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Population estimates of emperor penguins, Mawson coast, Antarctica

Entry ID: ASAC_484

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Summary

Abstract: Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 484
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---- Public Summary from Project ----
Emperor penguins are the only birds that breed in the Antarctic winter. They feed mainly on fish and squid but also ingest krill. Changes in food availability due to oceanographic or climatic factors, or to the extent of sea ice (through the processes of ...

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Link: GET DATA

Description: Download point for the colony summaries

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -65.0

S: -68.0

E: 160.0

W: 60.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1988-06-21

Stop Date: 2018-03-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS

BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL HABITAT

BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PELAGIC HABITAT

BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

OCEANS

Platform

AIRCRAFT

HELICOPTER

Quality Taken from the 2009-2010 Progress Report:
Field work:
The colony at Taylor Glacier was visited on 26 June, 28 Oct and 1 Dec. On all three occasions, all birds present in the colony were photographed. Visits to the colony lasted no more than 2 hours and personnel kept at the appropriate distance to avoid disturbance.

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Access Constraints The excel spreadsheet of colony summaries and Taylor Glacier counts can be downloaded from the provided URL.

Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
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Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference at the provided URL when using these data.

Ancillary Keywords

ANTARCTICA

BREEDING SUCCESS

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

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: 20 kb

Distribution Format: Excel

Fees: free

Personnel

BARBARA WIENECKE

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +61 3 6232 3277

Email: barbara.wienecke at aad.gov.au

Contact Address:

Australian Antarctic Division

203 Channel Highway

City: Kingston

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7050

Country: Australia

GRAHAM ROBERTSON

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +61 3 6232 3337

Fax: +61 3 6232 3349

Email: graham.robertson at aad.gov.au

Contact Address:

Australian Antarctic Division

203 Channel Highway

City: Kingston

Province or State: Tasmania

Postal Code: 7050

Country: Australia

Publications/References

Wienecke, B. (2010), The history of the discovery of emperor penguin colonies, 1902-2004., Polar Record, 46, doi:10.1017/S0032247409990283

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2000-07-31

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-06-16

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