Waterbirds of the Botanic Garden Meise

Quentin Groom

doi:10.15468/cgffyq

Waterbirds of the Botanic Garden Meise

Citation

Groom Q (2018). Waterbirds of the Botanic Garden Meise. Version 3.4. Botanic Garden Meise. Occurrence Dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/cgffyq accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-05-26.

Description

Counts of feral geese and coots from the Botanic Garden Meise recorded as part of a project on the habitat preferences of these birds.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The Botanic Garden Meise

Sampling

counts of waterbirds in defined areas within the botanic garden. Birds are counted between 12:00 and 13:00 CET (Winter) and CEST (Summer) only on weekdays. Counts of absences are also recorded, but not available here.

Method steps

Geese are counted based upon four standard routes around the garden that are chosen at random each day.

Additional info

Absence data is also available upon request.

Taxonomic Coverages

Branta canadensis
common name: Canada goose rank: species
Branta leucopsis
common name: barnacle goose rank: species
Anser anser
common name: greylag goose rank: species
Alopochen aegyptiaca
common name: Egyptian goose rank: species
Fulica atra
common name: Eurasian coot rank: species

Geographic Coverages

The grounds of the Botanic Garden Meise

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Quentin Groom
originator
Botanic Garden Meise
Bouchout Domain, Nieuwelaan 38
Meise
1860
Vlaams-Brabant
BE
email: quentin.groom@plantentuinmeise.be
homepage: http://www.plantentuinmeise.be/

Quentin Groom
metadata author
Botanic Garden Meise
Bouchout Domain, Nieuwelaan 38
Meise
1860
Vlaams-Brabant
BE
email: quentin.groom@plantentuinmeise.be
homepage: http://www.plantentuinmeise.be/

distributor
Botanic Garden Meise
Meise
BE

Quentin Groom
administrative point of contact
Botanic Garden Meise
Bouchout Domain, Nieuwelaan 38
Meise
1860
Vlaams-Brabant
BE
email: quentin.groom@plantentuinmeise.be
homepage: http://www.plantentuinmeise.be/