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University of Algarve and ICNB Cetacean Sightings 1999
Citation

Faustino, C., DiMatteo, A. 1999. University of Algarve and ICNB Cetacean Sightings 1999. University of Algarve. https://marineinfo.org/doc/dataset/3073

Contact: Faustino, Cláudia

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Description
Cetacean distribution along the Portuguese continental coast.

Lineage
Prior to publication data undergo quality control checked which are described in https://github.com/EMODnet/EMODnetBiocheck?tab=readme-ov-file#understanding-the-output

Scope
Themes:
Biology > Mammals
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, A, Atlantic, Bio-geographical regions, Biota, Cetacea, Environment, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Geoscientific Information, Habitats and biotopes, Marine mammals, Metadata non conformant, Metadata not evaluated, No limitations to public access, Oceans, Sea regions, WGS84 (EPSG:4326), XYZ ASCII, A, Atlantic Ocean, Cetacea

Geographical coverage
A, Atlantic Ocean Stations [Marine Regions]
Along the Portuguese continental coast
Coordinates: MinLong: -10,01; MinLat: 36,05 - MaxLong: -6,01; MaxLat: 41,47 [WGS84]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: -10,0058; MinLat: 36,0525 - MaxLong: -6,0056; MaxLat: 41,4717 [WGS84]

Temporal coverage
6 March 1999 - 18 December 1999

Taxonomic coverage
Cetacea [WoRMS]

Parameter
Animal sightings

Contributors
University of Algarve (UALG), moredata provider
Faustino, Cláudia

Related datasets
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System
OBIS-SEAMAP: Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations


Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Release date: 2012-06-13
Metadatarecord created: 2012-05-14
Information last updated: 2025-03-26
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