Dataset specification
- Title: MarineBasis Nuuk - Seabirds - Seabird species counts (individuals/colony)
- Description: Seabird species counts (individuals/colony) Seabirds:Seabirds MarineBasis Nuuk:The MarineBasis programme collects physical, chemical and biological data from the Greenland coastal zone. Work is focused around three fjord systems, all influenced by glaciers connected to the Greenland Ice Sheet.
- DOI: 10.17897/WKFK-SS31 - https://doi.org/10.17897/WKFK-SS31
- Location/site: Nuuk - -51.38, 64.13 (lon-lat wgs84)
- Date span of the dataset: 2006-06-07 - 2021-07-01
Data originator, license and how to download the dataset
The dataset is a product of the Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring program (GEM): https://grid.ac/institutes/grid.507580.f. It is free and open data, licensed with terms of use under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ When downloading you will automatically get a terms of use document, describing how to cite the data and other important information.
Download the dataset via this link (registration needed): http://data.g-e-m.dk/log-in/data-tables?doi=10.17897/WKFK-SS31
Variables measured / columns in dataset
| ID | Name | Unit | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/WKFK-SS31&column=Date | Date | Date | Date | Observation date |
| http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/WKFK-SS31&column=ColonyNo | ColonyNo | Number | Number | Colony identifier, internal numbering system |
| http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/WKFK-SS31&column=Colony+name | Colony name | Text | Text | |
| http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/WKFK-SS31&column=Latitude | Latitude | Number | Number | Latitude, decimal degrees, WGS84 |
| http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/WKFK-SS31&column=Longitude | Longitude | Number | Number | Longitude, decimal degrees, WGS84 |
| http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/WKFK-SS31&column=SpeciesCode | SpeciesCode | Text | Text | Species identifier, internal code system |
| http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/WKFK-SS31&column=Latin | Latin | Text | Text | Species latin name |
| http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/WKFK-SS31&column=English | English | Text | Text | Species english name |
| http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/WKFK-SS31&column=MinNumbers | MinNumbers | Number | Number | -1: species observed but not counted |
| http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/WKFK-SS31&column=MaxNumbers | MaxNumbers | Number | Number | |
| http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/WKFK-SS31&column=Unit | Unit | Text | Text | Unit code of count. I: Individuals, P: Pairs, AON: Adults on nests, N: Nests |
| http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/WKFK-SS31&column=SurveyQuality | SurveyQuality | Text | Text | L: Low, M: Medium, H: High |
| http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/WKFK-SS31&column=SurveyMethod | SurveyMethod | Text | Text | DIR: Direct count on site, Photo: Count from photography |
| http://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/WKFK-SS31&column=Remark+to+survey | Remark to survey | Text | Text |