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EDP Foz-Tua: Large Mammals (diurnal transects): Ecological Monitoring Program [2011-2017]

The dataset contains records of large mammals (Mammalia) collected in the lower valley of the River Tua and included in the Ecological Monitoring Program (2011-2017) of the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Data were collected between June 2011 and August 2017 in up to 47 transects established in favorable habitats on the area of the lower Tua river valley directly or indirectly affected by the Foz-Tua dam. The presence of individuals and the species identification were obtained through indirect signs (scats, latrines, footprints).
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Identification

Alternate Identifier
10.15468/mqnpos
Alternate Identifier
4ad65517-2860-4fb2-8a73-82e7df5df45e
Alternate Identifier
http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=edp_tua_mammals_tr_diurn_pme
Publication Date
2020-10-16
Title
EDP Foz-Tua: Large Mammals (diurnal transects): Ecological Monitoring Program [2011-2017]
Abstract
The dataset contains records of large mammals (Mammalia) collected in the lower valley of the River Tua and included in the Ecological Monitoring Program (2011-2017) of the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Data were collected between June 2011 and August 2017 in up to 47 transects established in favorable habitats on the area of the lower Tua river valley directly or indirectly affected by the Foz-Tua dam. The presence of individuals and the species identification were obtained through indirect signs (scats, latrines, footprints).
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.
Dataset Language
ENGLISH
 
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - Hugo Costa (General Coordinator 1 )
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B , Odivelas , 2675-690 Odivelas , PORTUGAL
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - Nuno Salgueiro (General Coordinator 2 )
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B , Odivelas , 2675-690 Odivelas , PORTUGAL
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - Ana Teresa Marques (Scientific Coordinator 1 )
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B , Odivelas , 2675-690 Odivelas , PORTUGAL
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - Helena Coelho (Scientific Coordinator 2 )
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B , Odivelas , 2675-690 Odivelas , PORTUGAL
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - Catarina Ferreira (Technician )
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - José Oliveira (Technician )
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - Mário Ferreira (Technician )
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - Pedro Pereira (Technician )
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - Ricardo Ramalho (Technician )
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - Dárcio Sousa (Technician )
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - Rui Silva (Technician )
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - Marco Caetano (Technician )
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - Tiago Neves (Technician )
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - Joana Magalhães (Technician )
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - Fernanda Pereira (Technician )
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - Mário Carmo (Technician )
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - Catarina Gomes Ferreira (Technician )
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - João Santos (Technician )
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - Luís Rosa (Technician )
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - António Rebelo (Technician )
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - Emanuel Ribeiro (Technician )
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - Luís Queirós (Technician )
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - Mafalda Moreira (Technician )
Dataset Creator
  BioInsight - Nuno Pinto (Technician )
Metadata Provider
  CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto - Tiago Múrias (Researcher )
Campus Agrário de Vairão , Vairão , 4485-661 Vairão , PORTUGAL
Dataset Contact
  EDP - Energias de Portugal - João Madeira (Manager )
Av. 24 de Julho, 12, Torre Nascente, Piso 4 , Lisbon , 1249-300 Lisboa , PORTUGAL
Keywords (GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml )
  • Large mammals; occurrence; indirect observations; line transects

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description
The data were collected within a 5-km buffer around the valley of the River Tua (Northeast Portugal), up to 35 km from the mouth, in the municipalities of Alijó, Carrazeda de Ansiães, Murça, Vila Flor and Mirandela.

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate
-7.646
East Bounding Coordinate
-7.163
North Bounding Coordinate
41.488
South Bounding Coordinate
41.133

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

2011-06-07

End Date

2017-08-02

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage
The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 phylum, 1 class, 7 orders, 11 families, 15 genera and 14 species.

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Class
Taxonomic Rank Value
Mammalia

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Order
Taxonomic Rank Value
Artiodactyla

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Order
Taxonomic Rank Value
Carnivora

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Order
Taxonomic Rank Value
Cetartiodactyla

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Order
Taxonomic Rank Value
Eulipotyphla

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Order
Taxonomic Rank Value
Lagomorpha

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Order
Taxonomic Rank Value
Rodentia

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Order
Taxonomic Rank Value
Ungulata

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Family
Taxonomic Rank Value
Suidae

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Family
Taxonomic Rank Value
Canidae

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Family
Taxonomic Rank Value
Canidae

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Family
Taxonomic Rank Value
Felidae

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Family
Taxonomic Rank Value
Mustelidae

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Family
Taxonomic Rank Value
Mustelidae

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Family
Taxonomic Rank Value
Viverridae

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Family
Taxonomic Rank Value
Cervidae

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Family
Taxonomic Rank Value
Erinaceidae

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Family
Taxonomic Rank Value
Talpidae

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Family
Taxonomic Rank Value
Leporida

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Family
Taxonomic Rank Value
Muridae

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
Family
Taxonomic Rank Value
Sciuridae

License Information

Intellectual Rights

This work is licensed under a

Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

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Projects

Projects

• ProjectEDP Biodiversity Data

Title
EDP Foz Tua Large Mammals (diurnal transects) - Ecological Monitoring Program [2011-2017]

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Hugo
Surname
Costa
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Nuno
Surname
Salgueiro
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Ana Teresa
Surname
Marques
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Helena
Surname
Coelho
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Catarina
Surname
Ferreira
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
José
Surname
Oliveira
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Mário
Surname
Ferreira
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Pedro
Surname
Pereira
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Ricardo
Surname
Ramalho
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Dárcio
Surname
Sousa
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Rui
Surname
Silva
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Marco
Surname
Caetano
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Tiago
Surname
Neves
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Joana
Surname
Magalhães
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Fernanda
Surname
Pereira
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Mário
Surname
Carmo
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Catarina
Surname
Gomes Ferreira
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
João
Surname
Santos
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Luís
Surname
rosa
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
António
Surname
Rebelo
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Emanuel
Surname
Ribeiro
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Luís
Surname
Queirós
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Mafalda
Surname
Moreira
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
Nuno
Surname
Pinto
Role
AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name
tiago
Surname
Múrias
Role
ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT
Abstract
The dataset contains records of large mammals (Mammalia) collected in transects along the lower Tua River, and included in the Ecological Monitoring Program of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Data were collected between June 2011 and August 2017, with 47 (2011), 24 (2012-2014) and 28 (>2014) line transects in areas with favorable habitats for large mammals within a 5-km buffer around the River Tua lower valley. The occurrence of the target taxa was documented through 1460 positive records. In total, 177 were identified only to class, 7 to order, 27 to family and 50 to genus, while 1229 were identified to the species rank. The most abundant species (> 100 records) were Vulpes vulpes (565), Sus scrofa (214) and Genetta genneta (164).
Funding
The work was funded by EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A.

Study Area Description

Descriptor

The study was conducted in the lower valley of river Tua, during the construction of the Foz-Tua Hydroelectric Dam and the subsequent flooding of its reservoir. The sampling was centered in suitable habitats for large mammals in a 5 km radius buffer around the future reservoir banks and up to 35 km from the Tua mouth.

Design Description

Description
The objective of the study was to monitor changes in the distribution patterns and abundances of species of large mammals in the area of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, prior to (2011) and during (2011-2016) the dam construction, and in the subsequent flooding of the river valley (2016-2017).
 
 

Methods

Methods

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Method Step

Description
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Sampling

Study Extent

The data were collected within a 5-km buffer around the Tua lower valley (Northeast Portugal), up to 35 km from the mouth, in the municipalities of Carrazeda de Ansiães, Alijó, Murça, Vila Flor and Mirandela.

Sampling Description
Sampling was designed to cover the main habitat types for large mammals in and around the lower Tua valley affected by the Foz-Tua dam (including the reservoir area). Up to 47 transects were established in 24 2x2 km squares in the flooded area and in control areas upstream. Each transect, with a length of of about 500 m, was walked on foot, during daytime, by two observers, one each side of the transect, which recorded all individuals and/or signs of presence of the target species (e.g. scats, footprints, tracks, trails, rooting, hog wallows, rubs). All recorded contacts/signs have been identified or collected for later identification.

qualityControl

Description
All identifications were performed by qualified technicians
 
 

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