Coastal bird habitats on the Victorian coast

dataset: COASTAL_BIRD_HABITAT
This layer identifies bird habitats in the Victorian coastal region. The layer is a polygon coverage with the polygon areas representing the main area of the respective bird habitats. Sites were identified from a broad range of published and unpublished sources of information and from personal communications made by experts in the field. In 2015 some additional locations were added with data from Birdlife Australia Shorebird 2020 Data. This dataset was formerly know as SHOREBIRD HABITAT but was renamed as it contains sites for seabirds and other birds.
 
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(2021)

Coastal bird habitats on the Victorian coast

Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning
 

Description

Title
Coastal bird habitats on the Victorian coast 
Alternate title
COASTAL_BIRD_HABITAT 
Resource Type
Dataset  
Purpose
This layer was created for inclusion in the Victorian Oil Spill Response Atlas. 
Supplemental Information
Related Documents: None 
Status
Completed  
 
 

Temporal

Time period
2006-06-012015-06-30 
 
 

Spatial

Spatial representation type
Vector  
Horizontal Accuracy
25m  
Code
4283 


 

 

Maintenance

Maintenance and update frequency
As needed  
 
 

Format

 
 

Contacts

  Point of contact

Cited responsible party  

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Keywords

Topic category
  • Environment
  • Biota
  • Oceans
 
 

Resource Constraints

Use limitation
Unrestricted 
Classification
Unclassified  
 
 

Lineage

Statement
Dataset Source: Information was mainly derived from databases maintained by the Arthur Rylah Institute. Other information has been derived from published reports and also personal observations of bird observers, coastal rangers and other relevant coastal management personnel. Sources of data on species and habitats are identified in the BIRD_EXPERTS.DBF. In 2015 some additional locations were added with data from Birdlife Australia Shorebird 2020 Data. Dataset Originality: Primary & Derived 
Description
Collection Method: from reported field surveys, observations in the field 
Description
Source description not available 
Description
Shorebird habitats have either been digitised from maps found in the relevant information sources, interpretation of aerial photography or by utilising the digital 1:25,000 coastline and hydrographic layers as base layers. Attributes for each polygon were developed by the Arthur Rylah Institute (see Arthur Rylah Institute, 1999). 
 
 

Metadata Constraints

Classification
Unclassified  
 
 

Quality

Attribute Quality
Comments
Attributes have been verified by MAFRI. 
Positional Accuracy
Comments
The horizontal and vertical accuracy of the site locations have not been verified in the field. These polygons represents the primary habitat areas, but bird species may also move into adjacent or surrounding areas depending on daily weather conditions, winds, variations in beach environments etc 
Conceptual Consistency
Comments
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Missing Data
Comments
Layer is complete for major bird habitats. 
Excess Data
 
 

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