Animal Demography Unit - The Birds in Reserves Project (BIRP)

Michael Brooks, University of Cape Town; Department of Zoology

Dataset credit

OBIS and AfrOBIS

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Michael Brooks University of Cape Town; Department of Zoology
Secondary contact OBIS Secretariat Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
Secondary contact Ursula von St Ange CSIR / SADCO / AfrOBIS

Citation

Animal Demography Unit - The Birds in Reserves Project (BIRP)
Brooks, M. 2020. Animal Demography Unit - The Birds in Reserves Project (BIRP). Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103150602) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from OBIS (https://obis.org/dataset/7b411a8c-1b9e-44c5-b8d3-cd614281c032)

Abstract

BIRP is a joint project of BirdLife South Africa (BLSA), and the Animal Demography Unit (ADU), based at the University of Cape Town (UCT). The basic purpose of BIRP is to compile a comprehensive catalogue of the species of birds which occur and breed in South Africa's many protected areas.

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

This dataset was downloaded from OBIS (https://obis.org/). The records for only marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles and rays and sharks were extracted. Records with no longitude/latitude or no date (eventDate) were excluded.
OBIS dataset page:
https://obis.org/dataset/7b411a8c-1b9e-44c5-b8d3-cd614281c032
Data Provider's dataset page:
http://ipt.iobis.org/afrobis/resource?r=adu_birp

References

Animal Demography Unit - The Birds in Reserves Project (BIRP)

Attributes

Overview

The attributes of this dataset are compatible with the OBIS Schema, then reformatted to the OBIS-SEAMAP schema. If you would like to get the data in the OBIS Schema, please visit iOBIS Portal.

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
oidInternal ID
idRecord ID
dataset_idDataset ID
scientificnameScientific name
vernacularnameVernacular name
aphiaidAphia ID
taxonranktaxononic rank
individualcountGroup size / individual count
eventdateEvent date (precision varies)
eventtimeEvent time
decimallatitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
decimallongitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
coordinateprecisionCoordinate precision
catalognumberCatalog number
collectioncodeCollection code
occurrencestatusOccurrence status
basisofrecordBasis of record (HumanObservation / MachineObservation)
modifiedDate/time the record was modified
node_idNode ID
occurrenceidOccurrence ID
occurrenceremarksOccurrence remarks
eventidEvent ID
institutioncodeInstitution code
lifestageLife stage
sexGender of the animal if known
speciesSpecies by provider
datasetidDataset ID by provider
countryCountry
localityLocation of ocean
waterbodyDetails of ocean
droppedFlag indicating the record was dropped (always false)
absenceFlag indicating the record represents the absence of the species (always false)
marineFlag indicating the record is for marine life (always true)
OBIS-SEAMAP ID103150602
Seabirds12,791
Marine mammals0
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total12,791
Date, Begin1906-02-05
Date, End2007-03-17
Temporal prec.111000
Latitude-34.78 - -22.61
Longitude16.46 - 32.86
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformVarious
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Traveled (km)0
0
Contr. throughiOBIS
Registered2020-06-29
Updated2021-02-05
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY (All)
Shared with None
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