EDP Baixo Sabor: Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases - Otter: camera-trapping - [2010-2013]

Paulo Mota1, José Vítor Vingada1, Joana Ferreira2, Hugo Manuel Diogo3, Rui Guilherme Morgado3, Joana Silva3, 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)José Vítor Vingada (biolink.lda@gmail.com)Joana FerreiraHugo Manuel DiogoRui Guilherme MorgadoJoana Silva, Tiago Múrias (tdsantos@cibio.up.pt)

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Resource Citation

Mota P, Vingada J V, Ferreira J, Diogo H M, Morgado R G, Silva J, Múrias, T (2020): EDP Baixo Sabor: Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases - Otter: camera-trapping - [2010-2013]. v1. EDP - Energias de Portugal. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=edp_sabor_otter_photo&amp;v=1.0

Abstract

The dataset contains records of the Otter (Lutra lutra) 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 dams, from September 2010 to November 2013. Sampling was performed with camera-traps distributed along the lower Sabor river valley (and some tributaries) and along the rivers Maçãs and Angueira, from the river mouth up to 42 km upstream. The presence and identity of the target species were assessed with the visualization of photos taken through camera-trapping. 

Keywords: Otter; Lutra lutra; camera-trapping; observations

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 - Otter: camera-trapping - [2010-2013]
Personnel: Mota Paulo, José Vítor Vingada, Joana Ferreira, Hugo Manuel Diogo, Rui Guilherme Morgado, Joana Silva, 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 riverine habitats for the species, in 5x5 km squares centered in the lower Sabor river valley and some tributaries, and along the rivers Maçãs and Angueira, from the river mouth up to 42 km upstream.
Design description: The objective of the study was to detect the presence of the target species and to monitor changes in their distribution patterns in the area of the Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Dams during the construction and the reservoir filling periods (2011-2014). The program was interrupted in 2104, when the deforestation work in the future area of the reservoir and its subsequent filling prevented safe access to the river margins.

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

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 class, 1 order, 1 family, 1 genus and 1 species. 
Taxonomic ranks
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Data were collected along the lower Sabor river valley and its tributaries, in a total of 15 (2010) or 17 (2011-13) 5x5 km squares, 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°7'18.41''N and 41°39'30.78''N Latitude; 7°11'45.76''W and 6°32'12.71''W Longitude 

Temporal coverage: September 15, 2010 - November 15, 2013

Methods

Method step description: To be completed
Study extent description: The data were collected in 49 5x5 km squares in the lower Sabor river valley, some of its tributaries, and along the rivers Maçãs and Angueira, 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: Sampling was designed to cover the whole valley of the lower Sabor river, some of its tributaries, and the rivers Maçãs and Angueira. A maximum of 15 (in 2010) or 20 (in 2011-13) automatic cameras was deployed in the study area (one or two per 5x5 km square). In 2010 (an experimental period), the cameras were deployed for a maximum period of 15 days. Starting in 2011, a maximum exposure period of three months was adopted, with the cameras being inspected at the end of each month. From 2012 onward, an increasing number of cameras were lost, due to theft, damage or destruction, forcing their substitution. The dataset presents the total number of photos taken for the target species for each exposure period, by the combined set of cameras in each square.

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 - Otter: camera-trapping - [2010-2013]
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_otter_photo
Publication date of data: 2020-10-02
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2020-03-10
Hierarchy level: Dataset