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Cetacean survey in Balabac Strait, Philippines

Dataset homepage

Citation

Dolar, L. 2008. Cetacean survey in Balabac Strait, Philippines. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/461) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/brvw4w accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-03.

Description

Original provider: Louella Dolar Dataset credits: Louella Dolar Conservation International Abstract: These are the sightings of cetaceans found in Balabac Strait, Palawan, Philippines. The survey was carried out on May 3-14, 2006 using the line transect method. The survey vessel was a 20 m boat with a sighting platform 5 m above sea level. The survey covered 718 km of trackline in an area of 6,538 sq. km. Funding was provided by Conservation International- Philippines. Purpose: The survey was carried out to characterize the cetacean fauna of Balabac Strait, Palawan, Philippines. Balabac Strait is one of the three Marine Biodiversity Conservarion Corridors in the Philippines delineated by Conservation International-Philippines. Information on the physico-chemical parameters such as sea surface temperature, salinity and total dissolved solids were also gathered. Supplemental information: The observations of B. edeni could be B. omurai (Omura's whale). These two species occur in Philippine waters and are very difficult to tell apart. The observation for Stenella longirostris at 9:50 on 5/13/2006 is Stenella longirostris roseiventris. Effort data will be appended later.

Purpose

The survey was carried out to characterize the cetacean fauna of Balabac Strait, Palawan, Philippines. Balabac Strait is one of the three Marine Biodiversity Conservarion Corridors in the Philippines delineated by Conservation International-Philippines. Information on the physico-chemical parameters such as sea surface temperature, salinity and total dissolved solids were also gathered.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

NA

Sampling

NA

Method steps

  1. NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  1. Balaenoptera edeni
    common name: Eden's whale rank: species
  2. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  3. Feresa attenuata
    common name: Pygmy Killer Whale rank: species
  4. Kogia sima
    common name: Dwarf Sperm Whale rank: species
  5. Lagenodelphis hosei
    common name: Fraser's Dolphin rank: species
  6. Peponocephala electra
    common name: Melon-headed Whale rank: species
  7. Stenella attenuata
    common name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
  8. Stenella longirostris longirostris
    rank: subspecies
  9. Stenella longirostris
    common name: Spinner Dolphin rank: species
  10. Tursiops aduncus
    common name: Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin rank: species
  11. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Balabac,Palawan,Philippines,Southeast Asia

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Louella Dolar
originator
position: Primary contact
Louella Dolar
email: None
OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu
OBIS-SEAMAP
distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu
Louella Dolar
owner
position: Primary contact
Louella Dolar
email: None
Louella Dolar
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Louella Dolar
email: None
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