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Cetacean coordinated transborder monitoring using ferries as platforms of observation off Tunisia 2013-2014 - Atutax
Within the framework of the ACCOBAMS agreement, a partnership of Italian and Tunisian research bodies is investigating the presence of cetaceans, and the relationship with maritime traffic, within the region comprise among Tunisia-Sicily-Sardinia considered a critical habitat for cetacean species. To be able to systematically investigate the region, especially in high sea areas and all year round, ferries are used as platform of observations. Floating marine litter is experimentally investigated
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Identification
- Publication Date
- 2021-03-11
- Title
- Cetacean coordinated transborder monitoring using ferries as platforms of observation off Tunisia 2013-2014 - Atutax
- Abstract
- Within the framework of the ACCOBAMS agreement, a partnership of Italian and Tunisian research bodies is investigating the presence of cetaceans, and the relationship with maritime traffic, within the region comprise among Tunisia-Sicily-Sardinia considered a critical habitat for cetacean species. To be able to systematically investigate the region, especially in high sea areas and all year round, ferries are used as platform of observations. Floating marine litter is experimentally investigated
- Dataset Language
- en
- Dataset Creator
- Metadata Provider
- Dataset Contact
Geographic CoverageMRGID:8366
- Geographic Description
- MED, Tunisia
Bounding Box
- West Bounding Coordinate
- 9.022
- East Bounding Coordinate
- 10.412
- North Bounding Coordinate
- 44.161
- South Bounding Coordinate
- 36.851
Temporal Coverage
Range of Dates
- Begin Date
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2013-09-28
- End Date
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2015-05-17
Taxonomic Coverageurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137091
- General Taxonomic Coverage
- 137091
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- species
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Balaenoptera physalus
Taxonomic Coverageurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137205
- General Taxonomic Coverage
- 137205
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- species
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Caretta caretta
Taxonomic Coverageurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119
- General Taxonomic Coverage
- 137119
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- species
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Coverageurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137107
- General Taxonomic Coverage
- 137107
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- species
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833)
Taxonomic Coverageurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137111
- General Taxonomic Coverage
- 137111
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- species
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821)
Taxonomic Coverageurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137127
- General Taxonomic Coverage
- 137127
Taxonomic Classification
- Taxonomic Rank Name
- species
- Taxonomic Rank Value
- Ziphius cavirostris
License Information
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