EDP Baixo Sabor: Aquatic and Riparian Birds - Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases [2010-2014]

Paulo Mota1, Célia Gomes2, Hugo Zina2, Pedro Miguel Araújo3, Cátia Alexandra Oliveira3, Sérgio Manuel Marques3, Joaquim Duarte Mendes3, Tiago Múrias4

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 BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda, ; 4 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 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, Araújo P M, Oliveira C A, Marques S M, Mendes J D, Múrias, T (2020): EDP Baixo Sabor: Aquatic and Riparian Birds - Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases [2010-2014]. v1. EDP - Energias de Portugal. Dataset/Samplingevent. http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=edp_sabor_birds_riparian&amp;v=1.0

Abstract

The dataset contains records of aquatic and riparian birds (Aves) 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. Sampling was performed in selected points distributed along the lower Sabor river valley, from the river mouth up to 42 km upstream. The presence and identity of birds were assessed by visual and/or acoustic observation with binoculars and/or telescope. The records include taxa identified at the species or genus levels.

Keywords: birds; aquatic; riparian; occurrence; point counts; 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 make available biodiversity data collected during impact assessment and biological monitoring studies. 

Project details

Project title: EDP Baixo Sabor: Aquatic and Riparian Birds - Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases [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 Dams (AHBS). The sampling was performed in suitable habitats for aquatic and riparian birds, in 1x1 km squares centered in the lower Sabor river valley, and from the river mouth up to 42 km upstream.

Design description: The objective of the study was to monitor changes in the distribution patterns and abundances of species of aquatic and riparian birds, with special attention to the  Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) and Dipper (Cinclus cinclus), in the area of the Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Dam during the construction and the reservoir filling periods (2010-2014). 

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

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 class, 8 orders, 11 families, 17 genera and 17 species. 
Taxonomic ranks
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes, Charadriiformes, Coraciiformes, Gruiformes, Passeriformes, Pelecaniformes, Podicipediformes, Suliformes
Family: Anatidae, Scolopacidae, Charadriidae, Laridae, Alcedinidae, Rallidae, Cetiidae, Cinclidae, Ardeidae, Podicipedidae, Phalacrocoracidae

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: The data were collected in a single point located near the river in each 1x1 km square. Points were located in the lower Sabor river valley, from the river mouth up to 42 km upstream, in the municipalities of Torre de Moncorvo, Alfândega da Fé, Mogadouro e Macedo de Cavaleiros.
Coordinates: 41°8'6.82''N and 41°37'25.16''N Latitude; 7°12'45.09''W and 6°30'14.06''W Longitude 

Temporal coverage: February 13, 2010 - September 10, 2014

Methods

Method step description: To be completed
Study extent description: The data were collected in a single point located near the river in each 1x1 km square. Points were located in the lower Sabor river valley, 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: Sampling was designed to cover the whole valley of the lower Sabor river, in habitats suitable for aquatic and riparian birds (e.g, riparian galleries, fast-flowing stream reaches, stream pools), and particularly for the two focal species. A total of 66 point counts: 56 in "affected" areas (PRA) and 10 in "control" areas (PRAC)  distributed in a grid of 1x1 km squares was set.  At each count point, a 10-minute count session was performed, in which all birds detected by sight or sound were recorded. The identification was made "in loco" by experienced observers, with 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: Aquatic and Riparian Birds - Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases [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_riparian
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