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Stomach analysis of stranded seabirds on the Belgian Coast [Maaganalyse van kadavers zeevogels aan de Belgische Kust] Citation Data Institute for Nature Conservation. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/77 Contact: Stienen, Eric Availability: Unrestricted after moratorium period Data are initially restricted, but the access condition relaxes to academic or unrestricted once a specified period of time after an event (such as collection, publication, completion of QC procedures or project cessation) has elapsed Description Dataset on diet composition of stranded seabirds (predominantly aulks) describing prey species and length. Scope Themes: Biology, Biology > Birds Keywords: Marine/Coastal, Birds, Birds (marine), Diets, Food, Otoliths, Stomach content, ANE, Belgium, Belgian Coast, Alca torda Linnaeus, 1758, Alle alle (Linnaeus, 1758), Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus, 1758), Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758), Uria aalge (Pontoppidan, 1763) Geographical coverage ANE, Belgium, Belgian Coast [Marine Regions] Temporal coverage October 2002 - March 2003 October 2003 - March 2004 Taxonomic coverage Parameter Diet composition Methodology Diet composition: Stranded birds stomac analysis Fresh corpses of fish eating seabirds found during beached birds surveys are stored in freezer and are dissected to determine diet composition. Food remains are seperated and analysed under binocular. Length of fish otoliths are identified and measured under microscope to a precision of 0,01 mm. Contributors Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO), more, data owner Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen (IRScNB/KBIN), more, taxonomic identifier Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Leefmilieu, Natuur en Energie; Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; Afdeling Biodiversiteit en Natuurlijk Milieu; Onderzoeksgroep Ecosysteemdiversiteit, more, data creator, data manager, taxonomic identifier Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Omgeving; Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek (INBO), more, data owner Wageningen University and Research Centre; Alterra, more, data creator Related datasets (Partly) included in: PROJECT DATA: Integrated data from projects PODOI and Trophos (1997-2006), more Project TROPHOS: Higher trophic levels in the Southern North Sea, more Publication Based on this dataset De Pooter, D. (2010). Comparative study of the diet of common guillemots Uria aalge and razorbills Alca torda, collected during beached bird surveys along the Belgian coast between 2002 and 2010. MSc Thesis. INBO/Universiteit Gent: Gent. 19 pp., more Haelters, J. et al. (2003). Het Tricolor incident: de gevolgen voor zeevogels in de Belgische zeegebieden. BMM/KBIN: Brussel. 36 pp., more Stienen, E.W.M.; Van Waeyenberge, J. (2002). Verstoken van verstoring: het belang van de Baai van Heist als rust- en broedgebied voor vogels, in: Mees, J. et al. Academische studiedag: 5 Jaar strand-natuurreservaat 'De Baai van Heist' - De Vlaamse stranden: steriele zandbakken of natuurpatrimonium? Zeebrugge, 14 juni 2002. VLIZ Special Publication, 9: pp. 1-9, more Van Waeyenberge, J.; Stienen, E.W.M. (2002). Watervogels op de Noordzee: vliegtuigtellingen 1999-2002. Vogelnieuws 1(4): 19-20, more URL Institute home page: Dataset status: In Progress Data type: Data Data origin: Research Metadatarecord created: 2004-05-10 Information last updated: 2015-12-03 | ||||
