CIRCE Marine mammals off Spain 2001-2012

CIRCE

Dataset credit

de Stephanis, R., CIRCE

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Renaud de Stephanis CIRCE
Data entry Ei Fujioka Duke University

Citation

De Stephanis, R., T. Cornulier, P. Verborgh, J. Salazar Sierra, N. Pérez Gimeno and C. Guinet. 2008. Summer spatial distribution of cetaceans in the Strait of Gibraltar in relation to the oceanographic context. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 353: 272-288.
de Stephanis, R. 2023. CIRCE Marine mammals off Spain 2001-2012. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/3d3bbf99.

Abstract

This dataset was collected during CIRCE's research survey on cetaceans with
visual effort between 2001-2012.

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

Sixty-five marine mammal observations identified as 'NO ID', 'NO ID BIG
CETACEAN', 'NO ID SMALL DOLPHIN', 'None' were removed.

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 (2012-04-12) - Initial
  • Initial release

References

De Stephanis, R., T. Cornulier, P. Verborgh, J. Salazar Sierra, N. Pérez Gimeno and C. Guinet. 2008. Summer spatial distribution of cetaceans in the Strait of Gibraltar in relation to the oceanographic context. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 353: 272-288.

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
oid
rec_idRecord ID
latitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
longitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
obs_dateObservation date
obs_timeobservation time (accuracy: hours)
obs_countGroup size
sp_obsSpecies name
sp_tsnITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP
data_ownerData owner
geom
OBIS-SEAMAP ID840
DOI10.82144/3d3bbf99
Version1.0.0
Seabirds0
Marine mammals3,721
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total3,721
Date, Begin1999-04-22
Date, End2012-02-06
Temporal prec.111100
Latitude35.79 - 37.13
Longitude-10.27 - -5.03
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformBoat
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Registered2012-04-12
Updated2023-03-14
StatusPublished
Sharing policy Permission required
Sub group(s)ACCOBAMS
Shared with None
Metadata in static HTML / FGDC / EML
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