Seabird assemblages observed during the BROKE-West survey of the Antarctic coastline (30-80 E), January-March 2006
Entry ID: BROKE-West_Seabirds

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Summary
Abstract: Seabird surveys in January - March 2006 of a poorly known area of the Southern Ocean adjacent to the East Antarctic coast identified six seabird communities, several of which were comparable to seabird communities identified both in adjacent sectors of the Antarctic, and elsewhere in the Southern Ocean. These results support previous proposals that the Southern Ocean seabird community is ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -69.71   S: -69.72   E: 72.64   W: 72.64
Min Depth: 57 M Max Depth: -783 M

Parent DIF
This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
ASAC_1164

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2000-12-30
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 250m (1/450 degrees)
Longitude Resolution: 250m (1/450 degrees)
Horizontal Resolution Range: 250 meters - < 500 meters
Temporal Resolution: Daily
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Instrument
SALINOMETERS Ancillary Description
Quality The dataset has no problems. However, we did experience low biomass at some stations, making some productivity measurements difficult.
Access Constraints These data are not yet publicly available.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

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Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Personnel
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Email: gsfc-gcmduso at mail.nasa.gov
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Publications/References
Bormann, F. H.; G. E. Likens. 1979. "Pattern and Process in a Forested
Ecosystem". Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 253 pp.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2001-08-24
Last DIF Revision Date: 2007-10-04
Future DIF Review Date: 2005-02-15

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