Macro description of public beach attributes that may effect turtle nesting in Playa de Coco, La Flor (Pacific, southwest Nicaragua) and Pacuare and Tortuguero, (Caribbean, Costa Rica), July 2013
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Stephanie Duenas, Falk Huettmann
- Publication_Date: 20130729
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Macro description of public beach attributes that may effect turtle nesting in Playa de Coco, La Flor (Pacific, southwest Nicaragua) and Pacuare and Tortuguero, (Caribbean, Costa Rica), July 2013
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database
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- Series_Name: 1
- Issue_Identification: 1
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Maderas Rainforest Conservancy
- Publisher: Authors
- Other_Citation_Details: see website of Maderas Rainforest Conservancy
- Online_Linkage: see website of Maderas Rainforest Conservancy
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- Abstract:
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We observed several macro beach features of four public sea turtle nesting beaches for Playa Coco (latitude11.15382, longitude 85.80051; geographic datum WGS84) and La Flor (latitude 11.14282, longitude 85.79418) in southwest Nicaragua (Pacific), and Pacuare Reserve (latitude10.20123, longitude, 83.25925) and Tortugero (latitude 10.59583, longitude 83.52520) in Costa Rica (Caribbean). Recorded features included the intensity of tourism, number of different predator species of sea turtle hatchlings, number of tourists, and line transects for density of plastic, wood, metal, and crab burrows. Light and sound disturbances at night were also recorded as well as man-made objects left overnight on the shore of the beaches. This data set is part of a sea turtle class with Maderas Rainforest Conservancy and provides a basic and non-invasive description and a snap shot in time and space for public nesting beaches of relevance for Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea, TSN 173840), Green (Chelonia mydas TSN 173833), Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata TSN ) and Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea TSN 173843 ) sea turtles. Some photos were taken for vizualisation purposes.
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To describe macro-scale beach attributes that may effectsea turtle nesting on the public beachs of four major sea turtle nesting beaches at the Pacific (Nicaragua) as well as in the Caribbean (Costa Rica).
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- Beginning_Date: Unknown
- Ending_Date: Unknown
- Currentness_Reference: observed
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- Progress: In work
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
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- Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
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Playa Coco: narrow, curved beach located in Nicaragua. residential properties line the coast and rock cliffs are seen at both ends of the beach.
La Flor: narrow beach with one curved end located in Nicaragua. Few properties are found on the shore. forest located behind the beach.
Playa Vigilada: a straight beach with a tropical rain forest located behind the beach as well as properties used by patrolers.
Tortuguero: Public beach with sand and housing, surveyed section of 1.75km
- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: 85.83618
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: 83.25779
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 11.14579
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 10.20123
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Theme_Keyword: Macro Beach Description
- Theme_Keyword: Nicaragua
- Theme_Keyword: Costa Rica
- Theme_Keyword: Playa de Coco (lat 11.15382, lon 85.80051)
- Theme_Keyword: La Flor (lat 11.14282, lon 85.79418)
- Theme_Keyword: Playa Vigilada (lat 10.20123, lon 83.25925)
- Theme_Keyword: Tortuguero (lat 10.59583, lon 83.52520)
- Theme_Keyword: Sea Turtle Ecology
- Theme_Keyword: Ecology
- Theme_Keyword: Conservation
- Theme_Keyword: Olives Ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)
- Theme_Keyword: Green turtle (Chelonia mydas)
- Theme_Keyword: Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
- Theme_Keyword: Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Place_Keyword: Nicaragua
- Place_Keyword: Costa Rica
- Place_Keyword: Central America
- Place_Keyword: Pacuare Reserve
- Place_Keyword: Playa de Coco (lat 11.15382, lon 85.80051)
- Place_Keyword: La Flor (lat 11.14282, lon 85.79418)
- Place_Keyword: Playa Vigilada (lat 10.20123, lon 83.25925)
- Place_Keyword: Tortuguero (lat 10.59583, lon 83.52520)
- Place_Keyword: Pacific
- Place_Keyword: Caribbean
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- Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Taxonomic_Keywords: multiple species
- Taxonomic_Keywords: invertebrates
- Taxonomic_Keywords: mammals
- Taxonomic_Keywords: vegetation
- Taxonomic_Keywords: vertebrates
- Taxonomic_Keywords: dogs
- Taxonomic_Keywords: shore birds
- Taxonomic_Keywords: sea jellyfish
- Taxonomic_Keywords: Olive Ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea, TSN 173840)
- Taxonomic_Keywords: Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea TSN 173843)
- Taxonomic_Keywords: Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata TSN 208666)
- Taxonomic_Keywords: Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas TSN 173833)
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia
- Applicable_Common_Name: Animal
- Applicable_Common_Name: animaux
- Applicable_Common_Name: animals
- Taxonomic_Classification:
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata
- Applicable_Common_Name: cordés
- Applicable_Common_Name: cordado
- Applicable_Common_Name: chordates
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Vertebrata
- Applicable_Common_Name: vertebrado
- Applicable_Common_Name: vertébrés
- Applicable_Common_Name: vertebrates
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Reptilia
- Applicable_Common_Name: répteis
- Applicable_Common_Name: reptiles
- Applicable_Common_Name: Reptiles
- Taxonomic_Classification:
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Testudines
- Applicable_Common_Name: terrapins
- Applicable_Common_Name: tortoises
- Applicable_Common_Name: tortues
- Applicable_Common_Name: Turtles
- Taxonomic_Classification:
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Cheloniidae
- Applicable_Common_Name: marine turtles
- Applicable_Common_Name: modern sea turtles
- Applicable_Common_Name: Sea Turtles
- Taxonomic_Classification:
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Chelonia
- Applicable_Common_Name: Green Sea Turtles
- Taxonomic_Classification:
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Chelonia mydas
- Applicable_Common_Name: Green Sea Turtle
- Applicable_Common_Name: Tortuga-marina verde-del Atlántico
- Applicable_Common_Name: common green sea turtle
- Taxonomic_Classification:
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Eretmochelys
- Applicable_Common_Name: Hawksbill Sea Turtles
- Taxonomic_Classification:
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Eretmochelys imbricata
- Applicable_Common_Name: hawksbill sea turtle
- Applicable_Common_Name: carey
- Applicable_Common_Name: Hawksbill
- Applicable_Common_Name: Tortuga-marina de carey
- Taxonomic_Classification:
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Lepidochelys
- Applicable_Common_Name: Ridley Sea Turtles
- Taxonomic_Classification:
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Lepidochelys olivacea
- Applicable_Common_Name: olive ridley sea turtle
- Applicable_Common_Name: Pacific ridley
- Applicable_Common_Name: Pacific ridley sea turtle
- Applicable_Common_Name: Olive Ridley
- Applicable_Common_Name: Tortuga-marina escamosa-del Pacífico
- Taxonomic_Classification:
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Dermochelyidae
- Applicable_Common_Name: leatherback turtles
- Applicable_Common_Name: Leatherback Sea Turtles
- Taxonomic_Classification:
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Dermochelys
- Applicable_Common_Name: Leatherback Sea Turtles
- Taxonomic_Classification:
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Dermochelys coriacea
- Applicable_Common_Name: leatherback sea turtle
- Applicable_Common_Name: leatherback turtle
- Applicable_Common_Name: Leatherback
- Applicable_Common_Name: Tortuga-marina laúd
- Applicable_Common_Name: tinglar
- Applicable_Common_Name: tortue luth
- Access_Constraints: None
- Use_Constraints: None
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: authors
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- Browse_Graphic_File_Name: opportunistic photos
- Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Some opportunistic photos were taken
- Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
- Data_Set_Credit: Maderas Rainforest Conservancy
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- Security_Classification_System: NA
- Security_Classification: Unclassified
- Security_Handling_Description: NA
- Native_Data_Set_Environment: Field notebook and PC
- Cross_Reference:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: James R. Spotila
- Publication_Date: 2004
- Title:
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Sea Turtles: A Complete Guide to Their Biology, Behavior, and Conservation
- Edition: 1
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: book chapter
- Analytical_Tool:
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- Analytical_Tool_Description: GPS, fieldbook and PC was used
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La Flor public beach and Playa de Coco public beach, southwest Nicaragua (Pacific)
Public beaches of Playa Vigilada (Pacuare) and Tortuguero, Costa Rica (Caribbean)
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- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Geographic:
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- Latitude_Resolution: 0.001
- Longitude_Resolution: 0.001
- Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: World Geodetic System of 1984
- Ellipsoid_Name: World Geodetic System of 1984
- Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.25722210088
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- Altitude_System_Definition:
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- Altitude_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988
- Altitude_Distance_Units: meters
- Altitude_Encoding_Method: Attribute values
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: Beach Discription
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various beach discriptions varying from observational counting to measuring
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source: observation, measurement with GPS
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Month
- Attribute_Definition: month of the year
- Attribute_Definition_Source: calendar
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Day
- Attribute_Definition: day of the month
- Attribute_Definition_Source: calendar
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: year
- Attribute_Definition: year data was collected
- Attribute_Definition_Source: calendar
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: beach
- Attribute_Definition: beach data was collected on
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer, GPS
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Start of observation
- Attribute_Definition: start time of observation
- Attribute_Definition_Source: watch, observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: End time of observation
- Attribute_Definition: end of time that the observations were made
- Attribute_Definition_Source: watch, observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: transect length
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length of transect used to calcuate density of plastic, metal, and wood
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer, GPS
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- Attribute_Label: Number of People Estimated
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the estimated number of people on the beach during the observational period
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
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- Attribute_Label: Number of People counted per minute
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number of people counted by observer during the duration of observation
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: density of plastic
- Attribute_Definition: density of plastic along the transect length
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer, GPS
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: density of drift wood
- Attribute_Definition: density of drift wood using the 500m transect length
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer, GPS
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: density of metal
- Attribute_Definition: density of metal along the 500m transect
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer, GPS
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: number of man made objects left overnght on the beach
- Attribute_Definition: number of left over objects left overnight on the beach
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: number of dogs per minute (day)
- Attribute_Definition: number of dogs seen per minute during the observational period
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: number of dogs per minutes (night)
- Attribute_Definition: number of dogs counted per minute during the night time
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: number of vultures per minute
- Attribute_Definition: number of vultures counted per minute by observer
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: number of pelicans per minute
- Attribute_Definition: number of pelicans counted per minute by the observer
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: number of magnificent friggett birds seen per minute
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number of magnificent frigget birds counted by the observer during the duration of observation
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: number of dead fish per minute
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number of dead fish per minute counted during the duration of observation
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: crab burrow density
- Attribute_Definition: density of crab burrows within a 10m transect
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer, GPS
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: number of properties
- Attribute_Definition: number of properties counted along the shore of the beach
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: number of rock structures in the ocean
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number of rock structures counted by observer that are in the ocean within the region of the beach
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: number of horses per minute
- Attribute_Definition: number of horses on the beach per minute counted by observer
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: number of oyster catchers per minute
- Attribute_Definition:
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number of oyster catchers per minute found on the beach during the observational period
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: number of egrets per minute
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number of egrets per minute during the obervational period counted by observer
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: number of boats per minute
- Attribute_Definition:
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number of boats per minute counted by observer during the observational period
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: number of pigeons per minute
- Attribute_Definition:
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number of pigeons counted per minute during the observational period
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: distance from tree line to water line (m)
- Attribute_Definition: distance from tree line to water line
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: tree height (m)
- Attribute_Definition: height of trees found at tree line
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: height difference between waterline and tree line
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height distance between water line and tree line to see if there was any sort of slop on the beach
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Poaching Intensity
- Attribute_Definition: Amount of poaching seen on the beach
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: sand samples
- Attribute_Definition: Sand sample analysis
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Protection Status
- Attribute_Definition: protection on the beach by guards or patrolers
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Distance from property line to water line
- Attribute_Definition: distance in meters from properties to water line
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Distance of dry sand
- Attribute_Definition: distance of dry sand on beach
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Light pollution at night
- Attribute_Definition: light pollution observered at night
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Number of people at night per minute
- Attribute_Definition: number of people seen on the beach at night per minute
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Maintenance
- Attribute_Definition: intensity of maintenance on the beach (picking up trash)
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: sand replacement
- Attribute_Definition: yes or no if sand was replaced
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: length of beach m
- Attribute_Definition: length of the beach measured in meters
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer, GPS
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: fishing intensity
- Attribute_Definition: intensity of fishing done on the beach
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: shape of beach
- Attribute_Definition: shape of beach
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: feeding ground discription
- Attribute_Definition: description of feeding ground if applicable
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: sound pollution at night
- Attribute_Definition: intensity of sound pollution observered at night
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: intensity of tourism
- Attribute_Definition: intensity of tourism
- Attribute_Definition_Source: observer
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Stephanie Duenas and Falk Huettmann
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: 419 Irving I
- City: Fairbanks
- State_or_Province: Alaska
- Postal_Code: 99775
- Country: USA
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- Metadata_Date: 20130713
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Stephanie Duenas, Falk Huettmann
- Contact_Organization: EWHALE lab, Uni of Alaska-Fairbanks (UAF)
- Contact_Position: Associate Professor
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: 419 Irving I
- City: Fairbanks
- State_or_Province: Alaska
- Postal_Code: 99775
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907 474 7882
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fhuettmann@alaska.edu
- Contact_Instructions: by phone, in person, or email
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FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
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