EDP Baixo Sabor: Land Birds - Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases: complementary work sites [2010-2014]

The dataset contains records of land birds (Aves) collected in the lower valley of River Sabor (NE Portugal), in the scope of the long-term Ecological Monitoring Program (PME) of the Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Dams (AHBS), promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. This dataset includes results of surveys made in and around the area affected by construction works complementary to the dam sites, from August 2010 to September 2014. The presence and identity of bird species were assessed by visual and/or acoustic observation, with the support of binoculars. The records include taxa identified at the species or genus levels.

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Identification

Alternate Identifier

17545684-9082-43ad-a666-8b1913fa47c5

Publication Date
2020-04-24
Title

EDP Baixo Sabor: Land Birds - Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases: complementary work sites [2010-2014]

Abstract

The dataset contains records of land birds (Aves) collected in the lower valley of River Sabor (NE Portugal), in the scope of the long-term Ecological Monitoring Program (PME) of the Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Dams (AHBS), promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. This dataset includes results of surveys made in and around the area affected by construction works complementary to the dam sites, from August 2010 to September 2014. The presence and identity of bird species were assessed by visual and/or acoustic observation, with the support of binoculars. The records include taxa identified at the species or genus levels.

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
  BIOLINK - Consultoria Ambiental, Unipessoal, Lda - Paulo Mota (General Fieldwork Coordinator)

Praceta Caminho da Cruz, 9

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Vila nova de Gaia

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4405-625 VN Gaia

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PORTUGAL

Dataset Creator
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Metadata Provider
Dataset Contact
  EDP - Energias de Portugal - João Madeira (Manager)

Av. 24 de Julho, 12, Torre Nascente, Piso 4

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Lisbon

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1249-300 Lisboa

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PORTUGAL

Keywords (GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml)

  • Land birds; occurrence; point counts; impact assessment; winter; reproduction; migration

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

Data were collected in an area around the two dams, in Vilariça stream (5 km from the Sabor river mouth) and in a stretch of 3 km, west of Felgar (16 km from the Sabor mouth), in the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo.

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate

-7.15

East Bounding Coordinate

-6.823

North Bounding Coordinate

41.283

South Bounding Coordinate

41.173

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

2010-08-14

End Date

2014-09-13

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 class, 9 orders, 27 families, 53 genera and 67 species.

Taxonomic Classification

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Chordata

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Accipitriformes

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Apodiformes

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Bucerotiformes

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Columbiformes

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Coraciiformes

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Cuculiformes

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Galliformes

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Passeriformes

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Piciformes

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Accipitridae

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Aegithalidae

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Alaudidae

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Apodidae

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Certhiidae

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Columbidae

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Corvidae

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Cuculidae

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Emberizidae

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Fringillidae

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Hirundinidae

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Laniidae

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Meropidae

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Motacillidae

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Muscicapidae

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Oriolidae

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Paridae

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Passeridae

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Phasianidae

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Phylloscopidae

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Picidae

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Prunellidae

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Sturnidae

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Sylviidae

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Troglodytidae

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Turdidae

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Upupidae

License Information

Intellectual Rights

This work is licensed under a

Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

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Additional Metadata

Metadata

GBIF Metadata Block

Date Stamp

2021-11-29T09:03:54Z

Citation

Mota P, Gomes C, Zina H A, Araújo P M, Oliveira C A, Marques S M, Mendes J D, Múrias T (2020). EDP Baixo Sabor: Land Birds - Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases: complementary work sites [2010-2014]. EDP - Energias de Portugal. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/y8ebjt accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-11-29.

Logo URL
http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/logo.do?r=edp_sabor_herpetology_baseline
 

Project

• Project

Title

EDP Baixo Sabor: Land Birds - Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases: complementary work sites [2010-2014]

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Mota

Surname

Mota

Role

AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Célia

Surname

Gomes

Role

AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Hugo André

Surname

Zina

Role

AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Pedro Miguel

Surname

Araújo

Role

AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Cátia Alexandra

Surname

Oliveira

Role

ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Sérgio Manuel

Surname

Marques

Role

AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Joaquim Duarte

Surname

Mendes

Role

AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Tiago

Surname

Múrias

Role

ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT

Abstract

The dataset contains records of land birds (Aves) collected in the lower valley of River Sabor (NE Portugal) and its main tributaries, in the scope of the long-term Ecological Monitoring Program (PME) of the Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Dams (AHBS), promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. This dataset includes results of surveys made in locations where weirs were planned to be built in the future under the mitigation program of AHBS, from August 2010 to September 2014. A total of 9 points were surveyed in the selected sites. The occurrence of the target taxa was documented through 153 observation events, which produced a total of 5511 individual observations. The most abundant species (>400 records) were Sturnus unicolor (624), Fringilla coelebs (551), Turdus merula (476) and Passer domesticus (412).

Funding

The work was funded by EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A.

Study Area Description

Descriptor

The study was conducted in part of the sub-basin of river Sabor affected by the Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Dam. The sampling was centered in suitable habitats for land birds at several locations affected by complementary works, linked to but outside the dam construction area (e.g., re-establishment of road communications or the construction of an Interpretation and Animal Recovery Center). All of these works were located close to the two dams.

Design Description

Description

The objective of the study was to monitor changes in the distribution patterns and abundances of bird species in the area of the Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Dams, during the construction and flooding periods (2010-2014). This dataset refers to sampling sites associated with additional/complementary work to the dam structures.

 
 

Methods

• Method

Method Step

Description

To be completed

Sampling

Study Extent

Data were collected in an area around the two dams, in Vilariça stream (5 km from the Sabor river mouth) and in a stretch of 3 km, west of Felgar (16 km from the Sabor mouth), in the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo.

Sampling Description

Sampling was designed to cover the most relevant habitats for land birds in a buffer of 5 km around the sites were additional/complementary work to the main dam structure was performed. A total of 9 point counts were surveyed (1-5 per site). At each count point, a 10-minute session was performed, in which all birds detected by sight or sound were recorded. The identification was made "in situ" by experienced observers, with the support of appropriate field guides.

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Description

All individual identifications were performed by qualified technicians