Blue Whale Study Inc.20150603Blue Whale Study aerial surveys, southern Australia, 2007-2012vector digital dataOBIS-SEAMAPLatesthttp://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1281OBIS-SEAMAPhttp://bluewhalestudy.org/
Please contact data providerPlease contact data provider2007110920120328ground conditionNone plannedAustralia139.52143.364-37.531-39.41
NoneMarine Animal SurveyMarine BiologyMarine mammalsVisual SightingAircraftNoneAustraliaTaxon coveredMarine mammalsIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemUnknownIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemNot applicableDownloaded April, 2004http://www.itis.usda.gov/Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetmailing and physical addressRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetNot providedIdentified by observers or researchers conducting the surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCetaceaSuborderMysticetiFamilyBalaenopteridaeGenusBalaenopteraSpeciesBalaenoptera musculusSubspeciesBalaenoptera musculus brevicauda
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Suggested citation for this dataset:
Gill, P. 2015. Blue Whale Study aerial surveys, southern Australia, 2007-2012. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1281) on yyyy-mm-dd.
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Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115
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Peter GillBlue Whale Study Inc.
mailing and physical address
C/- Post OfficeNarrawongVIC3285Australia
[61+3](03) 5529 5227petegill@bigpond.com
Blue Whale Study Inc.
Relational database
Pirzl, R.; Gill, P.; Morrice, M.; Garcia-Rojas, M.; Levings, A.; Van Ruth, P2015Blue Whale Occurrence Related to Variability in a Coastal Upwelling Systemvector digital dataPLOS ONE (submitted)Gill, P.; Morrice, M.; Page, B.; Pirzl, R.; Levings, A.; Coyne, M2011Blue whale habitat selection and within-season distribution in a regional upwelling system off southern Australiavector digital dataMarine Ecology Progress Series421: 243–263doi: 10.3354/meps08914Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach2009OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributionsvector digital dataOceanography22(2):104-115http://www.tos.org/oceanography/article/obis-seamap-the-world-data-center-for-marine-mammal-sea-bird-and-sea-turtle
All attributes were measured and recorded during the survey and validated by the data provider.
Permissible values for date and time and coordinates were validated by the data provider and the OBIS-SEAMAP data manager. Species identification by the data provider was matched with Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
All observation records are included.Data were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.20150603Point
0.0010.001Decimal degrees
D_WGS_1984WGS_1984
6378137.000000298.257224
Biogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicableoidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)Data providerUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)speciesScientific nameData providerScientific namesp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerobs_dateDate of observationData provider2007-11-092012-03-28obs_timeTime of the observation (local time zone)Data provider08:55:0017:57:00longitudeLongitude in decimal degreesData provider139.5200143.3640latitudeLatitude in decimal degreesData provider-39.410000-37.531000obs_countbest estimate of number of animalsData provider18geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPThis section explains attributes included in the original dataset.
OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only.
Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.Blue Whale Study Inc.
Nicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ.
OBIS-SEAMAP
mailing and physical address
A328, LSRCDurhamNC27708USA
919-613-8021
seamap-contact@duke.edu
OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 1281Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets.
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Ei Fujioka
Nicholas School, Duke Universitymailing and physical addressA328, LSRCDurhamNC27708USA
919-613-8021
seamap-contact@duke.edu
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial MetadataFGDC-STD-001-1998local time
http://www.nbii.gov/Biological Data Profile