Description
Marsabit Ecosystem Inventory surveys in 2014 was conducted to determine species richness in the ecosystem
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 444 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:
Mukeka J, Hongo P (2018): Marsabit Ecosystem Inventory Surveys 2014. v1.4. Kenya Wildlife Service. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource?r=marsabit&v=1.4
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: a4b78c0c-97ef-47b6-acfa-6b3a6c9a0cce. 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
- SS-GIS and Database
- Metadata Provider
- Senior GIS Technician
- Metadata Provider
- Senior GIS Officer
- Point Of Contact
- Director- Biodiversity Research and Planning
- 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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Temporal Coverage
Start Date / End Date | 2014-05-30 / 2014-10-30 |
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Project Data
Marsabit Ecosystem Inventory Surveys covered the observation of the following Mammalia,Amphibia, Insecta, Aves and Reptilia.
Title | Marsabit Ecosystem Inventory Surveys |
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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 | Marsabit Ecosystem |
Design Description | Many conservation organizations such as National Museums of Kenya and Nature Kenya were involved in the surveys |
The personnel involved in the project:
- User
Sampling Methods
Transects were used in data acquisition
Study Extent | Marsabit Ecosystem |
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Quality Control | Data processing was carried out by the GIS team |
Method step description:
- The exercise will be carried out again after three years depending on the availability of funds
Additional Metadata
Purpose | To determine biodiversity richness within Marsabit Ecosystem. |
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Alternative Identifiers | a4b78c0c-97ef-47b6-acfa-6b3a6c9a0cce |
http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource?r=marsabit |