EDP Foz-Tua: Riparian Birds (point counts) Ecological Monitoring Program [2011] 

João Alexandre Cabral1, Paulo Travessos2, Paulo Barros3, Regina Santos2, Carla Gomes2, Diogo Carvalho2, Tiago Múrias4

1 CITAB - Centro de Investigação e Tecnologias Agro-ambientais e Biológicas, Laboratório de Ecologia Aplicada, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, 1349-017 Vila Real, Vila Real, Portugal; 2 CITAB - Centro de Investigação e Tecnologias Agro-ambientais e Biológicas, Laboratório de Ecologia Aplicada, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Quinta dos Prados, 1349-017 Vila Real, Vila Real, Portugal; 3 CITAB - Centro de Investigação e Tecnologias Agro-ambientais e Biológicas, Laboratório de Ecologia Aplicada, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, 5001-801 Vila Real, Vila Real, Portugal; 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): João Alexandre Cabral (jcabral@utad.pt)Paulo TravessosPaulo BarrosRegina SantosCarla GomesDiogo Carvalho, Tiago Múrias (tdsantos@cibio.up.pt)

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Resource Citation

Cabral J A, Travessos P, Barros P, Santos R, Gomes C, Carvalho D, Múrias, T (2019): EDP Foz-Tua: Riparian Birds (points) Ecological Monitoring Program [2011]. v1. EDP - Energias de Portugal. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=edp_tua_riparian_birds_pme_winter2011&amp;v=1.0

Abstract

The dataset contains records of riparian birds (Aves) collected in the lower valley of the River Tua, and included in the Ecological Monitoring Program (2011) of the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Data were collected in the winter of 2010-2011 (February 2011), during field visits to 11 sampling points with favourable habitats  (river beds and riparian galleries), in 20 2x2 km squares within a 5-km radius buffer around the Tua valley, directly or indirectly affected by the Foz Tua dam. All observations were made with binoculars or telescopes or when individuals were heard around the point.

Keywords: Birds; riparian; occurrence; observations; point counts

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 Foz-Tua: Riparian Birds (points) Ecological Monitoring Program [2011] 
Personnel: João Alexandre Cabral, Paulo Travassos, Paulo Barros, Regina Santos, Carla Gomes, Diogo Carvalho, 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 Tua, prior to the construction and subsequent flooding of the lower part of this river’s valley by the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam. The sampling was centered in suitable habitats for riparian birds (river beds and riparian galleries) found in 20 2x2 km squares, in a 5-km radius buffer around the future reservoir banks, and up to 45 km from the Tua mouth.

Design description: The objective of the study was to perform a pilot survey to test sampling methodologies and site locations for the subsequent monitoring of the habitat usage by riparian birds in the area of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, during the construction (2011-2015) and subsequent flooding of the river valley (2016-2017).

Data published through GBIF: http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=edp_tua_riparian_birds_pme_winter2011

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 phylum, 1 class, 4 orders, 12 families, 17 genus and 22 species. 
Taxonomic ranks
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Suliformes, Accipitriformes, Coracciformes, Passeriformes
Family: Phalacrocoracidae, Accipitridae, Alcedinidae, Emberizidae, Fringilidae, Motacilidae, Muscicapidae, Sylviidae, Troglodytidae, Turdidae, Paridae, Passeridae

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: The data were collected within a 5-km buffer around the valley of the River Tua (Northeast Portugal), in Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro region, up to 45 km from the mouth, in the municipalities of Carrazeda de Ansiães and Vila Flor. 
Coordinates: 41°9'13.83''N and 41°30'8.66''N Latitude; 7°37'28.24''W and 7°8'28.01''W Longitude 

Temporal coverage: February 2, 2011 - February 24, 2011

Methods

Method step description: To be completed
Study extent description: The data were collected within a 5-km buffer around the lower Tua River valley (Northeast Portugal), up to 45 km from the mouth, in the municipalities of Carrazeda de Ansiães and Vila Flor. 
Sampling description: Sampling was designed to cover the riparian habitats along the lower Tua River valley (river beds and riparian galleries) affected by the Foz Tua dam, including the future reservoir area.  Eleven plots were established along the river, one per 2x2 km square, covering the area to be flooded. All plots were sampled once in winter 2010/11. Each sampling event was surveyed during 10 minutes, during which all birds seen or heard around the point (unlimited distance method) were recorded. Species identification and assessment of age and sex (when possible) were made in situ, with the help of appropriate field guides. 
Quality control description: All identifications were performed by qualified technicians

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive EDP Foz-Tua: Riparian Birds (point counts) Ecological Monitoring Program [2011] 
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/archive.do?r=edp_tua_riparian_birds_pme_winter2011
Publication date of data: 2019-06-17
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2019-05-23
Hierarchy level: Dataset