Etosha National Park Mortality Database

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information

    Citation_Information:

    Originator: Etosha Ecological Institute

    Publication_Date: 1982-1990
    Title: Etosha National park Mortality Database
    Publication_Place: Etosha
    Publisher: Etosha Ecological Institute

Description:

Abstract:

The database containing information about the mortality rate of wildlife in Etosha National Park.

Purpose:

To record number of mortality per year, per species and what caused the death.

Time_Period_Information:

Beginning_Date: 1975
Ending_Date: 2002
Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Status:

Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Monthly

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: 12.3941
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.189699
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: -17.022699
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: -28.906099

Keywords:

Theme:
    Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
    Theme_Keyword: Game mortality
Place:
    Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
    Place_Keyword: Namibia

Constraints:

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:  

Carcases only found next to roads Not always recorded, cause of death determined.

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information

 

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: 

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Entity and Attribute Information

Species name, Location where in park animals are found,  Area (Management area within the park) animal found, Date animal died, Time animal found, Observation number given to each dead animal, Sex of animal, Age class, Age class/adult/juvenile.

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Distribution_Information

Distributor:

           Contact_Organization_Primary:
              Contact_Organization: Etosha Ecological Institute
             Contact_Person: Birgit Kotting
         Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: Mailing Address
             Address: P.O. Box 6
             City: Okaukwejo
             Country: Namibia
             Contact_Voice_Telephone: +264 (062) 560232 
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +264 67 229 854
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +264 67 229 853

Distribution_Liability:

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism and our partner organisation cannot ensure the reliability of the spatial and non-spatial data layers for any particular purposes. In some cases, original data has been compiled from various sources and the accuracy cannot be guaranteed. The Ministry of Environment and Tourism will not be held liable in any event for any consequences of using this data. Data sets may be updated without notification.

Metadata_Reference_Information

Metadata_Date: 2002/01/24

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Organization_Primary:
                Contact_Organization: Directorate of Environmental Affairs
                 Contact_Person: Ndaendelao E. Noongo
         Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: Mailing Address
             Address: Private Bag 13306
             City: Windhoek
             Country: Namibia
             Contact_Voice_Telephone: +264 (061) 249 015
             Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +264 (061) 240 339
             Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: enn@dea.met.gov.na

 

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998