EDP Baixo Sabor: Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases - Iberian Wolf (Canis lupus) [Sign surveys] [2010-2014]

Paulo Mota1, José Vítor Vingada1, Joana Ferreira2, Hugo Manuel Diogo2, Rui Guilherme Morgado2, Pedro Rodrigues2, Nuno Garrido2, Catarina Isabel Eira2, Nuno  Pinto2, Carina Marques3, 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 VingadaJoana FerreiraHugo Manuel DiogoRui Guilherme MorgadoPedro RodriguesNuno GarridoCatarina Isabel EiraNuno  PintoCarina Marques, 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, Rodrigues P, Garrido N, Eira C I, Pinto N, Marques C, Múrias, T (2020): EDP Baixo Sabor: Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases - Iberian Wolf (Canis lupus) [Sign surveys] [2010-2014]. v1. EDP - Energias de Portugal. Dataset/Samplingevent. http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=edp_sabor_wolf_pme&amp;v=1.0

Abstract

The dataset contains records of the Iberian Wolf (Canis lupus) 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 transects distributed in the area of the lower Sabor river valley (and some tributaries) and in rivers Maçãs and Angueira, from the river mouth up to 42 km upstream. The presence and identity of the target species were assessed through presence signs, mainly scats. However, since the scats attributed to the wolf were not validated with molecular tools to screen for possible confusion with those of domestic dogs, their taxonomic identification in this dataset is presented at the genus level.

Keywords: Iberian Wolf; Canis lupus; transects; diurnal; scats

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 - Iberian Wolf (Canis lupus) [Sign surveys] [2010-2014]
Personnel: Paulo Mota, José Vítor Vingada, Joana Ferreira, Hugo Manuel Diogo, Rui Guilherme Morgado, Pedro Rodrigues, Nuno Garrido, Catarina Isabel Eira, Nuno Pinto, Carina Marques, 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. The sampling was made in suitable habitats for Iberian Wolf, in 5x5 km squares centered in the lower Sabor river valley and some tributaries, ands in 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 its distribution patterns in the area of the Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Dams during the construction and the reservoir filling periods (2010-2014). 

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

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 class, 1 orders, 1 familiy, 1 genus.
Taxonomic ranks
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Data were collected along the lower Sabor river valley and its tributaries, in 38 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°7'53.79''N and 41°41'58.48''N Latitude; 7°10'9.36''W and 6°28'35.19''W Longitude 

Temporal coverage: February 10, 2011 - September 14, 2014

Methods

Method step description: To be completed
Study extent description: The data were collected in a grid of 38 5x5 km squares in the lower Sabor river valley, its tributaries, and in 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, its tributaries and rivers Maçãs and Angueira, with particular emphasis on spots of confirmed or potential occurrence of the Iberian Wolf. A total of 44 transects was established in the study area (one per 5x5 km square). Each transect was performed on foot or by car, at a speed of 10 km/h, always using a minimum of 2 observers. Transects were mainly established along dirt roads, both along ridges at higher elevation and areas near the Sabor river. Since road crossings are a favorite place of scat deposition for the Iberian Wolf, they were thoroughly inspected on foot on each occasion, with a minimum length of 50 m on each directions. All scats found were identified in the field, if possible, or taken to the laboratory to further analysis. However, since the scats attributed to the wolf were not validated with molecular tools to screen for possible confusion with those of domestic dogs, their taxonomic identification in this dataset is presented at the genus level.

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 - Iberian Wolf (Canis lupus) [Sign surveys] [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_wolf_pme
Publication date of data: 2020-04-28
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2020-04-27
Hierarchy level: Dataset