UNCW Marine Mammal Sightings 2002
Citation
McLellan, W. 2007. UNCW Marine Mammal Sightings 2002. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/67) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/xm5muq accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-09.Description
Original provider: University of North Carolina, Wilmington Dataset credits: University of North Carolina at Wilmington Supplemental information: 3/26/07: common name for Eubalaena glacialis is changed from historical black right whale to Northern right whale sighting.Purpose
Not available
Sampling Description
Study Extent
NASampling
NAMethod steps
- NA
Additional info
marine, harvested by iOBISTaxonomic Coverages
Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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Tursiops truncatuscommon name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
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Delphinus delphiscommon name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
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Balaenoptera physaluscommon name: Fin Whale rank: species
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Megaptera novaeangliaecommon name: Humpback Whale rank: species
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Lepidochelys kempiicommon name: Kemp's Ridley rank: species
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Dermochelys coriaceacommon name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
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Caretta carettacommon name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
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Eubalaena glacialiscommon name: North Atlantic Right Whale rank: species
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Stenella frontaliscommon name: Atlantic Spotted Dolphin rank: species
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Delphinidaecommon name: dolphins rank: family
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Cheloniidaecommon name: Sea Turtles rank: family
Geographic Coverages
Oceans
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
William McLellanoriginator
position: Primary contact
University of North Carolina Wilmington
email: mclellanw@uncw.edu
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
William McLellan
owner
position: Primary contact
University of North Carolina Wilmington
email: mclellanw@uncw.edu
William McLellan
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
University of North Carolina Wilmington
email: mclellanw@uncw.edu