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Bottlenose dolphins off Outer Banks 2007-2009

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Description
The purpose of this study is to examine the seasonal movement patterns of bottlenose dolphins in the sounds surrounding the Outer Banks (North Carolina) using photo-identification. Data was collected through a combination of dedicated and opportunistic efforts by the Outer Banks Center for Dolphin Research. Survey coverage includes sound waters adjacent to the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Scope
Themes:
Biology > Mammals
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, A, North Atlantic, Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821)

Geographical coverage
A, North Atlantic [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
7 October 2007 - 1 August 2009

Taxonomic coverage
Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) [WoRMS]

Contributors
Outer Banks Center for Dolphin Research, moredata owner

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Published in:
OBIS-SEAMAP: Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations, more

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Dataset information:

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2012-11-13
Information last updated: 2013-04-25
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