Description
The dataset contains records of terrestrial birds (Aves) collected in the lower valley of the River Tua and included in the Ecological Monitoring Program (2010-12) of the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Data were collected in the winter of 2009/10, 2011 and 2012, and in spring of 2011 during field visits to 24 (2010/11) or 30 (2011-12) transects with favorable habitats in 26 2x2 km squares within a 5-km radius buffer around the Tua valley, directly or indirectly affected by the Foz-Tua dam. All observations were made with binoculars and/or telescopes.
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.
Geographic scope
- Description
The data were collected within a 5-km buffer around the valley of the River Tua (Northeast Portugal), up to 45 km from the mouth, in the municipalities of Alijó, Carrazeda de Ansiães, Murça, Vila Flor and Mirandela.
- Latitude
- From 41.139 to 41.509
- Longitude
- From -7.531 to -7.136
Temporal scope
- range
- December 11, 2009 - January 18, 2012
Taxonomic scope
- Description
The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 phylum, 1 class, 16 orders, 40 families, 74 genus and 97 species.
- Coverage
- Aves
AccipitriformesAnseriformesBucerotiformesCaprimulgiformes
Methodology
- Sampling
Sampling was designed to cover the main habitats for terrestrial birds along the lower Tua valley affected by the Foz-Tua dam, including the future reservoir area. A total of 30 line transects was established in the flooded area and in control points upstream, along the river Tua. All transects were sampled once in winter and twice in the reproductive period, in spring (only in 2011), in the early morning or late afternoon. Each transect was walked on foot at a constant speed of 1-2 km/h and lasted no less than 30 minutes. All contacts with birds (visual or audictive) were recorded separately for two bands of distance (<50m and> 50m).
Species identification and assessment of age and sex (when possible) were made “in loco”, with the help of appropriate field guides.- Study extent
The data were collected within a 5-km buffer around the Tua lower valley (Northeast Portugal), up to 45 km from the mouth, in the municipalities of Alijó, Carrazeda de Ansiães, Murça, Mirandela and Vila Flor.
- Quality control
All identifications were performed by qualified technicians
- Method steps
To be completed
Contacts
- Organization
- BioInsight
- Position
- General Coordinator 1
- Address
- Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
- Roles
- Originator
- Organization
- BioInsight
- Position
- Project Manager
- Address
- Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
- Roles
- Originator
- Organization
- BioInsight
- Position
- Scientific Coordinator 1
- Address
- Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
- Roles
- Originator
- Organization
- BioInsight
- Position
- Scientific Coordinator 2
- Address
- Rua Antero de Quental, Nº52 Loja B
- Roles
- Originator
Hugo Zina
Originator- Organization
- BioInsight
- Position
- Technician
- Roles
- Originator
Emanuel Ribeiro
Originator- Organization
- BioInsight
- Position
- Technician
- Roles
- Originator
Rui Pedroso
Originator- Organization
- BioInsigth
- Position
- Technician
- Roles
- Originator
Helder Cardoso
Originator- Organization
- BioInsight
- Position
- Technician
- Roles
- Originator
Luís Queirós
Originator- Organization
- BioInsight
- Position
- Technician
- Roles
- Originator
João Paula
Originator- Organization
- BioInsight
- Position
- Technician
- Roles
- Originator
- Organization
- CITAB - Centro de Investigação e Tecnologias Agro-ambientais e Biológicas, Laboratório de Ecologia Aplicada, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
- Position
- General Coordinator
- Address
- Quinta de Prados
- Roles
- Originator
Paulo Travassos
Originator- Organization
- CITAB - Centro de Investigação e Tecnologias Agro-ambientais e Biológicas, Laboratório de Ecologia Aplicada, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
- Position
- Fieldwork Coordinator
- Address
- Quinta de Prados
- Roles
- Originator
Regina Santos
Originator- Organization
- CITAB - Centro de Investigação e Tecnologias Agro-ambientais e Biológicas, Laboratório de Ecologia Aplicada, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
- Position
- Technician
- Roles
- Originator
Diogo Carvalho
Originator- Organization
- CITAB - Centro de Investigação e Tecnologias Agro-ambientais e Biológicas, Laboratório de Ecologia Aplicada, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
- Position
- Technician
- Roles
- Originator
Carla Gomes
Originator- Organization
- CITAB - Centro de Investigação e Tecnologias Agro-ambientais e Biológica
- Position
- Technician
- Roles
- Originator
- Organization
- CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto
- Position
- Researcher
- Address
- Campus Agrário de Vairão
- Roles
- Metadata author
- Organization
- EDP - Energias de Portugal
- Position
- Manager
- Address
- Av. 24 de Julho, 12, Torre Nascente, Piso 4
- Roles
- Administrative point of contact
GBIF registration
- Registration date
- February 18, 2020
- Metadata last modified
- February 18, 2020
- Publication date
- February 18, 2020
- Hosted by
- Instituto Superior de Agronomia / Universidade de Lisboa
- Installation
- GBIF Portugal IPT
- Endpoints
- Darwin Core Archive
- EML
- Preferred identifier
- 10.15468/ptqhy5
- Alternative identifiers