Data from Avian Influenza Sampling in Nizhniy Novgorod, spring 2007

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Ekaterina Matsyna and Alexander Matsyna 1, Falk Huettmann 2. 1.Ecological Centre "Dront", PO box 631, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia 603000;2. EWHALE lab, INBRE Program, Biology and Wildlife Dept. Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Publication_Date: 2007
Title:
Data from Avian Influenza Sampling in Nizhniy Novgorod, spring 2007
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Digital Dataset
Issue_Identification: NA
Other_Citation_Details: NA
Online_Linkage: na
Description:
Abstract:
This data set contains the Avian Influenza and some morphometric information for birds (12 species, 124 individuals) caught in mistnets and with other means (feces from live geese, and swaps from hunter killed ducks.) for sampling Avian Influenza (AI). These data were collected during spring migration near Nizhniy Novgorod, Central Russia, during spring (4th-16th April 2007) in collaboration with the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, USA. One location (56 30 86 N 44 06 02 E; Borskiy district, Filipovskoe) was sampled. It was assumed that some birds in that region and flyway can be compared with Alaska. This dataset focuses on ducks. Avian Influenza analysis of samples is coming forward, and will be published elsewhere. Here we present on traditional bird data and a few measurements of birds caught and collected opportunistically in the framework of the AI sampling campaign 2007. This dataset is collected in parallel with 6 other sites in the Russian Far East, and is compatible to other bird banding studies of the AI campaign 2006 and 2007. It is part of an investigation that presents for the first time a coordinated study done during migration and with identical methods at 6 sites within the Sea of Okhotsk region, Russian Far East. Data from the other study sites are also available online. An analysis of these data is coming forward; for details please contact authors and project collaborators.
Purpose:
These data were collected in comparison with the potential occurrence of Avian Influenza in the Russian Far East and their morphometric measures for the same individuals. Data from this field campaign are compatible with 6 other locations where the same data where collected following an identical protocol in 2006 and 2007. This would allow to learn more about state of the birds, subspecies, migration tactics, flyways and Avian Influenza.
Supplemental_Information:
The sampling and banding sites are geo-referenced. The Avian Influenza component of this study is currently in progress and will be reported elsewhere. For details, please contact authors. The Banding Protocol followed the 'revised European African Songbird Migration Network' standards (Bairlein et al. 1995; available online) and used the Kaiser fat score. The suggested field protocol is included in the methods section for transparency. The AI data are coming forward, they can be linked with this data set by the banding and individual id number. The AI data have a database of their own.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: Unknown
Ending_Date: Unknown
Currentness_Reference: Current for 2006
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned for this dataset 2006
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: 56.5086
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 56.5086
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.0602
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.0602
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Bird migration
Theme_Keyword: Avian Influenza
Theme_Keyword: Russian Far East
Theme_Keyword: Flyway study
Theme_Keyword: Nizhniy Novgorod
Theme_Keyword: Spring migration
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Russia
Place_Keyword: Russian Far East
Place_Keyword: Nizhniy Novgorod
Place_Keyword: Central Russia
Place_Keyword: Borskiy district
Place_Keyword: Filipovskoe
Taxonomy:
Keywords/Taxon:
Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Taxonomic_Keywords: collection
Taxonomic_Keywords: multiple species
Taxonomic_Keywords: single species
Taxonomic_Keywords: animals
Taxonomic_Keywords: vertebrates
Taxonomic_Keywords: White-fronted goose
Taxonomic_Keywords: Mallard
Taxonomic_Keywords: European teal
Taxonomic_Keywords: Eurasian wigeon
Taxonomic_Keywords: Garganey
Taxonomic_Keywords: European teal
Taxonomic_Keywords: Eurasian woodcock
Taxonomic_Keywords: Pintail
Taxonomic_Keywords: Smew
Taxonomic_Keywords: Northen shoveler
Taxonomic_Keywords: Greenshank
Taxonomic_Keywords: Wood grouse
Taxonomic_System:
Classification_System/Authority:
Classification_System_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Unknown
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title:
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
Classification_System_Modifications: ITIS (USDA) was used for the Metadata and phylogenies.
Taxonomic_Procedures:
Bird ID according to Ekaterina and Alexander Matsyna, using the books listed below; subspecies are often not well described for this region, and thus no data on this issue are given. Taxonimic references: Stepanyan L.S. Conspectus of the ornithological fauna of the USSR. M. 1990. 1-728. Stepanyan L.S. Conspectus of the ornithological fauna of Russia and contiguous territories. M. 2003. 1-808. Koblik E.A., Red'kin AY.A., Arkhipov V.Yu. Checklist of the birds of Russian Federation. Moscow: KMK Scientific Press Ltd. 2006. 256 p. Woo-Shin Lee, Tae-Hoe Koo, Jin-Young Park. A field guide to the birds of Korea. 2000. Tokyo.
Taxonomic_Completeness:
Species were identified by Ekaterina and Alelxander Matsyna; some species escaped the nets etc. and were not further recorded. Subspecies were usually not defined or recorded.
Vouchers:
Specimen: no bird specimens, some feather and blood
Repository:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Falk Huettmann
Contact_Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:
Address: 419 IRVING 1
City: Fairbanks
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99775
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 907 474 7882
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fffh@uaf.edu
General_Taxonomic_Coverage:
Species were selected for a potential link with Avian Influenza, with Alaska and feasibility. This dataset focuses on passerines (shorebirds, ducks and seabirds were sampled as well elsewhere in Kamchatka by other project collaborators)
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Vertebrata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Aves
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Anseriformes
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Anatidae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subfamily
Taxon_Rank_Value: Anatinae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Anas
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Anas acuta
Applicable_Common_Name: canard pilet
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Anas clypeata
Applicable_Common_Name: canard souchet
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Anas crecca
Applicable_Common_Name: sarcelle d'hiver
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Anas penelope
Applicable_Common_Name: canard siffleur
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Anas platyrhynchos
Applicable_Common_Name: canard colvert
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Anas querquedula
Applicable_Common_Name: sarcelle d'été
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Mergellus
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Mergellus albellus
Applicable_Common_Name: harle piette
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subfamily
Taxon_Rank_Value: Anserinae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Anser
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Anser albifrons
Applicable_Common_Name: oie rieuse
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Ciconiiformes
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Scolopacidae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Scolopax
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Scolopax rusticola
Applicable_Common_Name: bécasse des bois
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Tringa
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Tringa nebularia
Applicable_Common_Name: Common Greenshank
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Galliformes
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Phasianidae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subfamily
Taxon_Rank_Value: Tetraoninae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Tetrao
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Tetrao urogallus
Applicable_Common_Name: Western Capercaillie
Access_Constraints:
The authors and INBRE/UAF remain the owners of this dataset. However, this data can be distributed or utilized by interested parties.
Use_Constraints:
The authors and INBRE/UAF remain the owners of this dataset. This data can be distributed or utilized by interested parties. However, it is important to interprete the data and findings in the context of the overall study and the methods outlined. Please refer to Citation for directions on how to cite when using the data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Ekaterina and Alexander Matsyna, and Falk Huettmann
Contact_Organization: Ecological Centre "Dront"
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:
Address: PO Box 631
City: Nizhniy Novgorod
State_or_Province: Nizhniy Novgorod
Postal_Code: 603000
Country: Russia
Contact_Voice_Telephone:
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kaira100@mail.ru; mai@sandy.ru; fffh@uaf.edu
Data_Set_Credit: This study was primarily funded by INBRE/UAF.
Native_Data_Set_Environment: Excel, PC IBM
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NA
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: NA
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
Series_Information:
Series_Name: NA
Issue_Identification: NA

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Consistent methods were used; see protocol
Logical_Consistency_Report: Consistent methods were used; see protocol
Completeness_Report:
Dataset is complete for the 2007 AI field campaign. Lab analysis for Avian Influenza from this study is coming forward.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
GPS accuracy, 4 decimals. Google Earth was used for overview of field work sites.,
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: GPS accuracy
Lineage:
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field & GIS
Methodology_Description:
Data wer taken from feces (from alive geese) and swaps from killed (by hunters) ducks.

Generally, the AI project protocol of UAF was followed, and when applicable. Field: For dates and coordinates please see database. Animals were caught opportunistically and with cloakal swaps and droppings (feces). For moprhometric measurements: We used a protocol that is viryually identical with the 'revised African-European Songbird Migration Network' banding scheme. Lab: Data were cleaned and worked up in EXCEL. The detailed protocol is the following: Bird Banding Protocol, Summer/Fall Season 2006 (version 2: Fairbanks 10th July 2006) Bird Bands are provided by the local contractors for each of the birds caught and swaped for this project (>1500; this includes passerines, shorebirds, gulls and waterfowl). Bird Band Numbers are used as a reference for linking AI swap samples stored in tubes. If bird is not banded, use a unique and well documented code for birds, e.g. date+species+number. Bird Data to be collected: Full Name of Collector (full name, no abbreviations) Location of Sample Collection (local name, English and Russian) Coordinates of Sample (latitude and longitude; use GPS if possible) Net Number where sample was caught/collected (if possible, provide map/sketch of net setup) Date of Sample Collection (day day, month month, year year year year) Time of Sample Collection (local time 00.00 - 24.00h) Species Name 1 (English name; subspecies if possible) Species Name 2 (Scientific name only if appropriate) Bird Band Number (if collected; assumes Russian banding scheme. Mark if from dropping or dead bird) Wing length (in millimeters, flattened and unflattened for international compatibility and science reasons) Head to Beak (maximum in millimeters; not used for passerines) (Tarsus and Beak Length is not measured; can be done voluntarily by the bander. Document method used) Age (follow EURING standards; see Manual enclosed) Sex (where possible; document method used to determine) Primaries (BTO Moult Score Card; see Manual enclosed) Body Moult (Beginning, Middle, End judged by expert knowledge =majority of feathers) Body Fat (Kaiser Scale; see reference enclosed) Weight (in grams; to the nearest 0.1 g for birds weighing <200 g) Feather Samples (5 each: Growing Feathers, Body, Secondary, Tail Central: plug not cut. For Primaries, please use one from outer 10th) Blood samples (usually not taken, unless for specific species and numbers and when Falk Huettmann is around; consult with Falk Huettmann for details) Photo taken ? (usually not taken, unless for specific species of interest (e.g. document outliers) or when Falk Huettmann is around; consult with Falk Huettmann for details; document the film role and/or digital camera) Comments: Anything relevant to understand, analyze and interprete the sample and data DIGITAL DATA: Please make sure that the Banding Data as well as the AI Sampling Data are keyed in, and provided, as an EXCEL sheet according to the data scheme above (see Excel template enclosed). Metadata will be created as well (see Word template enclosed).

Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Bairlein et al.
Publication_Date: 1995
Title: revised African-European Songbird Migration Network scheme
Edition: revised
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
Other_Citation_Details: Kaiser Fat Score
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Falk Huettmann
Publication_Date: 2006
Title: Bird Banding Protocol, Summer/Fall Season 2006
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GPS
Other_Citation_Details: INBRE/UAF
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Falk Huettmann, INBRE
Publication_Date: 2006
Title: AI Sampling Campaign 2006
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
Type_of_Source_Media:
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20062207
Ending_Date: 20061009
Source_Currentness_Reference:
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
Source_Contribution:
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Fully explained in Methodology; see protocol
Process_Date: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: same as authors
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:
City:
State_or_Province:
Postal_Code:
Contact_Voice_Telephone:

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
GPS, map. Google Earth for getting an overview of the field site and its details.
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: NNsamplesAIfield2007 Matsyna.xls
Entity_Type_Definition:
This data set is a flat XML file, derived from a standard Excel file provided to the field team
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Collector
Attribute_Definition: Full name of the data collector
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Location
Attribute_Definition: Verbal description of name where catching takes place
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Lat GPS Coordinate
Attribute_Definition: Latitude GPS reading in degrees, minutes and second
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Long GPS Coordinate
Attribute_Definition: Longitude GPS reading in degrees, minutes and seconds
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Net Number
Attribute_Definition: Number of the mist net where animal was caught
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Date
Attribute_Definition: Date when animal was caught (DayXX, MonthXX, 2006)
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Timeof Sample Collection
Attribute_Definition: Local time 0-24 hours
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Species Name 1
Attribute_Definition: English name; subspecies if possible
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Species Name 2
Attribute_Definition:
Scientific name only if appropriate.

Authors did the species identifications. The following references were followed: Taxonimic references: Stepanyan L.S. Conspectus of the ornithological fauna of the USSR. M. 1990. 1-728. Stepanyan L.S. Conspectus of the ornithological fauna of Russia and contiguous territories. M. 2003. 1-808. Koblik E.A., Red'kin AY.A., Arkhipov V.Yu. Checklist of the birds of Russian Federation. Moscow: KMK Scientific Press Ltd. 2006. 256 p. Woo-Shin Lee, Tae-Hoe Koo, Jin-Young Park. A field guide to the birds of Korea. 2000. Tokyo.

Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Bird Band Number
Attribute_Definition:
If collected; assumes Russian banding scheme. Marked if from dropping or dead bird
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Wing length flat
Attribute_Definition: in millimeters
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Wing length unflattened
Attribute_Definition: in millimeters
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Head to Beak
Attribute_Definition: Max in millimeters
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: (Tarsus)
Attribute_Definition: Voluntary, measure of tarsus length
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: (Beak Length)
Attribute_Definition: Voluntary, measure of beak length
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Age
Attribute_Definition: Standards of African-European Songbird Migration Network
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sex
Attribute_Definition: Gender of bird when possible to determine
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Primaries
Attribute_Definition: Taken from BTO Moult Score Card
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Body Moult
Attribute_Definition: Beginning, Middle, End
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Body Fat
Attribute_Definition: Kaiser Scale
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Weight
Attribute_Definition: Body weight in grams
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Feather Samples
Attribute_Definition: taken yes/no; label number (only done for few selected species)
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Blood Samples
Attribute_Definition: taken yes/no; label number (only done for few selected species)
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Photo taken
Attribute_Definition: taken yes/no; label number (only done for few selected species)
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Comments
Attribute_Definition: Comments regarding data collected for this specimen/sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: University of Alaska
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Barcode
Attribute_Definition: Barcode of Avian Influenza Sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: Ekaterina and Alexander Matsyna

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Ekaterina and Alexander Matsyna
Contact_Organization: Dront Ecology
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing
Address: Ecological Centre "Dront"
City: Nizhniy Novgorod
State_or_Province: Nishniy Novgorod
Postal_Code: 603000
Country: Russia
Contact_Voice_Telephone: NA
Distribution_Liability:
The authors shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. These data and related graphics (i.e. GIF or JPG format files) are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent within the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. The related graphics are intended to aid the data user in acquiring relevant data; it is not appropriate to use the related graphics as data. The authors give no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from an project server and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. Although these data have been processed successfully on computer systems at the University, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the utility of the data on other systems for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data.
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20080227
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Falk Huettmann, Ekatarina and Alexander Matsina
Contact_Organization: INBRE, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing
Address:
419 Irving 1, EWHALE lab, Inst. of Arctic Biology, Biology & Wildlife Dept., University of Alaska-Fairbanks 99775 USA
City:
State_or_Province:
Postal_Code:
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 907 4747882
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: +1 907 474 7882
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fffh@uaf.edu
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FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
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Metadata_Use_Constraints: na
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