RSPB: UK and Eire 95% Utilisation Distributions in 5% Bands (3rd Party Data)

This is a spatial data collation wholly owned by RSPB. From 2010 to 2015, the RSPB and partners undertook a series of large-scale seabird tracking studies across the UK during the late incubation / early chick rearing period of the breeding season using cutting-edge GPS tracking technology. For four of the species tracked, there was sufficient data coverage to map their UK-wide at sea distributions using habitat selection models. These four species were European shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis, black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla, common guillemot Uria aalge, and razorbill Alca torda. Habitat selection models were based upon all GPS locations and therefore included coverage of all behaviours (e.g. foraging, commuting, resting etc.). This dataset uses the UK distribution maps of these four species to identify important areas of high seabird density at sea, based on hotspot mapping techniques. Utilisation distributions are 2-dimensional probability distributions that represent the time spent in a specific area and thus the probability of encountering an animal in that location during a future observation period.

Identifier: EXT_DS123682

Alternative Title

Common Guillemot UK and Eire 95% Utilisation Distributions in 5% Bands
Black-legged Kittiwake UK and Eire 95% Utilisation Distributions in 5% Bands
Razorbill UK and Eire 95% Utilisation Distributions in 5% Bands
European Shag UK and Eire 95% Utilisation Distributions in 5% Bands

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: UK-level utilisation distributions (UD) for European shag, Razorbill, Black-legged Kittiwake and Common Guillemot. UDs are provided in a sequence of 5% contours for each species starting at the 5% utilisation distribution and ending at the 95% utilisation distributions. Within the ecological literature the 95% UD is often used to define the 95% home range of a species and the 50% UD is used to define the 50% core range of a species.

Additional Information: For further information see the following report: Cleasby IR, Owen E, Wilson LJ, Bolton M (2018) Combining habitat modelling and hotspot analysis to reveal the location of high density seabird areas across the UK: Technical Report. RSPB Research Report no. 63. RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, RSPB, The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 2DL. https://www.rspb.org.uk/globalassets/downloads/documents/conservation-science/cleasby_owen_wilson_bolton_2018.pdf For data Guidelines see the following link:

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2018-12-31

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Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

Sutherland House, Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF11 9AB

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wales/

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Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

Sutherland House, Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF11 9AB

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wales/

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Geographic Extent: United Kingdom (UKM)

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Quality Scope: Dataset

Conformity: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
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Lineage: UK-level utilisation distributions (UD) for European shag, Razorbill, Black-legged Kittiwake and Common Guillemot. UDs are provided in a sequence of 5% contours for each species starting at the 5% utilisation distribution and ending at the 95% utilisation distributions. Within the ecological literature the 95% UD is often used to define the 95% home range of a species and the 50% UD is used to define the 50% core range of a species.

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Species distribution

Type: Theme

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Date (Publication): 2008-06-01

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

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NRW Thesaurus

MARINE
COASTAL
bird population
bird records

Type: Theme

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Date (Publication): 2023-12-31

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

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Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary

BIRDS

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Date (Revision): 2013-04-03

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Other constraints: This dataset is wholly owned by RSPB NRW may provide access to this dataset on request, however, enquirers are advised to obtain a copy from the owner/originator directly, rather than NRW.

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Other constraints: © [RSPB] Data may be re-used under the terms of the 3rd Party Open Data licence. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.

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File Identifier: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313233363832 XML

Metadata Language: English

Resource type: Dataset

Metadata Date: 2024-05-31T09:43:01.383Z

Metadata Standard Name: NRW

Metadata Standard Version: 1.0

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Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

Sutherland House, Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF11 9AB

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wales/

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