Falk Huettmann, Rinzin Phunjok Lama and Tashi R. Ghale
20150627
Rapid Assessment Biodiversity Grid Data for Snow Leopard and Pallas Cat habitats in Manang, Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal, early June 2015
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database
Fairbanks, Uni of Alaska (UAF)
EWHALE lab
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See other Biodiversity Grid data by F. Huettmann and colleagues
This dataset consists of a rapid biodiversity assessment at a Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) and Pallas Cat (Otocolobus manul) habitat site near Manang village in the Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA), Nepal. The data include 25 plots spaced 100m apart from each other, and 5 additional random points. The geo-referencing was done with a GPS, a geographic datum of WGS84 was used with decinal degrees (5 decimals) of latitude and longitude. The bounding box of this data set is: 27.691960 to 28.287450 Northern latitude, and 84.004010 to 83.998410 Western longitude. The grid is located on a slope app. on 4200m above sea level and was visited three times on May 30th, May 31st and June 1st in 2015 allowing for occupancy and distance sampling abundance estimates. Point transects were carried out for bird sightings; animal tracks, insects (butterflies) and vegetation (flowers) were briefly assessed. Two photos were taken for each grid plot, and one sky shot to capture the atmospheric light conditions, e.g. for Remote Sensing work.Noteworthy are the high grazing pressures and strong occurrences of yaks, horses, and goats, as well the detection of bharal (blue sheep), Lammergeier, Himalaya Griffon, Golden Eagle, snow cock, cockoo, pipits and wagtails in this mountain high altitude landscape (all scientific names and details are provided in the taxonomic section of the metadata). Small white snails were found too. A snowleopard kill site (blue sheep and yak) was found, as well as tracks and a resting site on a nearby higher cliff site (where Pallas Cat was also observed earlier). This dataset consists of an MS Excel sheet and is less than 1MB in size.
To provide a rapid assessment of Biodiversity with a geo-referenced grid, found in the Lumbini area (Nepal) in June
See thesis by D. Nemitz and F. Huettmann on similar data and such analysis.
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observed
As needed
The study area consists of 5 * 5 plots spaced 100m apart.
The study area is located in the Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA) adjacent to Manang village, Nepal. The bounding box is provided in the abstract.
84.004010
83.998410
28.691960
28.287450
4000.000
4300.000
meters
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Biodiversity
Grid sampling
Snow Leopard
Pallas cat
Land use
Manang
Annapurna Conservation Area
Nepal
Ecology
Conservation
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Nepal
Annapurna Conservation Area
Manang village
Central Himalaya
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Vertebrate
birds
animals
humans
horses
yak
goat
Snow Leopard (Uncia unica, TSN 183811)
Pallas Cat (Otocolobus manul, TSN 552765)
Blue sheep (Bharal, Pseudois nayaur, TSN 625156)
Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus, TSN 175483)
Himalaya Griffon (Gyps fulvus, TSN 175487)
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos; TSN 175407)
Cockoo sp.
Pipit sp.
wagtail sp.
Red-billed Cough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, TSN 562653)
pigeon
I used ITIS.org and their taxonomic serial numbers (TSNs); see also in AviBase
None, suggest to contact authors for proper use of these raw data
None, suggest to contact authors for proper use of these raw data
EWHALE lab, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF)
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Unclassified
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Note book and PC
M.Sc. thesis by Dirk Nemitz
2008
AN ASSESSMENT OF SAMPLING DETECTABILITY FOR GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY MONITORING: RESULTS FROM SAMPLING GRIDS IN DIFFERENT CLIMATIC REGIONS
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MINC M.Sc. thesis
MINC program, University Goettingen
Distance Sampling,
Occupancy software,
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
see thesis by D. Nemitz in dSPACE
Data are 'raw' and as presented and for more analysis to come.
For more details please contact authors.
The taxonomic details are usually coarse and to be
used for a rapid assessment of the landscape and its
components.
Data are consistent and collected with a protocol
Data are complete as presented.
GPS was used
Field
We carried out a Biodiversity Grid at 25 plots & 5 random plots. Details are described by Dirk Nemitz (2008) and colleagues. This grid has no insect trapping web but provides basic insect observations
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publication date
Dirk Nemitz (2008) Minc thesis and publications
by colleagues and the author.
No process steps have been described for this data set
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slope at 4,200m above sea level near
Manang village, Annapurna Conservation Area,
Nepal
Point
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0.001
Decimal degrees
SnowLeopardBiodivGridJUne2015NepalFH1
Data collected during the grid surveys in Annapurna Conservation Area, Manang village in Snow Leopard habitat.
observer
CoordinateDetails
Details of plot coordinates
Author
BirdPointTransectsandAnimals
Bird point transect details, and animal tracks and signs; 3 repeat visits
Author
vegetation
coarse vegetation assessment (flowers);
see also photos
author
insects
coarse insect sighting reports, 3 visits
author
General Comments
Narrative about this grid and what was encountered and of relevance
Authors
This MS Excel worksheets describe all data collected
during the Biodiversity Grid. See for details within,
and/or with Nemitz (2008, MINC thesis) and collagues (2015)
Contact Author
none
None
None
20150626
Falk Huettmann, Rinzin Phunjok Lama and Tashi R. Ghale;
EWHALE lab
mailing and physical
419 Irving I
Fairbanks
Alaska
99775
USA
907 474 7882
fhuettmann@alaska.edu
business days
by phone, in person, or email
FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001.1-1999