Occurrence

Marine mammal specimen from whale temple in Vietnam (2022)

Latest version published by Center for Biodiversity conservation and Endangered Species (CBES) on 31 December 2022 Center for Biodiversity conservation and Endangered Species (CBES)

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Description

This dataset provided the list of specimens observed in 49 whale temples, from Hue to Kien Giang provinces of Vietnam.

Data Records

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Versions

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Vu L (2022): Marine mammal specimen from whale temple in Vietnam (2022). v1.1. Center for Biodiversity conservation and Endangered Species (CBES). Dataset/Occurrence. https://ipt.taibif.tw/resource?r=marine_mammal_specimens_from_whale_temple_in_vietnam&v=1.1

Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Center for Biodiversity conservation and Endangered Species (CBES). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: e9e554a2-4a7f-44b3-adc6-884cb14bab91.  Center for Biodiversity conservation and Endangered Species (CBES) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Viet Nam.

Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen

Contacts

Long Vu
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
Director
CBES
176 Street 13, Lake View City Residence, An Phu ward
70000 Thu Duc City
Ho Chi Minh City
VN
+84914805233

Geographic Coverage

This dataset contains only records along the Vietnamese coast.

Bounding Coordinates South West [7.624, 102.393], North East [23.483, 109.951]

Taxonomic Coverage

This dataset contains only records of marine mammals, mainly cetaceans

Suborder Cetacea (Cetacean)
Family Dugongidae (Dugong)

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2020-12-01 / 2022-12-22

Project Data

This is one of the deliverables of the BIFA5_027 project

Title BIFA5_027 Whale temple Specimen dataset
Identifier BIFA5_027
Funding BIFA
Study Area Description The study was conducted along the coast of Vietnam
Design Description NA

The personnel involved in the project:

Sampling Methods

Skull morphological and measurements, photographs, bone DNA extracted

Study Extent 49 whale temples along the Vietnamese coast, from Hue provinces to Kien Giang province
Quality Control Specimens were identified by multiple experts with vast experiences in cetacean/marine mammal taxonomy. Photographs and measurements of each skull were taken to aid the identification

Method step description:

  1. Acquire permission to enter a whale temple and examine the specimen inside. Setup an area for photographing and measuring. Counting and visualising all specimens. If there were fewer than 30 skulls, photographing and measuring all skulls. If there were more than 30 skulls, photographing in detail and measuring skulls of taxonomically challenging groups (Stennella, Delphinid, Kogia). Other skulls were photographed and identified to lowest-possible taxonomic ranks.

Collection Data

Collection Name CBES whale temples master collection
Parent Collection Identifier Not applicable
Specimen preservation methods No treatment