EDP Foz Tua: Bat Roosts - Ecological & Compensatory Measures Monitoring Programs [2011-2017]
Citation
Costa H, Salgueiro N, Mesquita S, Mascarenhas M, Marques A T, Coelho H, Braz L, Gonçalves R, Ferraz C, Batista S, Ribeiro S B, Lemos J, Santos P, Sousa D, Paula J, Oliveira J, Caetano M, Silva R, Monteiro B, Pereira P, Silva M, Ferreira C, Pereira F, Neves T, Magalhães J, Romão F, Augusto M, Carmo M, Santos J, Quirós L, Moreira M, Santos J, Múrias T (2020). EDP Foz Tua: Bat Roosts - Ecological & Compensatory Measures Monitoring Programs [2011-2017]. Version 1.5. EDP. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/9abbaq accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-11.Description
The dataset contains records of bats (Chiroptera) collected in the lower valley of River Tua. Data were collected in the scope of the long-term Ecological Monitoring Program (PME) and the Monitoring Program of Mitigation/Compensation Measures (PMC) of the Foz Tua Hydroelectric Dam, promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. Data were collected between July 2011 and September 2017 during field visits to 91 known or presumed bat hibernation, reproduction and pre-dispersion (post-reproduction) roosts, within a 5-km radius buffer around the lower valley of River Tua. From 2012, two roosts located at >20 km from the river (deactivated railroad tunnels) were added to the sampling sites in the context of the PMC. The presence of individuals was recorded by direct observation, and all individuals were photographed whenever possible. The records include taxa identified at the species or genus level. In several occasions it was not possible to separate the individual species, so they were grouped in 15 “species complexes”, both mono-specific and multi-specific. Due to the vulnerability of the roost locations, the precision of the geographic coordinates was degraded to 0.01, according to the recommendations of Chapman & Grafton (2008). The dataset with the original (undegraded) coordinates may be provided upon request by the resource contact from EDP, who will define the terms and conditions for its use.Purpose
This dataset is part of a broader initiative whereby the company EDP - Energias de Portugal S.A. will made available biodiversity data collected during impact assessment and biological monitoring studies.
Sampling Description
Study Extent
The data were collected within a 5-km radius buffer around the lower valley of River Tua (Northeast Portugal), up to 36 km from the mouth, in the municipalities of Alijó, Carrazeda de Ansiães, Vila Flor, Mirandela, Sabrosa and Bragança. There were also two additional sites surveyed at >20 km from the river.Sampling
Sampling was designed to cover all known and potential bat roosts in the study area, including railroad tunnels, caves, mines, wells, bridges and all sorts of buildings. A place was considered to be a roost when the presence of bats was confirmed, either by direct observations or by indirect evidences (e.g., faeces, urine stains, etc.). Each roost was visited once or twice per season, in the hibernation (January-February), reproduction (April-August) and pre-dispersion (September-October) periods, depending on the year. All roosts were searched for the presence of bats by two observers, which recorded all individuals seen. The time spent in each roost varied with the number of bats present and the accessibility conditions. Species identification were usually made “in loco”, with the aid of head-torches, binoculars and field guides. All bats were photographed whenever possible, not only to build a photographic database, but also to allow a “a posteriori” identification of individuals that raised doubts, or to count large groups that could not be accurately counted in a suitable time in the field.Quality Control
All identifications were performed by qualified techniciansMethod steps
- To be completed
Taxonomic Coverages
The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 phylum, 1 class, 1 order, 4 families, 8 genus and 13 species positively identified.
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Chordatarank: phylum
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Mammaliarank: class
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Chiropterarank: order
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Vespertilionidaerank: family
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Miniopteridaerank: family
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Rhinolophidaerank: family
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Molossidaerank: family
Geographic Coverages
Most data were collected within a 5-km radius buffer around the river Tua valley (Northeast Portugal), up to 36 km from the mouth. There were also two additional sites surveyed at >20 km from the river. The sites were located in the municipalities of Alijó, Carrazeda de Ansiães, Vila Flor, Mirandela, Sabrosa and Bragança.
Bibliographic Citations
- Chapman AD & Grafton O (2008) Guide to Best Practices for Generalising Sensitive Species-Occurrence Data. Copenhagen: GBIF Secretariat. https://doi.org/10.15468/doc-b02j-gt10 -
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