Berkeley Sound coastal bird survey from boat (March 2016)

Boat-based coastal bird survey within Berkeley Sound. The coastline was surveyed in 300 m sections.

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Last Updated December 14, 2020, 09:54 (PST)
Created January 30, 2020, 05:22 (PST)
Region Falkland Islands
Language eng
Topic Category Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment
Temporal Extent Start 2016-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2016-12-31
Dataset Reference Date 2016
Lineage Data was originated as part of the environmenal baseline survey commissioned by Premier Oil Ltd. The data were collected during a coastal strip transect survey by boat. The shape file contains the positions of the sightings, derived by handheld GPS, the number of birds counted, and if there were no birds. All the birds are coded and a excel file with codes is provided along with the GIS data layer.
West Longitude -58.1457
South Latitude -51.6418
East Longitude -57.7217
North Latitude -51.5083
Spatial Reference System WGS84
Responsible Organisation Name Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations Restricted, send data request to data custodian
Use Constraints Restricted, but open subject to limitations and prior agreement with responsible organisation. Copyright must be cited
Data Format excel, shape
Update Frequency not planned
Accuracy GPS locations: 6 metres Sightings and bird identification: high
Resource Type Dataset
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 2016-12-06
Metadata Point of Contact datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID FK-PREMIER-343

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