Sampling event

EDP Foz Tua: Amphibians - Ecological Monitoring Program [2010-2017]

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Description

The dataset contains records of amphibians (Amphibia) collected in the lower valley of the River Tua and included in the Ecological Monitoring Program (2011-2017) of the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Data were collected in the autumn of 2010-2012 (October to November) and in the spring of 2011-2017 (April to June) during field visits to 42 sampling points with favourable habitats within a 5-km radius buffer around the Tua valley directly or indirectly affected by the Foz-Tua dam. The presence of individuals was assessed with dip-netting.

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 336 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)
336
Occurrence 
4092

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How to cite

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Costa H, Salgueiro N, Marques A T, Coelho H, Gonçalves R, Brás L, Monteiro B, Ferreira C, Paula J, Oliveira J, Puga J, Silva M, Neves T, Pereira F, Magalhães J, Romão F, Rosa L, Sousa D, Pereira P, Cabral J A, Vale-Gonçalves H M, Barros P, Múrias T (2018): EDP Foz Tua: Amphibians - Ecological Monitoring Program [2010-2017]. v1. EDP - Energias de Portugal. Dataset/Samplingevent. http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=edp_tua_amphibians_pme&v=1.0

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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: ce0e12f8-0a44-44dd-bb0c-4352182b144e.  EDP - Energias de Portugal publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Portugal.

Keywords

occurrence;; Amphibians; observations;

Contacts

Hugo Costa
  • Originator
General Coordinator (1)
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
2675-690 Odivelas Odivelas
PT
Nuno Salgueiro
  • Originator
General Coordinator (2)
Bioinsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
2675-690 Odivelas Odivelas
PT
Ana Teresa Marques
  • Originator
Field Coordinator 1
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
2675-690 Odivelas Odivelas
PT
Helena Coelho
  • Originator
Field Cooordinator 2
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
2675-690 Odivelas Odivelas
PT
Rui Gonçalves
  • Originator
Technician
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
2675-690 Odivelas Odivelas
PT
Luís Brás
  • Originator
Technician
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
2675-690 Odivelas Odivelas
PT
Bárbara Monteiro
  • Originator
Technician
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
2765-690 Odivelas Odivelas
PT
Catarina Ferreira
  • Originator
Technician
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
2765-690 Odivelas Odivelas
PT
João Paula
  • Originator
Technician
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
2765-690 Odivelas Odivelas
PT
José Oliveira
  • Originator
Technician
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
2765-690 Odivelas Odivelas
PT
João Puga
  • Originator
Technician
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
2765-690 Odivelas Odivelas
PT
Margarida Silva
  • Originator
Technician
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
2765-690 Odivelas Odivelas
PT
Tiago Neves
  • Originator
Technician
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
2765-690 Odivelas Odivelas
PT
Fernanda Pereira
  • Originator
Technician
Bionsight
2765-690 Odivelas Odivelas
PT
Joana Magalhães
  • Originator
Technician
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
2765-690 Odivelas Odivelas
PT
Fernando Romão
  • Originator
Technician
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
2765-690 Odivelas Odivelas
PT
Luís Rosa
  • Originator
Technician
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
2765-690 Odivelas Odivelas
PT
Dárcio Sousa
  • Originator
Technician
BioInsight
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
2765-690 Odivelas Odivelas
PT
Pedro Pereira
  • Originator
Technician
BioInsight
2765-690 Odivelas Odivelas
PT
João Alexandre Cabral
  • Originator
General Cooridnator
CITAB - Centro de Investigação e Tecnologias Agro-ambientais e Biológicas, Laboratório de Ecologia Aplicada, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Quinta de Prados
5001-801 Vila Real Vila Real
PT
Hélia Marisa Vale-Gonçalves
  • Originator
Technician
CITAB - Centro de Investigação e Tecnologias Agro-ambientais e Biológicas, Laboratório de Ecologia Aplicada, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Quinta de Prados
5001-801 Vila Real Vila Real
PT
Paulo Barros
  • Originator
Technician
CITAB - Centro de Investigação e Tecnologias Agro-ambientais e Biológicas, Laboratório de Ecologia Aplicada, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Quinta de Prados
5001-801 Vila Real Vila Real
PT
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
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

The data were collected within a 5-km buffer around the valley of the River Tua (Northeast Portugal), up to 45 km from the mouth, in the municipalities of Carrazeda de Ansiães, Alijó, Murça, Vila Flor and Mirandela.

Bounding Coordinates South West [41.19, -7.531], North East [41.519, -7.152]

Taxonomic Coverage

The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 phylum, 1 class, 2 orders, 6 families, 11 genus and 12 species.

Phylum Chordata
Class Amphibia
Order Anura, Urodela
Family Alytidae, Bufonidae, Hylidae, Pelobatidae, Ranidae, Salamandridae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2010-11-15 / 2017-05-26

Project Data

The dataset contains records of ambhibians (Amphibia) collected in plots along the lower Tua River and in Ferradosa stream (Douro sub-basin), included in the Ecological Monitoring Program of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Data were collected between October 2010 and May 2017, during field visits to 43 sampling plots with favourable habitats for amphibians (tanks, ponds, rivers, streams) within a 5-km buffer around the River Tua lower valley. The occurrence of the target taxa was documented through 2879 observation events. In total, 12 taxa were identified to the species rank. The most abundant species Bufo bufo (1233 observation events), Pelophilax perezi (963), Alytes cisternasii (226), Salamandra salamandra (136) and Triturus marmoratus (106).

Title EDP Foz Tua: Amphibians - Ecological Monitoring Program [2010-2017]
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 Tua, prior to the construction and subsequent flooding of the lower part of this river’s valley by the Foz-Tua Hydroelectric Dam, and in Ferradosa stream (Douros sub-basin). The sampling was centered in suitable habitats for amphibians (e.g., tanks, ponds, streams, rivers) found in a 5 km radius buffer around the future reservoir banks and up to 45 km from the Tua mouth.
Design Description The objective of the study was to monitor the habitat usage of amphibians in the autumn (October-November) and reproduction (April-June) periods, in the area of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, prior to its construction (2010) and during the construction (2011-2015) and subsequent flooding of the river valley (2016-2017). The Ferradosa stream was used as an control site, external do the Tua valley.

The personnel involved in the project:

Hugo Costa
  • Author
Nuno Salgueiro
  • Author
Ana Teresa Marques
  • Author
Helena Coelho
  • Author
Rui Gonçalves
  • Author
Luís Brás
  • Author
Bárbara Monteiro
  • Author
Catarina Ferreira
  • Author
João Paula
  • Author
José Oliveira
  • Author
Marco Caetano
  • Author
João Puga
  • Author
Margarida Silva
  • Author
Tiago Neves
  • Author
Fernanda Pereira
  • Author
Joana Magalhães
  • Author
Fernando Romão
  • Author
Luís Rosa
  • Author
Dárcio Sousa
  • Author
Pedro Pereira
  • Author
João Alexandre Cabral
  • Author
Hélia Marisa Vale-Gonçalves
  • Author
Paulo Barros
  • Author
Tiago Múrias
  • Metadata Provider

Sampling Methods

Sampling was designed to cover the main habitat types for amphibians (tanks, ponds, streans and rivers) in and around the lower Tua valley affected by the Foz-Tua dam, including the reservoir area. A representative sample of each habitat was chosen at a gradient of distance from the valley (in the reservoir, < 2 km, > 2 km). Each sampling plot was visited once or twice in autumn (October-November) of 2010 and 2011 and spring (April-June) of 2011-2017. All habitats were sampled with a dip-net for individuals (adults or larvae) of amphibians and all individuals detected were recorded. Each sampling event had a duration of 30 minutes, during which a variable area, depending of the habitat, was prospected. Species identification and assessment of age and sex (when possible) were made “in loco”, with the help of appropriate field guides.

Study Extent The data were collected within a 5-km buffer around the Tua lower valley (Northeast Portugal), up to 45 km from the mouth and in Ferradosa stream (Douro sub-basin), in the municipalities of Carrazeda de Ansiães, Vila Flor, Alijó, Murça and Mirandela.
Quality Control The identification of the taxa seen or cpatured was performed by technicians with a high degree of expertise in this group of fauna.

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 made 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_tua_amphibians_pme