Aves Tanzanian collection at the Natural History Museum of Denmark (SNM)

Occurrence
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Description

Collections from Tanzania and the Eastern Arc Mts in particular, in the Zoological Museum, Natural History Museum of Denmark. The Zoological Museum of the Natural History Museum has a long tradition for field work in Tanzania, and in particular in the forests of the Eastern Arc Mountains. In addition to these recent collecting efforts, the museum houses bird material collected 1947-67 in all parts of the country by the Danish plantation owner Thorkild Andersen. Today, our bird collections from Tanzania are among the largest in the world. We should like to see our collections and the associated data being increasingly utilized for scientific research, conservation and education, and to fulfill this goal we are here making part of the data available online. 9605 records, covering 18 Orders; 64 Families; 283 Genera; 621 Species. 1503 records with image links.

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Contacts

Jon Fjeldså
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • Professor
The natural History Museum of Denmark
  • Universitetsparken 15
2100 Copenhagen OE
DK
  • +45 35 32 10 23
GBIF

Geographic Coverage

Specimens collected from Tanzania.

Bounding Coordinates South West [-11.73, 28.67], North East [-0.5, 40.41]

Taxonomic Coverage

taxonomic authority: The Clements Checklist of Birds, Sixth Edition

Class Aves

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1810-03-05 / 2012-12-31

Project Data

Reef Life Survey (RLS) aims to improve biodiversity conversation and the sustainable management of marine resources by coordinating surveys of rocky and coral reefs using scientific methods, with the ultimate goal to improve coastal stewardship.

Title Real Life Survey
Identifier RLS-1234
Funding Our activities depend on the skills of experienced and motivated recreational SCUBA divers, partnerships with management agencies and university researchers, and active input from the RLS Advisory Committee.
Study Area Description RLS has established the first global baseline of marine biodiversity using consistent methods, which includes abundance data for over 3500 marine species at more than 2000 sites in 40 countries.
Design Description RLS thus represents a new concept in marine conversation where scientists, marine managers, and recreational divers work together to maximise the collection, analysis, interpretation and effective use of broad-scale biodiversity information. This information is now used to track changing ecosystems, allowing managers and scientists to better understand how human society affects the marine environment, and to identify better ways forward to reduce threats.

The personnel involved in the project:

Graham J Ejar
  • Principal Investigator

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers ZMUC:6631f2a3-596c-446c-8949-a87d17956cdd
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