) and pre-dispersion (September-October) periods, depending on the year. All roosts were searched for the presence of bats by two observers, which recorded all individuals seen. The time spent in each roost varied with the number of bats present and the accessibility conditions. Species identification were usually made “in situ”, with the aid of head-torches, binoculars and field guides. All bats were photographed whenever possible, not only to build a photographic database, but also to allow a “a posteriori” identification of individuals that raised doubts, or to count large groups that could not be accurately counted in a suitable time in the field. All individuals were assigned to one of the following groups: flying (ie., active), non-flying (inactive) mixed (composed of both flying and non-flying individuals).

Study Extent The data were collected within a 5-km radius buffer around the lower valley of River Sabor Northeast Portugal), up to 90 km from the mouth, in the municipalities of Torre de Moncorvo, Mogadoro, Alfândega da Fé, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Miranda do Douro and Vimioso.
Quality Control All individual identifications were performed by qualified technicians

Method step description:

  1. To be completed

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Chapman AD & Grafton O (2008) Guide to Best Practices for Generalising Sensitive Species-Occurrence Data. Copenhagen: GBIF Secretariat. https://doi.org/10.15468/doc-b02j-gt10

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 http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=edp_sabor_chiroptera_roosts