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Summary
Abstract: The Seabird Ecological Assessment Network coordinates a beached bird
monitoring effort. The line segments represent the estimated beach segments
monitored by SEANET volunteers. There are tabular records for each monitoring
visit to a beach. Data collected include observations of beach conditions,
beached birds found, and live birds observed. When possible ... the beached birds
are examined by trained technicians to determine pathological findings which
could indicate cause of death. Linked to these beach segments are the
associated data tables: SEANET mortality, SEANET beach conditions, SEANET
beached birds, and SEANET live birds, which can be joined to this data layer.
The data currently posted were collected from October 2002 through 2004.
Monitoring efforts and data collection are ongoing and the database will be
updated quarterly.

Purpose: SEANET Beached Bird Survey Data are used by seabird researchers,
conservation managers, and analysts to identify areas of high seabird
mortality. Threats to seabirds are determined through observations and
pathological findings. There is potential for using seabirds as indicators of
coastal and marine health.

Spatial Data Organization Information -
Indirect Spatial Reference: Massachusetts Beaches
Direct Spatial Reference: Vector/line.

Spatial Reference Information -
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition -
Geographic:
Latitude Resolution: 0.0000001
Longitude Resolution: 0.0000001
Geographic Coordinate Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: NAD 83
Ellipsoid Name: GRS 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257222

Geographic Coverage Spatial coordinates   

N: 42.1

S: 41.45

E: -69.9

W: -71.15

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: Tufts University Center for Conservation Medicine Dataset Title: SEANET Beached Bird Survey Data Dataset Series Name: SEANET Data Dataset Release Date: 2005-03-25 Dataset Release Place: North Grafton, Massachusetts, United States of America Dataset Publisher: Tufts University Center for Conservation Medicine Version: March 2005 Issue Identification: SEANET Beached Bird Survey Data, March 2005 Ed. Data Presentation Form: Map > Thematic Map, Spreadsheet, Tabular Digital Data, Vector Digital Data Online Resource: http://www.tufts.edu/vet/seanet/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2002-10-01 Stop Date: 2004-12-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GEOGRAPHIC REGION > MID-LATITUDE GEOGRAPHIC REGION > WESTERN HEMISPHERE GEOGRAPHIC REGION > NORTHERN HEMISPHERE CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > Buzzards Bay OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > Cape Cod Bay OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > Nantucket Sound OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > Long Island Sound

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 0.0000001 decimal degrees Longitude Resolution: 0.0000001 decimal degrees

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS

ISO Topic Category

ENVIRONMENT

Platform

FIELD SURVEYS

Instrument

VISUAL OBSERVATIONS

Project

GOMODP > Gulf of Maine Ocean Data Partnership

Quality
Locations are accurate to either the NOS80K: Medium Resolution Digital Vector
U.S. Shoreline or the recorded volunteer location with a handheld GPS.
Attribute data are collected by volunteer/citizen science effort and quality
control is performed (through deductive estimate). No quantification
assessment has been performed. All beaches monitored from October 2002-
December 2004 are mapped.

Access Constraints
None

Use Constraints
By acceptance of this data, the user agrees to include a copy of this metadata
record, including the liability disclaimer, whenever the user transmits or
provides the data (or any portion of it) to another user. Publications
resulting from use of this data should include the following citation: SEANET
Beached Bird Survey Data Seabird Ecological Assessment Network ... (SEANET) Tufts
Center for Conservation Medicine http://www.tufts.edu/vet/seanet/

The data are provided as is and without any warranty to their performance or
fitness for any particular purpose. The data were developed by SEANET at Tufts
University for research purposes. The University does not represent or warrant
that the data or documentation are error-free, complete, current or accurate.
You are responsible for any consequences resulting from use of the data or your
reliance on it. Consult the data documentation for this particular data to
determine its limitations. If you transmit or provide the GIS data (or any
portion of it) to another user, it must include a copy of this disclaimer.

Ancillary Keywords

Gulf of Maine Ocean Data Partnership mortality contaminants beached birds

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Center for Conservation Medicine, Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University Data Center URL: http://www.tufts.edu/vet/ccm/ Dataset ID: Beached Bird Survey Data, March 2005 Ed. Data Center Personnel Name: BECKY HARRIS Phone: +01-508-887-4933 Fax: +01-508-839-7946 Email: becky.harris at tufts.edu Contact Address: Barbour Wildlife Medicine Building Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine 200 Westboro Road City: North Grafton Province or State: Massachusetts Postal Code: 01536 Country: United States of America

Distribution

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Personnel

BECKY HARRIS Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: +01-508-887-4933 Fax: +01-508-839-7946 Email: becky.harris at tufts.edu Contact Address: Barbour Wildlife Medicine Building Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine 200 Westboro Road City: North Grafton Province or State: Massachusetts Postal Code: 01536 Country: United States of America

Related URL

Link: View Related Information Description: GeoConnections Discovery Portal. Canada's IDN Node.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2005-02-25 Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-12-19 Future DIF Review Date: 2006-05-06

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