Historical strandings of cetaceans on the Portuguese coast

Our objective was to document cetacean species presence over time along the mainland coast of Portugal through the use of historical written records of strandings.

Identification

Publication Date: 2021-12-02

Title: Historical strandings of cetaceans on the Portuguese coast

Abstract: Our objective was to document cetacean species presence over time along the mainland coast of Portugal through the use of historical written records of strandings.

Dataset Language: en

Dataset Creator: Escola de Mar

PT

Metadata Provider: Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

BE
https://www.vliz.be

Dataset Contact: Escola de Mar - Andreia Sousa

Keywords (ASFA )

Historical records
Marine mammals
Stranding

Geographic Coveragehttp://marineregions.org/mrgid/18902

Geographic Description: ANE, Atlantic > station Portuguese Coast

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate: -9.48

East Bounding Coordinate: -8.11

North Bounding Coordinate: 41.48

South Bounding Coordinate: 37.07

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

1526-01-01

End Date

1977-09-10

Taxonomic Coverageurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2688

General Taxonomic Coverage: urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2688

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name: infraorder

Taxonomic Rank Value: Cetacea

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