Western Australian Seabirds

Allan Burdidge, Western Australia, Department of Parks and Wildlife

Dataset credit

OBIS and OBIS Australia

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Allan Burdidge Western Australia, Department of Parks and Wildlife
Secondary contact Dave Watts CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere

Citation

Burdidge A (2017): Western Australian Seabirds. v1.0. CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ogc-act.csiro.au/ipt/resource?r=wa_seabirds&v=1.0
Burdidge, A. and D. Watts. 2021. Western Australian Seabirds. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP and originated from iOBIS (https//:www.iobis.org). Data accessed from https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103152529.
Burdidge, A. 2020. Western Australian Seabirds. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103152529) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from OBIS (https://obis.org/dataset/aa0a6b18-7314-4597-bedc-58682a7f2108)

Abstract

The Western Australian Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) Seabird Island Database includes all available literature records since the publication of The Handbook of Australian Seabirds (Serventy et al. 1971) (plus selected references prior to that date), data from our own and colleagues' field note books, data from the Birds Australia Nest Records Scheme (up to 1985) and information provided by scientists and naturalists via a Seabird Breeding Islands Database Form. The Database is designed to be used by conservation managers, scientists and naturalists and depends on the contributions of interested people.
Data downloaded from ALA (http://collections.ala.org.au/public/show/dr792) and taxa matched to the World Register of Marine Species

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

This dataset was downloaded from OBIS (https://obis.org/). The records for only marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles and rays and sharks were extracted. Records with no longitude/latitude or no date (eventDate) were excluded.
OBIS dataset page:
https://obis.org/dataset/aa0a6b18-7314-4597-bedc-58682a7f2108
Data Provider's dataset page:
http://ogc-act.csiro.au/ipt/resource?r=wa_seabirds

Change History

The dataset has been updated over time as outlined below. Each entry includes the version number, release date, type of change, and a short description.

- 1.0.0 (2020-06-30) - Initial
  • Initial release

References

Burdidge A (2017): Western Australian Seabirds. v1.0. CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ogc-act.csiro.au/ipt/resource?r=wa_seabirds&v=1.0

Attributes

Overview

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
id
dataset_id
scientificname
vernacularname
aphiaid
taxonrank
individualcount
eventdate
eventtime
decimallatitude
decimallongitude
coordinateprecision
catalognumber
collectioncode
occurrencestatus
basisofrecord
modified
node_id
occurrenceid
occurrenceremarks
eventid
institutioncode
lifestage
sex
species
datasetid
country
locality
waterbody
dropped
absence
marine
obs_datetime
tprecision
on_land
date_in_future
OBIS-SEAMAP ID103152529
Version1.0.0
Seabirds687
Marine mammals0
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total687
Date, Begin1940-08-17
Date, End2009-05-31
Temporal prec.111000
Latitude-35.06 - -12.24
Longitude113.05 - 128.78
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformVarious
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Registered2020-06-30
Updated2021-02-05
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY (All)
Sub group(s)OBIS
Shared with None
Metadata in static HTML / FGDC / EML
See download history / statistics