PIROP Northwest Atlantic 1965-1992 ...

Original provider: Canadian Wildlife Service Dataset credits: Falk Huettmann & John W. Chardine, Canadian Wildlife Service Abstract: The PIROP (Programme Intégré de recherches sur les oiseaux pélagiques) data set, Atlantic subset, consists of geo-referenced vessel-based surveys to monitor pelagi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chardine, John, Huettmann, Falk, Hyrenbach, David
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: OBIS-SEAMAP 2021
Subjects:
Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings,seabird ecology,seabird monitoring,seabird surveys,index of relative abundance,sea mammal surveys,songbird surveys
Observation
Occurrence
Bedford
Northwest Atlantic
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.15468/udngb7
https://www.gbif.org/dataset/b49a165b-6022-4b09-a443-1551c8eb0535
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Summary:Original provider: Canadian Wildlife Service Dataset credits: Falk Huettmann & John W. Chardine, Canadian Wildlife Service Abstract: The PIROP (Programme Intégré de recherches sur les oiseaux pélagiques) data set, Atlantic subset, consists of geo-referenced vessel-based surveys to monitor pelagic seabirds. Most surveys were carried out by R.G. B. Brown from 'vessels of opportunity' supplied by the Bedford Institute for Oceanography (BIO) in Dartmouth/Halifax, but many other platforms and observers were used, too. During these surveys observations other than seabirds were also recorded, e.g. Waterfowl, Waterbirds, Songbirds, Raptors, Owls, Sea Mammals, and other sightings of interest (weather, oceanography, vessel activities, bird behaviour, etc.). The data collection period covers all seasons of 1966-1992, with most surveys being conducted between (late) summers of 1975-1987. The survey protocol originally consisted of unlimited width 10min transects, but was changed appr. 1984 towards a Tasker et al. ...

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