EDP Baixo Sabor: Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases – Partridge, Rock Pigeon and Wood Pigeon [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, 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 – Partridge, Rock Pigeon and Wood Pigeon [2010-2014]. v1. EDP - Energias de Portugal. Dataset/Samplingevent. http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=edp_sabor_birds_prey&amp;v=1.0

Abstract

The dataset contains records of the main avian prey species of Bonelli’s Eagle (Aquila fasciata) and other large birds of prey: Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa), Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) and Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) (Aves, Galliformes and Columbiformes), 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 point counts performed each season (winter, spring, summer and autumn), in the known territories of the Bonelli's Eagle in the lower Sabor river valley, from February 2010 to September 2014. Data consists of observations of individuals per sampling point.  

Keywords: Bonneli's Eagle; Aquila fasciata; birds of prey; prey species; red-legged partridge; rock pigeon; wood pigeon; point counts.

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 – Partridge, Rock Pigeon and Wood Pigeon [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 sampling was centered in suitable habitats for the target species in all known territories of the Bonelli's Eagle in the lower Sabor river valley and its tributaries, from the river mouth up to 42 km upstream.
Design description: The objective of the study was to monitor changes in the abundances of selected  prey species (Red-legged Partridge and Wood Pigeon) for the Bonelli's Eagle and other birds of prey, in the area of the Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Dams, from the initial  and intermediate phases of the construction to the reservoir filling period (2010-2014). 

Data published through GBIF: http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=edp_sabor_birds_prey

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 class 2 orders, 2 families, 2 genera and 3 species. 
Taxonomic ranks
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes, Galiiformes
Family: Columbidae, Phasianidae

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Data were collected in suitable habitats for the target species in all territories of the Bonelli's Eagle detected in the lower Sabor river valley 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°7'44.48''N and 41°31'7.9''N Latitude; 7°9'57''W and 6°33'51.59''W Longitude 

Temporal coverage: February 20, 2010 - September 5, 2014

Methods

Method step description: To be completed
Study extent description: The data were collected within a 5-km buffer around the lower river Sabor 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.
Sampling description: The dataset includes systematic observations collected in 8 point counts located in the 4 territories of the Bonelli's Eagle located in the lower Sabor river valley (2 points in each territory). A 10-minute census per point was performed by a single observer, who recorded all target species, by sight or sound, without limit of distance. All identifications were made "in loco" by an experienced observer.
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 – Partridge, Rock Pigeon and Wood Pigeon [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_prey
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