Pinniped (Carnivora, Phocidae) occurrences in the Azores Archipelago (NE Atlantic)

Luís M D Barcelos; João Pedro Barreiros

doi:10.3897/BDJ.10.e96342

Pinniped (Carnivora, Phocidae) occurrences in the Azores Archipelago (NE Atlantic)

Biodivers Data J. 2022 Nov 8:10:e96342. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e96342. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Luís M D Barcelos¹, João Pedro Barreiros^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ cE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, School of Agrarian and Environmental Sciences, University of the Azores, Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze, Angra do Heroísmo, 9700-042, Terceira, Azores, Portugal cE3c- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, School of Agrarian and Environmental Sciences, University of the Azores Rua Capitão João d´Ávila, Pico da Urze, Angra do Heroísmo, 9700-042, Terceira, Azores Portugal.
² IUCN - International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Groupers and Wrasses Specialist Group, Hong Kong, China IUCN - International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Groupers and Wrasses Specialist Group Hong Kong China.

Abstract

Background: The last Pinniped species update was in 2010, as part of the list of the terrestrial and marine biota from the Azores. This list includes a chapter dedicated to marine mammals, based on previously published bibliography.

New information: No new species were added since that list was publlished. However, there were new occurrences since the last update.

Keywords: Pinnipeds; regional inventory; species list.

Luís M.D. Barcelos, João Pedro Barreiros.

Grants and funding

Funding Institutions: Azores PO 2020 - ACORES-01-0145-FEDER-000072;TOTAL BUDGET: €299,901.83 EU Support: €254,916.56. This project was financed byFEDER in 85% and by Azorean Public funds by 15% through the Operational ProgrammeAzores 2020. This work is also funded by FEDER funds through the COMPETE 2020Programme and National Funds through FCT - Portuguese Foundation for Science andTechnology under the Research Infrastructure PORBIOTA - Portuguese E-Infrastructure forInformation and Research on Biodiversity, project number POCI-01-0145-FEDER-022127Open access will be supported by the project FCT-UIDB/00329/2020-2024 (Thematic Line 1 – integrated ecological assessment of environmental change on biodiversity).