Marine species citizen-science observations from NatureWatch NZ
Shane Orchard, NatureWatch NZ
Dataset credit
OBIS and SWP OBIS
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Contacts
Role | Name | Organization | |
Primary contact |
Shane Orchard |
NatureWatch NZ |
N/A |
Secondary contact |
Kevin Mackay |
NIWA |
N/A |
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Citation
NatureWatch NZ (2016). Marine species citizen-science observations from NatureWatch NZ. Southwestern Pacific OBIS, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Wellington, New Zealand, 13030 records, Online http://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource.do?r=naturewatchnz released on March 26, 2017. Orchard, S. 2020. Marine species citizen-science observations from NatureWatch NZ. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103152373) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from OBIS (https://obis.org/dataset/23c15f33-94a8-4e3e-bb76-5d5b0bf203f8)
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Abstract
The world is filled with nature watchers, from trampers to hunters, birders to beach-combers, and pros to school kids. Many of us keep notes of what we find. What if all those observations could be shared online? You might learn about the butterflies that live in your neighbourhood, or discover someone who knows all about the plants in your favourite reserve. For a long time, everyone's notes have been scattered in notebooks, private spreadsheets and dusty library shelves. As a society, we have seen a lot but collectively we remain blind to most changes in our biodiversity. If enough people record their observations on NatureWatch NZ, we can change all this. We can build a living record of life in New Zealand that scientists and environmental managers can use to monitor changes in biodiversity, and that anyone can use to learn more about New Zealand's amazing natural history. Only "research-quality" observations are used in this data set - that is observations that have their species identification peer-reviewed by at least one independent source. All biodiversity observations are available at http://naturewatch.org.nz/. NatureWatch NZ is run by the New Zealand Bio-Recording Network Trust, a charitable trust dedicated to bio-recording. Our lofty aims are: (1) To increase knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of New Zealand's natural history.(2) To engage and assist New Zealanders in observing and recording biological information.(3)To develop and support online tools to assist individuals and groups to record, view, share and use biological information. (4) To collaborate with people and groups interested in bio-recording. (5) To promote and provide secure, open, and ethical sources of biological information for the public.
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Purpose
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Supplemental information
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References
NatureWatch NZ (2016). Marine species citizen-science observations from NatureWatch NZ. Southwestern Pacific OBIS, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Wellington, New Zealand, 13030 records, Online http://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource.do?r=naturewatchnz released on March 26, 2017.
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Attributes
Overview
This 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.
Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
All attributes are included in the downloadable file (CSV or ESRI File Geodatabase) for "Complete Set of Dataset".
Attributes in dataset
Attribute (table column) | Description |
oid | Internal ID |
id | Record ID |
dataset_id | Dataset ID |
scientificname | Scientific name |
vernacularname | Vernacular name |
aphiaid | Aphia ID |
taxonrank | taxononic rank |
individualcount | Group size / individual count |
eventdate | Event date (precision varies) |
eventtime | Event time |
decimallatitude | Latitude in decimal degrees |
decimallongitude | Longitude in decimal degrees |
coordinateprecision | Coordinate precision |
catalognumber | Catalog number |
collectioncode | Collection code |
occurrencestatus | Occurrence status |
basisofrecord | Basis of record (HumanObservation / MachineObservation) |
modified | Date/time the record was modified |
node_id | Node ID |
occurrenceid | Occurrence ID |
occurrenceremarks | Occurrence remarks |
eventid | Event ID |
institutioncode | Institution code |
lifestage | Life stage |
sex | Gender of the animal if known |
species | Species by provider |
datasetid | Dataset ID by provider |
country | Country |
locality | Location of ocean |
waterbody | Details of ocean |
dropped | Flag indicating the record was dropped (always false) |
absence | Flag indicating the record represents the absence of the species (always false) |
marine | Flag indicating the record is for marine life (always true) |
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OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 103152373 |
Seabirds | 1,535 |
Marine mammals | 397 |
Sea turtles | 2 |
Rays and sharks | 42 |
Other species | 0 |
Non spatial | 0 |
Non species | 0 |
Total | 1,976 |
Date, Begin | 2016-01-01 |
Date, End | 2018-12-31 |
Temporal prec. | 111000 |
Latitude | -52.60 - -29.00 |
Longitude | 160.19 - 178.38 |
Coord. prec. | 6 decimal digits |
Platform | Various |
Data type | Animal sighting |
Effort | N/A |
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Traveled (km) | 0 |
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Contr. through | iOBIS |
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Registered | 2020-06-30 |
Updated | 2021-02-05 |
Status | Published |
Sharing policy |
CC-BY (All) |
Shared with |
None |
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See metadata in FGDC XML |
See download history / statistics |
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