Description
This dataset includes information on mammals sampling events from monitoring surveys in Aguada Pichana Este conducted by Total Austral.
Data Records
The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 11 records.
1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Austral S.A T, Gómez Arismendi M S (2024). Mammals Biodiversity Surveys: Aguada Pichana Este, Añelo, Neuquén, Argentina – 2022/2023/2024 – TotalEnergies E&P Austral B.V.. Version 1.0. Training Organization. Samplingevent dataset. https://training-ipt-c.gbif.org/resource?r=ape-mam-se-2024&v=1.0
Rights
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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Training Organization. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
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Keywords
Sampling event; Observation; Patagonia; Monitoring; Conservation; Mammals; biodiversity action plan
Contacts
- Point Of Contact
- Biodiversity Intern
- Point Of Contact
- Group Biodiversity Specialist
- Point Of Contact
- Biodiversity Intern
Geographic Coverage
The area in which the survey has been developed is part of an operational site of the oil and gas company Total Austral. The survey was developed in 3 environmental units from the site: Quebradas y Cañadones (QYC), which means ravines and canyons, Planicie Arbustiva (PA), which means bushy plain, and Bajada Aluvial (BA) which means lowland floodplain. These abbreviations are used to identify the locations of the transects surveyed. In the column Location Id, this information is summarised. The first abbreviation calls for the site: (in this study, all the observations will have APE. Then the environmental unit abbreviation and finally the number of transect. For example: APE-QYC-1
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-38.427, -69.366], North East [-38.22, -69.104] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
No Description available
| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Cetartiodactyla, Lagomorpha, Cingulata, Rodentia |
| Family | Leporidae, Caviidae, Camelidae, Dasypodidae |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2023-07-04 / 2023-07-07 |
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| Start Date / End Date | 2024-03-09 / 2024-03-15 |
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Project Data
The survey was made as part of a Biodiversity Action Plan which involves monitoring of the different fauna assemblages to ensure they remain estable through the years in which simultaneously the company operates in the area. Every year the survey is repeated covering two seasons: high or peak season and low season, the high being spring-summer and the low during autumn- winter, asocciated with more high and low temperatures respectively. The dates specified in Temporal Coverage correspond to both these surveys.
| Title | Mammals monitoring surveys: low and high season |
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Sampling Methods
The survey was made mainly through the observation of direct and indirect evidence of mammals presence through transect. The number of transects defined for each environmental unit is the following: 5 for QYC, 4 for PA and 1 for BA. Each transect has a 500 m length and a 50 m width. These transects are identified for every sampling event in the column Location ID, where this information is summarised in a code, e.g: APE-PA-4, being APE the abbreviation for the site, then the abbreviation for the environmental unit (PA) and finally the transect number. Moreover, twenty (20) simple capture traps (Sherman type) were placed in locations that showed signs of the aforementioned faunal elements. For this purpose, baits including vanilla essence, oats, and sunflower seeds were used. Finally, two footprint tracking devices were set. The device consists of a small container with a scent bait, which attracts mammals, and by approaching the device the individuals leave the footprints in the ground which can then be used to identify the species.
| Study Extent | The survey was developed in three environmental units already detailed in the geographic coverage section. |
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Method step description:
- The proposed transects were traversed on foot by two observers, georeferencing the findings. Photographic cameras with interchangeable telephoto lenses and semi-reflex were used. Regarding the Sherman traps, they were set at the last hour of the day and checked in the morning hours. The rest of the daytime they remained deactivated to prevent the accidental capture of any element that, exposed to temperature conditions, could perish due to thermal stress or predation. In case of an effective capture, the specimen is handled for the shortest possible time, photographed, and quickly released. Both the simple capture traps and the captured individuals are handled with fleshing-type gloves and all relevant safety elements.
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | https://training-ipt-c.gbif.org/resource?r=ape-mam-se-2024 |
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