Snow Petrel activity on Reeve Hill: long term monitoring data set (1984-2003)
Entry ID: SNPE84-03

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Summary
Abstract: Long term data sets are useful for identifying temporal changes in the abundance of breeding populations of Antarctic seabirds. This data set is one of only two long term data sets existing for Snow Petrels. The data set comprises records of snow petrel activity for up to 109 nests clearly marked on the colony of Reeve Hill (near Casey station)between 1984 and 2003. A map of the exact nests locations is available as Arcview shapefile.

In the database, the following information was recorded in an Excel worksheet:
- For each colony check: observer(s) name(s), date and time of the nests check, weather before and during observations
- For each nest:

1/nests condition (whether filled with ice/snow or (partially) accessible)
2/activity level in the nests: presence/absence of birds, what sex if known, other signs of activity (footprints, guano, stomach oil)
3/presence of an egg or chick, live or failed
4/presence of old remnants in the nest(egg, chicks)
5/Any specific comments

No data are available for years 1987-1988 and 1988-1989. Data are only available for the early part of the breeding season for 1991-1992, 1992-1993 and 1999-2000.

The fields in this dataset are:

Field
Season
Date
Type of Observation
Time start
Nest Number
Nest condition
Old Remnants
Activity
Egg/Chick
Comments

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Geographic Coverage
 N: -66.2688 S: -66.2833  E: 110.518  W: 110.5013

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1984-11-14
Stop Date: 2003-03-01


Location Keywords
CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR


Science Keywords
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES >BIRDS    [Definition]
BIOSPHERE >ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS >SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS >POPULATION DYNAMICS    [Definition]


ISO Topic Category
BIOTA
OCEANS


Platform
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS    [Information]


Quality
Data were collected on a volunteer basis by observers with varying levels of experience. A set of instructions provided by Jan van Franeker defines the way to conduct observations at the colony and record data systematically. Varying numbers of nests were checked from year to year; frequency of observations also vary from season to season.

Data should therefore be treated carefully.


Access Constraints
These data are publicly available from the provided URL. Please consult the investigators when accessing these data.


Use Constraints
This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=SNPE84-03 when using these data.


Keywords
ACTIVITY
BREEDING
COLONY
COMMENTS
DATE
EGG/CHICK
FIELD
NEST
NEST CONDITION
NEST NUMBER
OLD REMNANTS
PAGODROMA NIVEA
REEVE HILL
SEASON
SNOW PETREL
TIME
TYPE OF OBSERVATION


Data Set Progress
COMPLETE


Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia    [Information]
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



Distribution
Distribution_Media: HTTP
Distribution_Size: 764 kb
Distribution_Format: excel
Fees: free


Personnel
ERIC WOEHLER
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: eric.woehler at gmail.com
Contact Address:
Birds Tasmania
City: Hobart
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7001
Country: Australia


JAN ANDRIES VAN FRANEKER
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: +31-(0)317487085
Fax: +31(0)317487362
Email: jan.vanfraneker at wur.nl
Contact Address:
IMARES
PO Box 167
City: Den Burg (Texel)
Postal Code: NL 179AD
Country: The Netherlands


FREDERIQUE OLIVIER
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Email: folivier at utas.edu.au
Contact Address:
Institute of Marine and Antarctic Science
University of Tasmania
Private Bag 129
City: Hobart
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7001
Country: Australia



Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-05-12
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-11-29

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