EDP Foz-Tua: Terrestrial Birds (point counts) Complementary Studies [2010]

The dataset contains records of terrestrial birds (Aves) collected in the lower valley of the River Tua, and included in the Complementary Studies (2009-2010) of the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Data were collected between April and May 2010 during field visits to 16 sampling points with favourable habitats in 20 2x2 km UTM squares on the area of the lower Tua valley directly or indirectly affected by the Foz Tua dam. The occurrence of birds was recorded when individuals were seen or heard around the point in a 10-minute census.

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2944e5fd-fc4b-4e40-8dba-5a737f18cfc3

Publication Date
2019-06-17
Title

EDP Foz-Tua: Terrestrial Birds (point counts) Complementary Studies [2010]

Abstract

The dataset contains records of terrestrial birds (Aves) collected in the lower valley of the River Tua, and included in the Complementary Studies (2009-2010) of the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Data were collected between April and May 2010 during field visits to 16 sampling points with favourable habitats in 20 2x2 km UTM squares on the area of the lower Tua valley directly or indirectly affected by the Foz Tua dam. The occurrence of birds was recorded when individuals were seen or heard around the point in a 10-minute census.

purpose

This dataset is part of a broader initiative whereby the company EDP - Energias de Portugal S.A. will make available biodiversity data collected during impact assessment and biological monitoring studies.

Dataset Language

ENGLISH

 
Dataset Creator
Dataset Creator
Dataset Creator
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)

  • Birds; terrestrial; occurrence; observations; point counts

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

The data were collected within a 5-km buffer around the valley of the River Tua (Northeast Portugal), in Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro region, up to 50 km from the mouth, in the municipalities of Carrazeda de Ansiães, Alijó, Murça, Vila Flor and Mirandela.

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate

-7.594

East Bounding Coordinate

-7.158

North Bounding Coordinate

41.502

South Bounding Coordinate

41.166

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

2010-04-16

End Date

2010-05-03

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 phylum, 1 class, 8 orders, 26 families, 39 genera and 45 species.

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Animalia

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Chordata

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Aves

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Accipitriformes

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Bucerotiformes

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Caprimulgiformes

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Columbiformes

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Coraciiformes

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Falconiformes

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Gruiformes

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Passeriformes

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Accipitridae

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Upupidae

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Columbidae

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Meropidae

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Falconidae

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Phasianidae

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Alaudidae

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Certhiidae

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Cettidae

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Corvidae

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Emberizidae

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Fringillidae

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Hirundinidae

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Laniidae

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Motacillidae

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Muscicapidae

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Paridae

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Passeridae

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Phylloscopidae

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Regulidae

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Sittidae

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Sturnidae

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Sylviidae

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Troglodytidae

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Turdidae

License Information

Intellectual Rights

This work is licensed under a

Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License

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Additional Metadata

Metadata

GBIF Metadata Block

Date Stamp

2021-11-29T09:08:21Z

Citation

Cabral J A, Travessos P, Santos R, Múrias T (2019). EDP Foz-Tua: Terrestrial Birds (point counts) Complementary Studies [2010]. EDP - Energias de Portugal. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/7itmtr accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-11-29.

 

Project

• Project

Title

EDP Foz-Tua: Terrestrial Birds (point counts) Complementary Studies [2010]

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

João Alexandre

Surname

Cabral

Role

AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Paulo

Surname

Travassos

Role

AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Regina

Surname

Santos

Role

AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Tiago

Surname

Múrias

Role

ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT

Abstract

The dataset contains records of terrestrial birds (Aves) collected along the lower Tua River valley, and included in the Complementary Studies of the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Data were collected between April and May 2010, during field visits to 16 sampling points with favourable habitats for terrestrial birds within a 5-km buffer around the River Tua lower valley. The occurrence of the target taxa was documented through 267 positive observation events. In total, 45 species were identified. The most recorded species (>20 individuals) were Ptyonoprogne rupestris (35), Turdus merula (24), Serinus serinus and Fringilla coelebs (22).

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-basins of river Tua, prior to the construction and subsequent flooding of the lower part of this river valley by the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam. The sampling was centered in suitable habitats for terrestrial birds found in a 5-km radius buffer around the future reservoir banks, and up to 50 km from the Tua mouth.

Design Description

Description

The objective of the study was to characterize the terrestrial avifauna in a buffer of 5 km around the lower Tua River valley before the dam construction, and to gather quality data to support the design and implementation of mitigation and/or compensation measures.

 
 

Methods

• Method

Method Step

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To be completed

Sampling

Study Extent

The data were collected within a 5-km buffer around the lower Tua River valley (Northeast Portugal), up to 50 km from the mouth in the municipalities of Carrazeda de Ansiães, Vila Flor, Alijó, Murça and Mirandela.

Sampling Description

Sampling was designed to cover the main habitat types for terrestrial birds in and around the lower River Tua valley affected by the Foz Tua dam. Each sampling point was visited once in spring (April-May of 2010) and a 10-minute census was performed in each point (limited distance method). Birds were counted and recorded up to a fixed distance (50m) and beyond the distance (up to 100m) separately. Species identification and assessment of age and sex (when possible) were made locally, with the help of appropriate field guides.

qualityControl

Description

All identifications were performed by qualified technicians