Data Records
The data in this occurrence 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 17,168 records.
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.
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Versions
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Mukeka J, Hongo P (2019): Birds Occurrence Data in Kenya 1999 -2006. v1.1. Kenya Wildlife Service. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource?r=ebird_occurrence_data&v=1.1
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Kenya Wildlife Service. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 51774548-fc4f-4e97-a1e3-54fd3a34bd6d. Kenya Wildlife Service publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.
Keywords
Occurrence; Observation
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Geographic Coverage
Republic of Kenya
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-4.8, 33.8], North East [5, 42] |
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Temporal Coverage
| Living Time Period | 199-01-04 to 2006-01-31 |
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Project Data
E-Birds Occurrence Data in Kenya. The data mobilized was collected from 1999-01-04 to 2006-01-31
| Title | E-Birds Occurrence Data in Kenya |
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| Funding | Kenya government and donor support |
| Study Area Description | National |
The personnel involved in the project:
Sampling Methods
Total count using transects
| Study Extent | National |
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| Quality Control | This is done through data processing that include data cleaning and verification |
Method step description:
- Participants are trained followed by census. The training also involve the distribution of transects and block maps
Additional Metadata
| Purpose | To determine birds abundance |
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| Maintenance Description | Yearly |
| Alternative Identifiers | http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource?r=ebird_occurrence_data |