EDP Baixo Sabor: Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases: Cliff-nesting Birds, priority conservation species: Complementary Observations - [2010-2014]

Paulo Mota1, Célia Gomes2, Hugo André Zina2, Pedro Miguel Araújo2, Cátia Alexandra Oliveira2, Sérgio Manuel Marques2, Joaquim Duarte Mendes2, Tiago Múrias3

1 BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda, Praceta Caminho da Cruz, 9, 4405-625 VN Gaia, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal; 2 BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda, , Portugal; 3 CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, , Portugal

Corresponding author(s): Paulo Mota (biolink.lda@gmail.com)Célia GomesHugo André ZinaPedro Miguel AraújoCátia Alexandra OliveiraSérgio Manuel MarquesJoaquim Duarte Mendes, Tiago Múrias (tdsantos@cibio.up.pt)

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Resource Citation

Mota P, Gomes C, Zina H A, Araújo P M, Oliveira C A, Marques S M, Mendes J D, Múrias, T (2020): EDP Baixo Sabor: Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases: Cliff-nesting Birds, priority conservation species: Complementary Observations - [2010-2014]. v1. EDP - Energias de Portugal. Dataset/Samplingevent. http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=edp_sabor_birds_cliff-nesting_observ&amp;v=1.0

Abstract

The dataset contains occasional records of cliff-nesting bird species of high conservation priority, namely birds of prey (Aves, Accipitriformes and Falconiformes), collected in the lower valley of River Sabor (NE Portugal), in the scope of the long-term Ecological Monitoring Program (PME) of  the Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Dams (AHBS), promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. This dataset includes results of surveys made in and around the area affected by the dam, from February 2010 to September 2014. Data include both occasional observations and observations in the fixed points used to monitor the target species, but performed outside the regular census program. Observations came from all the study area around the Sabor river, from its mouth up to 42 km upstream. The presence and identity of the birds seen were assessed by visual observation with binoculars and/or telescope. The records include taxa identified at the species level.

Keywords: Cliff-nesting birds; birds of prey; Black Stork; Black Weathear; terrestrial; occurrence; occasional observations; winter; reproduction; migration period

General description

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. 

Project details

Project title: EDP Baixo Sabor: Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases: Cliff-nesting Birds, priority conservation species: Complementary Observations - [2010-2014]
Personnel: Paulo Mota, Célia Gomes, Hugo André Zina, Pedro Miguel Araújo, Cátia Alexandra Oliveira, Sérgio Manuel Marques, Joaquim Duarte Mendes, Tiago Múrias
Funding: The work was funded by EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A.
Study area descriptions/descriptor: The study was conducted in part of the sub-basin of river Sabor affected by the Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Dam. The target species were recorded within a 5-km buffer around the lower Sabor river and its main tributaries, from the river mouth and up to 42 km upstream. Observations were made in the main habitat types occurring in the region.
Design description: Design Description
The objective of the study was to monitor changes in the distribution patterns and abundances of priority conservation species of birds, particularly birds of prey, Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) and Black Wheatear (Oenanthe leucura) in the area of the Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Dam, from the initial and intermediate phase of the construction to the the reservoir filling periods (2010-2014). This dataset complements the monitoring program of priority cliff-nesting bird species in fixed observation points.

Data published through GBIF: http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=edp_sabor_birds_cliff-nesting_observ

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 class, 4 orders, 4 families, 6 genera and 7 species. 
Taxonomic ranks
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes, Ciconiformes, Falconiformes, Passeriformes
Family: Accipitridae, Ciconiidae, Falconidae, Muscicapidae

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Data were collected in a 5-km buffer around the lower Sabor river and its main tributaries, from the river mouth up to 42 km upstream, in the municipalities of Torre de Moncorvo, Alfândega da Fé, Mogadouro and Macedo de Cavaleiros.
Coordinates: 41°5'45.28''N and 41°34'5.51''N Latitude; 7°13'4.86''W and 6°34'50.92''W Longitude 

Temporal coverage: February 12, 2010 - September 21, 2014

Methods

Method step description: To be completed
Study extent description: The data were collected within a 5-km buffer around the margins of the lower Sabor river and its main tributaries, from the river mouth up to 42 km upstream, in the municipalities of Torre de Moncorvo,  Alfândega da Fé, Mogadouro e Macedo de Cavaleiros.
Sampling description: The dataset includes non-systematic observations of  cliff-nesting bird species of high conservation priority made with binoculars and telescope, throughout the study area. The identification was made "in loco" by experienced observers, with the support of appropriate field guides.

Quality control description: All individual identifications were performed by qualified technicians 

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive EDP Baixo Sabor: Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases: Cliff-nesting Birds, priority conservation species: Complementary Observations - [2010-2014]
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/archive.do?r=edp_sabor_birds_cliff-nesting_observ
Publication date of data: 2020-03-23
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2020-03-09
Hierarchy level: Dataset