PIROP Northwest Atlantic
Entry ID: seamap280

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Summary
Abstract: The PIROP (Programme Intégré de recherches sur les oiseaux pélagiques) data set, Atlantic subset, consists of geo-referenced vessel-based surveys to monitor pelagic seabirds. Most surveys were carried out by R.G. B. Brown from 'vessels of opportunity' supplied by the Bedford Institute for Oceanography (BIO) in Dartmouth/Halifax, but many other platforms and observers were used, too. During these ... View entire text

Purpose: The PIROP data were collected for Canadian seabird monitoring purposes, focusing on the Canadian Atlantic, but also on other areas relevant to Canadian birds such as waters off Peru, off West Africa and off Europe.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Puffinus creatopus (Pink-footed Shearwater; ITIS: 174547) observed on 1982-08-16 12:00:00 at 53.9000:-55.5000 (id=151664) changed to Procellariidae ... View entire text
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Description: Data can be accessed through the OBIS and OBIS-SEAMAP web sites.
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Caption:  Seabird Survey
 
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 79.78   S: -25.15   E: 18.57   W: -149.57

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Canadian Wildlife Service
Dataset Title: PIROP Northwest Atlantic
Dataset Series Name: OBIS-SEAMAP
Dataset Release Date: 2006-03-21 18:32:15-05
Dataset Release Place: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/
Dataset Publisher: OBIS-SEAMAP
Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Online Resource: http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/index_e.cfm
Parent DIF
This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
OBIS-SEAMAP

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1965-01-22
Stop Date: 1992-09-30
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
Data Center
Centro de Datos Antarticos, Argentina Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.dna.gov.ar/
Dataset ID: CDA_AR_BIO_MONITORIAA034

Data Center Personnel
Name: CELIA ELBA IZQUIERDO
Phone: 54-11-4812-2086
Fax: 54-11-4812-2086
Email: celeiz_antar at hotmail.com
Email: celeiz at dna.gov.ar
Email: cda at dna.gov.ar
Contact Address:
Centro de Datos Antarticos
Direccion Nacional del Antartico
Instituto Antartico Argentino
Cerrito 1248
City: Capital Federal
Postal Code: C1010AAZ
Country: ARGENTINA
Personnel
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Email: zulma at cerlap.edu.ar
Contact Address:
CERLAP Calle 8 No. 1467
City: LA PLATA
Postal Code: 1900
Country: ARGENTINA
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Publications/References
Satellite images: an option for interpretation of biospheric changes (1993). By Vergani D.F, Stanganelli Z.B, Gagliardini D.A. Selper Review (9) 1-2: 87-88
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Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-12-27

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