LifeWatch ERIC Metadata Catalogue
EDP Foz-Tua: Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) (point counts) - Ecological Monitoring Program [2013-16]
The dataset contains records of the Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) (Aves) and other riparian birds collected in the Tinhela river (Tua sub-basin) and included in the Ecological Monitoring Program (2012-17) of the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Data were collected in the spring of 2013, and in the and winter and spring of 2014-2016, during field visits to six count points located in the riverbed of the Tinhela river, both in the area affected by the dam, near the mouth, and upstream. All observations were made with binoculars and/or telescopes. These point counts aimed to replace the linear transects of the regular program for this species, whenever these could not be performed due to security or logistic reasons. Therefore, they were set in the initial point of the transect they replaced. A total of 40 observations of four species (including the Dipper) were recorded.
Default
Identification
- Alternate Identifier
- 10.15468/e25k29
- Alternate Identifier
- http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=edp_tua_dipper_point_counts_pme
- Publication Date
- 2020-10-19
- Title
- EDP Foz-Tua: Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) (point counts) - Ecological Monitoring Program [2013-16]
- Abstract
- The dataset contains records of the Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) (Aves) and other riparian birds collected in the Tinhela river (Tua sub-basin) and included in the Ecological Monitoring Program (2012-17) of the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Data were collected in the spring of 2013, and in the and winter and spring of 2014-2016, during field visits to six count points located in the riverbed of the Tinhela river, both in the area affected by the dam, near the mouth, and upstream. All observations were made with binoculars and/or telescopes. These point counts aimed to replace the linear transects of the regular program for this species, whenever these could not be performed due to security or logistic reasons. Therefore, they were set in the initial point of the transect they replaced. A total of 40 observations of four species (including the Dipper) were recorded.
- 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 )
Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B , Odivelas , 2675-690 Odivelas , PORTUGAL
- Dataset Creator
-
BioInsight - Joana Santos (Project Manager )
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
- Dataset Creator
- Dataset Creator
- Dataset Creator
- Dataset Creator
- Dataset Creator
- 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 ,
- 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 )
-
- Dipper; Cinclus cinclus; riparian birds; occurrence; point counts; replacement of transects.
Geographic Coverage
- Geographic Description
- The data were collected within a 5-km buffer around the valley of the River Tinhela (Northeast Portugal), up to 10 km from the mouth, in the municipality of Murça.
Bounding Box
- West Bounding Coordinate
- -7.456
- East Bounding Coordinate
- -7.378
- North Bounding Coordinate
- 41.355
- South Bounding Coordinate
- 41.281
Temporal Coverage
Range of Dates
- Begin Date
-
2013-04-09
- End Date
-
2016-06-21
Taxonomic Coverage
- General Taxonomic Coverage
- The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 phylum, 1 class, 2 orders, 4 families, 5 genera and 5 species.
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Phylum
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Chordata
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Class
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Aves
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Order
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Coraciiformes
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Order
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Passeriformes
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Family
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Alcedinidae
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Family
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Cinclidae
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Family
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Motacillidae
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- Family
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Cetiidae
License Information
- Intellectual Rights
-
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License
.
Projects
Projects
• ProjectEDP Biodiversity Data
- Title
- EDP Foz-Tua: Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) (point counts) - Ecological Monitoring Program [2013-16]
Personnel
Individual Name
- Given Name
- Hugo
- Surname
- Costa
- Role
- AUTHOR
Personnel
Individual Name
- Given Name
- Joana
- Surname
- Santos
- 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
- Hugo
- Surname
- Zina
- Role
- AUTHOR
Personnel
Individual Name
- Given Name
- Emanuel
- Surname
- Ribeiro
- Role
- AUTHOR
Personnel
Individual Name
- Given Name
- Rui
- Surname
- Pedroso
- Role
- AUTHOR
Personnel
Individual Name
- Given Name
- Helder
- Surname
- Cardoso
- Role
- AUTHOR
Personnel
Individual Name
- Given Name
- Luís
- Surname
- Queirós
- Role
- AUTHOR
Personnel
Individual Name
- Given Name
- João
- Surname
- Paula
- Role
- AUTHOR
Personnel
Individual Name
- Given Name
- Tiago
- Surname
- Múrias
- Role
- ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT
- Abstract
- The dataset contains records of the Dipper (Cinclus cinclus, Aves) and other riparian bird species collected in point countss along the Tinhela River valley 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 April 2013 and June 2016 during field visits to six sampling points with favourable habitats for the Dipper. These point counts aimed to replace the linear transects of the regular program for this species, whenever these could not be performed due to security or logistic reasons. Therefore, they were set in the initial point of the transect they replaced. The occurrence of the target and associated taxa (riparian birds) was documented through 40 observations of Cinclus cinclus (5), Motacilla cinerea (29), Motacilla alba (4), Cettia cetti (1) and Alcedo atthis (1).
- Funding
- The work was funded by EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A.
Study Area Description
- Descriptor
-
The study was conducted in the river Tinhela, in the sub-basin of river Tua affected by the Foz-Tua Hydroelectric Dam (Tinhela mouth), and in areas upstream. The sampling was centered in suitable habitats for the Dipper in the riverbed of Tinhela river, up to 10 km from the mouth.
Design Description
- Description
- The objective of the study was to monitor changes in the distribution patterns and abundances of the Dipper in the Tinhela river, an important area for this species in the Tua sub-basin, to assess the potential effects of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dan, during the dam construction (2011-2015), and during/after the flooding (2017).
Methods
Methods
• Method
Method Step
- Description
- To be completed
Sampling
- Study Extent
-
The data were collected in the riverbeds of the Tinhela river (river Tua sub-basin) (Northeast Portugal), up to 10 km from the mouth, in the municipality of Murça.
- Sampling Description
- Sampling was designed to cover the main habitats for the Dipper and other riparian birds along the Tinhela valley affected by the Foz-Tua dam (the mouth) and upstream. A total of six count points was established along the river Tinhela, in the starting point of a corresponding linear transect. All points were sampled once in winter and 1-2 times in the reproductive period (spring), in the early morning or late afternoon. Each sampling point was surveyed for 30 minutes. Species identification and assessment of age and sex (when possible) were made “in loco”, with the help of appropriate field guides.
qualityControl
- Description
- All identifications were performed by qualified technicians
