https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=fcfr_2018 Bird Banding Data for Freshwater Creek Forest Reserve, Belize 2018 Abidas Ash University of Belize Environmental Research Institute Avian Biologist
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Abidas Ash University of Belize Environmental Research Institute Avian Biologist
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Ivanna Waight-Cho University of Belize Environmental Research Institute Monitoring Officer
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2019-01-31 eng Bird banding data collected at a protected area, Freshwater Creek Forest Reserve, in northern Belize using the Monitoreo de Sobrevivencia Invernal (MoSI-Monitoring Overwintering Survival) protocol developed by the Institute of Bird Populations (IBP). Data was collected from February to March 2018. Occurrence Birds Banding Belize GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml Observation Birds Banding Belize MoSI GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License. Freshwater Creek Forest Reserve (FCFR) is a protected area in the north-eastern part of the Corozal District with a small portion in the Orange Walk District and is co-managed by the Belize Forest Department and non-governmental organization, Corozal Sustainable Future Initiative. FCFR is comprised of seasonal broadleaf tropical forest and calcareous soils and the study area is particularly characterized by secondary growth forest and overgrown agricultural lands. Since much of the forest in FCFR has been degraded, CSFI has planted hardwood trees such as Mahogany. -88.373 -88.341 18.082 18.055 2018-02-20 2018-03-22 This dataset was developed based on MoSI banding data collected at Freshwater Creek Forest Reserve as part of long term bird monitoring in Belize. The dataset includes data on both residents of Belize and migrants. Having data on birds in Belize will allow information to be generated on abundance, distribution, diversity etc. The maintenance frequency is not planned. notPlanned Abidas Ash University of Belize Environmental Research Institute Avian Biologist
Price Center Road Belmopan Cayo BZ
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This data set was collected using the MoSI protocol. Data was collected at Freshwater Creek Forest Reserve from February to March 2018. The data was collected following the MoSI protocol. Since Freshwater Creek Forest reserve is a rather small area, 12 mist-nets were set up covering approximately 7 hectares. The station is operated for three days per month from November to March. Mist-nets are opened at sunrise and are checked every half hour for a total of six. Birds caught in the nets are safely extracted and taken back to a processing station where they are identified to species level and data on fat, age, sex, weight etc. are collected. All resident and migrant songbirds captured in the nets are banded except for hummingbirds. The station is operated by experienced and certified bird banders and assistants. Ageing and sexing resources and materials are used to properly age and sex birds and photos are taken for references. Improving Natural Resources Management in Belize through Mobilization of Biodiversity Data Elma Kay pointOfContact This project aims to compile and analyze several large existing bird datasets of Belize. The University of Belize Environmental Research Institute will coordinate the mobilization of Belize's existing un-compiled bird data through eBird and the GBIF network. This will be done in collaboration with two main partners: the Forest Department, the regulatory agency responsible for enforcing relevant policies and regulations for the sustainable management of Belize's natural resources and the Belize Audubon Society (BAS), a non-governmental Organization who co-manages seven protected areas in Belize. This project was made possible through the GBIF BID programme Data for this project was collected at several locations in Belize, including protected areas and privately owned area. For this particular dataset, data was collected at Freshwater Creek Forest Reserve which is a protected area located in the North-Eastern part of Belize that is co-managed by CSFI. The data was collected by UB-ERI and CSFI. Partners/Stakeholders were contacted to assist in contributing digitized and un-digitized bird data towards this project. Data Sharing Agreements were signed between the UB ERI and partners before data was utilized and submitted.
2019-01-29T09:09:14.820+01:00 dataset University of Belize Environmental Research Institute (2019) Bird Banding Data for Freshwater Creek Forest Reserve, Belize 2018. Version 1. University of Belize Environmental Research Institute and Corozal Sustainable Future Initiative. Dataset/Occurrence. https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=fcfr_2018