Description
Laikipia Samburu Aerial Census (2008)
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 7,508 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.
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:
kws@kws.go.ke (2018): Kenya Wildlife Service, Laikipia Samburu Aerial Census, 2008. v1. Kenya Wildlife Service. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource?r=kws_laikipiasamburucensus_2008
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: 1c8388f5-5c12-46ba-a486-07d1b4f8b78c. 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
Contacts
- Originator ●
- Point Of Contact
- Senior Scientist GIS and Database
- Metadata Provider ●
- Originator
- Senior GIS Officer
- Point Of Contact
- Director - Biodiversity Research and Monitoring
- Point Of Contact
- Director Biodiversity Research and Monitoring
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 | Aves, Mammlia, Sarcopterygii |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2008-11-20 / 2008-11-27 |
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Project Data
Total wildlife count
| 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-Sumburu Ecosystem |
| Design Description | Training followed by the actual Wildlife census |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Metadata Provider
Sampling Methods
Systematic transects were used. Census block maps were developed with predetermined transects lengths and widths.
| Study Extent | Laikipia-Samburu Ecosystem |
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| Quality Control | Datasets were processed by the GIS personnel to remove double counts especially at the edge of the counting blocks |
Method step description:
- Census carried out after every three years depending on the availability of funds.
Additional Metadata
| Purpose | To determine wildlife abundance in the ecosystem |
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| Maintenance Description | Census carried out after every three years. |
| Alternative Identifiers | http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource?r=kws_laikipiasamburucensus_2008 |