Coastal birds survey Berkeley sound 2009

The dataset records the types of coastal habitats and number of coastal birds identified and counted by two surveyors who walked shoreline trasects in Berkeley sound (southern and northern shores) from mid-morning to early evening. Survey took place between the 8th and the 15th March 2009.

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Last Updated December 21, 2020, 10:07 (PST)
Created January 30, 2020, 05:23 (PST)
Region Falkland Islands
Language eng
Topic Category Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment
Temporal Extent Start 2009-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2009-12-31
Dataset Reference Date 2009
Lineage Coastal bird monitoring and coastal habitat recording were conducted simultaneously. Bird species were identified where possible to sex and age class. Breeding status, nest occupation, and number of eggs were recorded when possible. Behavioural characteristics such as territorial displays and courtship were also noted. Start and end position of each transect is given along with the type of survey, if on foot or by boat. Along each transect key features included: dominant shoreline substrata, presence and seaward extent of kelp, coastal gradient, vegetation found within 25m of the tide line, landuse of the coastal slope. In addition to the excel file, a word document with maps of the transects, is available on request and the full report is available online at http://www.smsg-falklands.org/
West Longitude -58.1437
South Latitude -51.6292
East Longitude -57.6459
North Latitude -51.4946
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 Open access
Use Constraints Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference Cite data source as: Expedition report. Berkeley sound 2009. Prepared by Karen Neely. SMSG and FC" and Sarah Crofts - FC,2017 - for the map and the digital table
Data Format excel, pdf, word doc
Update Frequency not planned
Accuracy Unknown
Resource Type Dataset
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 2017-04-11
Metadata Point of Contact datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID FK-FC-379

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