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PONTUS-BIOFAC Black sea bottlenose dolphin sightings
Kiril Valchev
Dataset credit
Kiril Valchev
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Contacts
| Role | Name | Organization | |
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| Primary contact |
Kiril Valchev |
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| Data entry |
Ei Fujioka |
Duke University |
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Citation
Valchev, K. 2023. PONTUS-BIOFAC Black sea bottlenose dolphin sightings. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2277) on yyyy-mm-dd. 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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Abstract
The present database is intended to serve as a catalogue for photo-identification
of bottlenose dolphins in the Bulgarian Black Sea area. It is part of a larger study
of cetaceans in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Bulgaria and in NATURA
2000 protected areas where the species is subject to conservation.
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Purpose
Аims to provide information on population structure, seasonal migrations and
distribution patterns of bottlenose dolphins in the Bulgarian waters of the Black
sea.
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Supplemental information
It is intended to be updated periodically.
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References
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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 |
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| oid | Unique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP) |
| file_name | Image file name without extension |
| species | Tursiops truncatus ponticus |
| sp_tsn | Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
| obs_count | Number of animals (always 1) |
| obs_date | 16.7.2023 |
| obs_time | 11:22 AM |
| location | Bulgaria |
| latitude | 42.103683 |
| longitude | 28.376503 |
| image_file | Image file name with extension |
| resources | resources |
| geom | Geometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
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| OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 2277 |
| Seabirds | 0 |
| Marine mammals | 2 |
| Sea turtles | 0 |
| Rays and sharks | 0 |
| Other species | 0 |
| Non spatial | 0 |
| Non species | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
| Date, Begin | 2023-07-16 |
| Date, End | 2023-07-16 |
| Temporal prec. | 111110 |
| Latitude | 42.10 - 42.10 |
| Longitude | 28.38 - 28.38 |
| Coord. prec. | 6 decimal digits |
| Platform | Boat |
| Data type | Photo ID |
| Effort | N/A |
| Traveled (km) | 0 |
| 0 |
| Contr. through | |
| Registered | 2023-11-08 |
| Updated | 2023-11-10 |
| Status | Published |
Sharing policy |
CC-BY (All) |
| Shared with |
OBIS
GBIF (via DOI) |
| See metadata in static HTML |
| See metadata in FGDC XML |
| See download history / statistics |
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