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Acquario di Genova, Delfini Metropolitani Project, cetacean sightings 2001-2009
Acquario di Genova
Dataset credit
Acquario di Genova
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Contacts
| Role | Name | Organization | |
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| Primary contact |
Michela Bellingeri |
Acquario di Genova |
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| Data entry |
Connie Kot |
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Citation
Bellingeri, M. 2011. Acquario di Genova, Delfini Metropolitani Project, cetacean sightings 2001-2009. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/0a174c37. 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
Delfini Metropolitani is a long term reserach project of Acquario di Genova to study the ecology of cetaceans and, in particular, of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). The study area is located along the Eastern Ligurian coast, between Genoa and La Spezia. The research platforms are two 5.10 m long inflatables. Research activity is conducted during the whole year, depending on weather conditions.
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Purpose
The project is mainly focused on the bottlenose dolphin with regards to habitat use, home range analysis, abundance estimates, and interactions with human activities (fishing, trawling, sea traffic). We use photo-ID techniques for abundance estimates, home range analysis and social structure analysis. We use ArcGIS 9.3 as a software tool for spatial analysis.
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Supplemental information
N/A
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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 (2011-05-31) - Initial
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References
Gnone, G., M. Bellingeri, F. Dhermain, F. Dupraz, S. Nuti, D. Bedocchi, A. Moulins, M. Rosso, J. Alessi, R.S. McCrea, A. Azzellino, S. Airoldi, N. Portunato, S. Laran, L. David, N. Di Meglio, P. Bonelli, G. Montesi, R. Trucchi, F. Fossa and M. Wurtz. 2011. Distribution, abundance and movements of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Pelagos Sanctuary MPA. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. DOI: 10.1002/acq.1191.
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Attributes
Overview
Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
Only minimum required attributes are visible and downloadable online. Other attributes may be obtained upon provider's permission.
Attributes in dataset
| Attribute (table column) | Description |
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| oid | Unique ID number (generated by SEAMAP) |
| id | Record ID |
| id_sightin | |
| obs_date | Observed date |
| sp_obs | Species observed |
| obs_count | Observed count |
| number_new | |
| obs_time | Observed time |
| latitude | Latitude of observation |
| longitude | Longitude of observation |
| sp_tsn | ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
| geom | |
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| OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 761 |
| DOI | 10.82144/0a174c37 |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Seabirds | 0 |
| Marine mammals | 160 |
| Sea turtles | 0 |
| Rays and sharks | 0 |
| Other species | 0 |
| Non spatial | 0 |
| Non species | 0 |
| Total | 160 |
| Date, Begin | 2001-04-27 |
| Date, End | 2009-10-27 |
| Temporal prec. | 111111 |
| Latitude | 42.51 - 44.41 |
| Longitude | 8.82 - 11.13 |
| Coord. prec. | 6 decimal digits |
| Platform | Boat |
| Data type | Animal sighting |
| Effort | YES (ID: 763) |
| Traveled (km) | 19,995 |
| Effort hours | 1,629 |
| Registered | 2011-05-31 |
| Updated | 2011-06-28 |
| Status | Published |
Sharing policy |
CC-BY-NC (Minimum) |
| Sub group(s) | ACCOBAMS |
| Shared with |
GBIF
OBIS |
| Metadata in static HTML / FGDC / EML |
| See download history / statistics |
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