Long-term cetacean monitoring in the Azores based on whale watching observations (2009-2020)
Citation
Azevedo, J. M. N.; Fernández, M.; González García, L.; (2021) MONICET: long-term cetacean monitoring in the Azores based on whale watching observations (2009-2020) https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/595 accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-03-28.Description
The dataset was colected by whale watching companies in the Azores between 2009 and 2020 as a contribution to the long term monitoring of cetaceans. It contains the identification of the species observed, the geographic position of the observation, the life stages and its respective abundance and behavior, as well as related environmental variables (sea state, visibility).Taxonomic Coverages
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Cetacearank: infraorder
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Cheloniidaerank: family
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Dermochelyidaerank: family
Geographic Coverages
ANE, Azores
EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
José Manuel N. Azevedooriginator
University of Lisbon; Faculty of Sciences; Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes
Marc Fernández Morrón
originator
University of Lisbon; Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre - Madeira
Marc Fernández Morrón
originator
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação
José Manuel N. Azevedo
originator
University of the Azores; Azorean Biodiversity Group
Laura González García
originator
University of the Azores; Azorean Biodiversity Group
Laura González García
metadata author
University of Lisbon; Faculty of Sciences; Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes
Laura González García
metadata author
University of the Azores; Azorean Biodiversity Group
content provider
Aqua Açores
content provider
Atlantiangra
content provider
Azores Experiences
content provider
Espaço Talassa
content provider
Futurismo Azores Adventures
content provider
Ocean Emotion
content provider
Peter Whale Watch
content provider
Picos de Aventura
content provider
Sea Colors
content provider
Terra Azul
content provider
Terra do Pico
José Manuel N. Azevedo
administrative point of contact
University of the Azores; Azorean Biodiversity Group