Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin observations in the Richmond River 2003-2006

Christine Fury, Southern Cross University

Dataset credit

Christine Fury, Southern Cross University

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Christine Fury Southern Cross University
Data entry Connie Kot

Citation

Abstract

Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) were observed year-round during a 3-year study in the Clarence River estuary (CR) and Richmond River estuary (RR) in northern New South Wales, Australia. These sightings are from the Richmond River estuary.

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

For sightings in the Clarence River, please refer to the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin observations in the Clarence River 2003-2006 dataset.
Time was not available and records were filled with "00:00:00."

References

Fury, C.A. and P.L. Harrison. 2008. Abundance, site fidelity and range patterns of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in two Australian subtropical estuaries. Marine and Freshwater Research. 59(11):1015-1027.
Fury, C.A. and P.L. Harrison. 2011. Impact of flood events on dolphin occupancy patterns. Marine Mammal Science. 27(3):E185-E205.
Fury, C.A. and P.L. Harrison. 2011. Seasonal variation and tidal influences on estuarine use by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 93(4):389-395.

Attributes

Overview

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Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oidUnique ID (generated by SEAMAP)
obs_dateObserved date
latitudeObserved latitude
longitudeObserved longitude
seasSeason of observation
monthMonth of observation
yearYear of observation
obs_countObserved count
sp_obsObserved species
sp_tsnObserved ITIS TSN
obs_timeObserved time (not available and filled with 00:00:00)
notesTime was not available and filled with 00:00:00
OBIS-SEAMAP ID772
Seabirds0
Marine mammals95
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total95
Date, Begin2003-10-28
Date, End2006-08-15
Temporal prec.111000
Latitude-28.92 - -28.84
Longitude153.50 - 153.59
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformBoat
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Traveled (km)0
0
Contr. through
Registered2011-08-09
Updated2011-08-10
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY-NC (Minimum)
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