Description
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 2,932 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
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
de Francesco M C (2025). CAM-COAST database of birds and mammals in a Natura 2000 COASTal site in Italy. Version 1.2. National Biodiversity Data Centre. Occurrence dataset. DOI: https://zenodo.org/records/15622278
Rights
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The publisher and rights holder of this work is National Biodiversity Data Centre. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: a089a4ba-ce22-472f-a1f3-d31267d243b2. National Biodiversity Data Centre publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by National Biodiversity Data Centre.
Keywords
occurrences; specimen's images; dune habitats; threats; Occurrence; Observation
Contacts
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Geographic Coverage
The sampling site is located in the Natura 2000 (N2K) site called SAC IT7228221 Foce Trigno-Marina di Petacciato (Italy). It is characterized by a natural vegetation zonation of sand coastal dunes (Prisco et al., 2016). The N2K site holds a high naturalistic value, with 11 habitats of European conservation concern (EU) in a good conservation status (Stanisci et al., 2014) and stabilized dunes (Prisco et al., 2015; Di Paola et al., 2022). The habitat zonation (following the sea-inland gradient) consists of embryonic and shifting dune habitats (EU habitats 1210, 2110, 2120), transition dunes with annual grassland (EU habitats 2230), well-preserved low Mediterranean maquis (EU habitats 2260), and back dunes with pine forest (EU habitat 2270*) (Del Vecchio et al., 2015).
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
No Description available
| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Class | Aves, Mammalia |
| Order | Erinaceomorpha, Columbiformes, Carnivora, Artiodactyla, Rodentia, Passeriformes, Piciformes, Bucerotiforme |
| Family | Sylviidae, Corvidae, Columbidae, Regulidae, Felidae, Muscicapidae, Canidae, Emberizidae, Erinaceidae, Turdidae, Mustelidae, Picidae, Upupida, Hystricidae, Suidae, Oriolidae |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2021-02-01 / 2021-11-29 |
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Project Data
The LIFEPLAN project aims to establish the current state of biodiversity worldwide and use our knowledge to generate accurate predictions of its future state under future scenarios. In LIFEPLAN, we have characterised biological diversity through a global sampling programme and are developing the bioinformatics and statistical approaches needed to make the most of these data.
| Title | LIFEPLAN - A Planetary Inventory of Life |
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| Identifier | 856506 |
| Funding | This research was partially funded by LIFEPLAN project (University of Helsinki grant agreement No 856506 European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program. |
| Study Area Description | The sampling site is located in the Natura 2000 (N2K) site called SAC IT7228221 Foce Trigno-Marina di Petacciato (Italy). It is characterized by a natural vegetation zonation of sand coastal dunes (Prisco et al., 2016). The N2K site holds a high naturalistic value, with 11 habitats of European conservation concern (EU) in a good conservation status (Stanisci et al., 2014) and stabilized dunes. The habitat zonation (following the sea-inland gradient) consists of embryonic and shifting dune habitats (EU habitats 1210, 2110, 2120), transition dunes with annual grassland (EU habitats 2230), well-preserved low Mediterranean maquis (EU habitats 2260), and back dunes with pine forest (EU habitat 2270*). |
| Design Description | Five camera traps (model 4.0C from Wildlife Monitoring Solutions) were set following the sampling design of the LIFEPLAN project, which consists of a square plot of 1 hectare with five sampling points (four corners and a center). |
The personnel involved in the project:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5302-0932
Sampling Methods
Each camera trap was fixed on a tree at 0.5 m from the ground and oriented downward and was motion activated by a passive infrared sensor, taking a series of 5 photographs approximately 1 s apart (5-megapixel color CMOS) with 2560x1920 effective pixels and IR range of 20 m. Following the LIFEPLAN protocol, they were equipped with an access code to minimize the risks of tampering . The mammal fauna specimens captured by the camera traps are those on the ground (including some occasional birds).
| Study Extent | Five camera traps (model 4.0C from Wildlife Monitoring Solutions) were set following the sampling design of the LIFEPLAN project and were active for 233 days from February to December 2021. |
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| Quality Control | Image records were previously analyzed to eliminate repetitive images of the same specimen separated by fractions of a second both photographed by the same camera trap and by nearby camera traps. A thorough examination of each individual photo sequence was conducted to identify separate photo-capture events. Successive captures of the same species that occurred within 30 minutes of each other were considered a single event if the individual animals could not be clearly identified based on factors such as gender, age class, or unique body markings. |
Method step description:
- Images were analyzed with the aid of specialist literature and taxonomic manuals to identify the species. ùCAM-COAST database collected species detected in the study area including following attributes: a) number of occurrences for species; b) scientific name and authors for each species (Festari & Castelli, 2011; Avibase; Mammal Diversity); c) English common name (Avibase; Mammal Diversity); d) taxonomic information of family and order; e) date and season of occurrences (season identification as for ISTAT; f) time and daily phase of occurrences (daily phase as for Desk Aeronautico; Time and Date AS. 1995–2025); g) number of individual per photografic image and total occurrences after elimination of repetitive images.
Additional Metadata
| Acknowledgements | . |
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| Maintenance Description | The maintenance of the database is correlated with the outputs of the LIFEPLAN project |
| Alternative Identifiers | https://cloud.gbif.org/eca/resource?r=cam-coast |