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 2,510 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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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
kws@kws.go.ke (2018): Laikipia Samburu 2012 Wildlife Aerial Census. v1.1, Kenya Wildlife Service. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource?r=kws_laikipiasamburucensus_2012
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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: 13456803-0361-461e-b957-ce325bc14e62. 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; Occurrence; Observation
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Geographic Coverage
Republic of Kenya
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-5, 34], North East [5, 42] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
No Description available
| Class | Mammalia |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2012-11-26 / 2012-11-29 |
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Project Data
No Description available
| Title | Laikipia Samburu Wildlife Aerial Census |
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| Identifier | BID-AF2015-0035-NAC |
| Funding | Kenya Government and its partners Dataset publication funded by GBIF, BID-AF2015-0035-NAC. |
| Study Area Description | Laikipia-Samburu Ecosystem |
| Design Description | Training followed by the actual wildlife census |
The personnel involved in the project:
Sampling Methods
Systematic transects were used. Census block maps were developed with predetermined transect lengths and widths.
| Study Extent | Laikipia Samburu Ecosystem |
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| Quality Control | Data records were processed by the experienced GIS personnel who removed double counts especially at the edge of the counting blocks |
Method step description:
- Wildlife census data carried out after every three years depending on the availability of funds.
Collection Data
| Collection Name | Kenya Wildlife Service |
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Additional Metadata
| Purpose | To determine wildlife abundance in the Laikipia-Samburu ecosystem |
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| Maintenance Description | Wildlife census is carried out after every three years |
| Alternative Identifiers | http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource?r=kws_laikipiasamburucensus_2012 |