Description
An inventory of historical and actual occurrences of pinnipeds in the Azores archipelago. The data used come from Silva et al. (2009) and from RACA - Rede de Arrojamentos de Cetáceos dos Açores (RACA-DRAM-RAA).
Data Records
The data in this occurrence 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 34 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Barcelos L M D, Barreiros J P (2022): Occurrences of pinnipeds (Carnivora, Phocidae) in the Azores archipelago (Portugal). v1.5. Universidade dos Açores. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=phocidae_azores&v=1.5
Rights
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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Universidade dos Açores. 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: ae7484b9-9372-4191-a0d6-384454a98895. Universidade dos Açores publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Portugal.
Keywords
Occurrence; Azores; Phocidae; Pinnipeds
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Geographic Coverage
Azores EEZ
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [33.654, -35.494], North East [43.16, -20.458] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
The data refer to historical and recent occurrences of Phocidae (Order: Carnivora) in the Azores archipelago (Portugal).
| Family | Phocidae (True seals) |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 1970-01-01 / 2022-06-30 |
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Project Data
Summary: The Azorean Biodiversity Portal E-Infrastructure was approved by FCT for the National Research Infrastructure in the Roadmap. The approval of Azorean Biodiversity Portal by the Portuguese E-Infrastructure Roadmap, will guarantee financial support between 2019 and 2021 and the improvement of the Portal and new products. This is quite an important achievement for this regional Biodiversity Portal. The Azorean Biodiversity Portal (ABP) is a key e-infrastructure for the integrated management of biodiversity data of the Azores, providing a large number of specialized services supporting research, policy and education. The evaluators considered that the submitted proposal lists some significant policy integration opportunities with Azorean government using the portal as part of its conservation activities for protected areas, as well as for the sustainable management of biodiversity relating to agriculture, forestry and fisheries. This was the first Biodiversity Portal in Portugal, starting in 2008, and the only one which provides easy access to island biodiversity data. ABP is currently recognized as a valuable outreach, management and conservation tool for all who work in science and protection of biodiversity. The 3000 visits per day, the numerous international scientific collaborations, resulting in publications and academic thesis, and the connection with other prestigious databases demonstrate the Portal’s scientific quality as well as its general appeal. This project initiated in 2008 under the leadership of researchers from the Azorean Biodiversity Group (CITA_A) based in the Dep. of Agrarian Sciences in Terceira Island and included also the collaboration with researchers from the CIBIO-Azores based in the Dep. Biology of the Univ of Azores and more recently researchers from IMAR-DOP in Horta. In this moment the Portal is being funded by Azorean Science Ministry (project ATLANTISMAR). The main ABP action lines are to: - improve the informatics system of the e-infrastructure to allow complex queries and improve user-friendliness - guarantee a rigorous classification for every species, providing updated comprehensive checklists, ensuring accuracy on the compilation of biogeographical information; this is the backbone of the Portal and all its products and services - provide innovative biodiversity analytical tools for both researchers and community members and invite them to contribute data to the Portal, establishing effective science communication.
| Title | AZORESBIOPORTAL - PORBIOTA |
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| Identifier | AZORESBIOPORTAL - PORBIOTA |
| Funding | Funding Institutions: Azores PO 2020 - ACORES-01-0145-FEDER-000072 TOTAL BUDGET: 299. 901,83€ EU Support: 254. 916, 56€ This project was financed by FEDER in 85% and by Azorean Public funds by 15% through Operational Program Azores 2020. This work is also funded by FEDER funds through the COMPETE 2020 Programme and National Funds through FCT - Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology under the Research Infrastructure PORBIOTA - Portuguese E-Infrastructure for Information and Research on Biodiversity, project number POCI-01-0145-FEDER-022127. |
| Study Area Description | Azores Archipelago |
| Design Description | Accumulated records and literature review. |
The personnel involved in the project:
Sampling Methods
Sighting of live or stranding animals in shore or coastal areas of the Azores archipelago.
| Study Extent | Azores region |
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Method step description:
- Taxonomic identification and record of all possible information
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | ae7484b9-9372-4191-a0d6-384454a98895 |
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| http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=phocidae_azores |