EDP Foz Tua Otter (Lutra lutra) - Complementary Studies [2010]

The dataset contains records of otter (Lutra lutra, Mammalia) collected in the Rivers Tua and Douro sub-basins and included in the Complementary Studies (2009-10) of the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Data were collected in February 2010 during field visits to 41 sampling points with favorable habitats in 16 10x10 km UTM squares in the river Tua sub-basin and in five sampling points in the river Douro, close to the the Tua mouth. The presence of individuals was recorded by direct observation of signs (scats).

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Identification

Alternate Identifier

ec267ce7-77a2-44e6-a928-bd571f2d02d9

Publication Date
2020-04-24
Title

EDP Foz Tua Otter (Lutra lutra) - Complementary Studies [2010]

Abstract

The dataset contains records of otter (Lutra lutra, Mammalia) collected in the Rivers Tua and Douro sub-basins and included in the Complementary Studies (2009-10) of the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Data were collected in February 2010 during field visits to 41 sampling points with favorable habitats in 16 10x10 km UTM squares in the river Tua sub-basin and in five sampling points in the river Douro, close to the the Tua mouth. The presence of individuals was recorded by direct observation of signs (scats).

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
  AGRIPRO - AMBIENTE - David da Fonte (General Coordinator)

Rua Castilho, N.º 65 – 3.º Esq.

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Lisbon

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1250-068 LISBOA

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PORTUGAL

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)

  • occurrence; observations; scats

  • otter; Lutra lutra

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

The data were collected in the river Tua sub-basin and in a section of river Douro sub-basin near the tua's mouth (about 15 km to the south), in the municipalities of Carrazeda de Ansiães, Alijó, Vila Flor, Murça, Mirandela, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Valpaços, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, S. João da Pesqueira and Tabuaço.

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate

-7.718

East Bounding Coordinate

-7.045

North Bounding Coordinate

41.509

South Bounding Coordinate

41.055

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

2010-02-01

End Date

2010-02-09

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 phylum, 1 class, 1 order, 1 family, 1 genus and 1 species.

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Phylum

Taxonomic Rank Value

Chordata

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Class

Taxonomic Rank Value

Mammalia

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Order

Taxonomic Rank Value

Carnivora

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name

Family

Taxonomic Rank Value

Mustelidae

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

2021-11-29T09:04:33Z

Citation

da Fonte D, Santos-Reis M, Pedroso N, Chora S, Múrias T (2020). EDP Foz Tua Otter (Lutra lutra) - Complementary Studies [2010]. EDP - Energias de Portugal. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/cdrwka 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 Foz Tua Otter (Lutra lutra) - Complementary Studies [2010]

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

David

Surname

da Fonte

Role

AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Margarida

Surname

Santos-Reis

Role

AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Nuno

Surname

Pedroso

Role

AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Suze

Surname

Chora

Role

AUTHOR

Personnel

Individual Name

Given Name

Tiago

Surname

Múrias

Role

ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT

Abstract

The dataset contains records of otter (Lutra lutra, Mammalia) collected in plots along rivers Tua and Douro sub-basins 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 in February 2010, during field visits to 46 sampling plots with favorable habitats for otter located in 16 10x10 km UTM squares in the river Tua sub-basin (41) and in river Douro in the vicinity of Tua mouth (five plots). The occurrence of the target taxa was documented through 27 observations of scats identified as belonging to the target species.

Funding

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

Study Area Description

Descriptor

The study was conducted in the sub-basins of river Tua, prior to the construction of the Foz-Tua Hydroelectric Dam, and river Douro. The sampling was centered in suitable habitats for otter in sampling points distributed on 16 10x10 km UTM squares, covering the main course of river Tua and its main tributaries (two plots per square). In addition, five plots were sampled in river Douro, in and around the Tua mouth (one to the north - Linhares stream - and four to the south - rivers Távora, Pinhão, Torto and mouth of river Tua).

Design Description

Description

The objective of the study was to characterize and update the distribution of the otter in the river Tua's sub-basin before the dam construction, to gather quality data to support the design and implementation of mitigation and/or compensation measures. A set of five additional points was sampled in river Douro and its tributaries around the Tua mouth, to establish the baseline for the study of the connectivity between Tua and Douro's otter populations.

 
 

Methods

• Method

Method Step

Description

To be completed

Sampling

Study Extent

The data were collected in the river Tua sub-basin and in a section of river Douro sub-basin near the tua's mouth (about 15 km to the south), in the municipalities of Carrazeda de Ansiães, Alijó, Vila Flor, Murça, Mirandela, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Valpaços, Vila Pouca de Aguiar, S. João da Pesqueira and Tabuaço.

Sampling Description

Sampling was designed to cover the course of river Tua and its main tributaries, from the spring to the mouth, and a portion of river Douro and the mouths of its tributaries located in the vicinity of river Tuah. The same grid of 10x10 km squares sampled in the last otter national census (Trindade et al., 1998) was used to sample the Tua's sub-basin. In each square, two sampling plots were randomly established in the selected water line(s). In each sampling point, a transect of 200-600 m was performed along the margins, looking for signs of presence (mostly scats) in suitable places (prominent stones and vegetation in the margins of the water line). Each plot was visited once in February 2010, in dry or light rain periods, to minimize the chance of leaching of the feacal material. The scats were identified "in loco" by expert researchers.

qualityControl

Description

All identifications were performed by qualified technicians