Sargasso 2004 - Seabirds ...

• Main Authors: Hyrenbach, David, Whitehead, Hal
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: OBIS-SEAMAP 2021
• Subjects: Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings,seabirds,Sargasso Sea; Observation; Occurrence; Thorne; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.15468/4qsb75; https://www.gbif.org/dataset/fb500983-5d60-443d-8e90-67bafccecf49

Original provider: Dalhousie University Dataset credits: Hal Whitehead, Department of Biology, Dalhousie University Abstract: The Sargasso Sea cruise surveyed marine birds and mammals in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, during the summer of 2004. This survey onboard the Valiant 40 ocean-going research vessel Balaena, consisted of two survey legs: a sail from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Beaufort, North Carolina (May 5 - 27), and a round trip from Beaufort, North Carolina to offshore waters north of the Bahamas (June 2 - 22). Seabirds were surveyed during the second leg of this cruise by Lesley Thorne, a graduate student from the Duke University Marine Laboratory. Purpose: The seabird survey data summarize the distribution and abundance of marine birds during the Sargasso Sea cruise. Supplemental information: [2020-09-30] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Bonaparte's Gull: Larus philadelphia (176839) => Chroicocephalus philadelphia ...