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Effects of human activity on Gentoo penguins on Macquarie Island
Entry ID: pedestrian_gentoo

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Summary
Abstract: This project empirically measures the effects of human activity on the behaviour and reproductive success of Gentoo penguins on Macquarie Island. This was achieved by 1) collecting behavioural responses of individual penguins exposed to pedestrian approaches across the breeding stages of guard, creche and moult, and 2) collecting reproductive success data (chicks raised to creche age per nesting ... View entire text
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Description: Public information for ASAC project 1148

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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -54.0   S: -54.0   E: 159.0   W: 158.0

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2002-10-20
Stop Date: 2003-03-20
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Access Constraints Data accessible in December 2004.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
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Data accesible in December 2004.
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This "Effects of human activity on Gentoo penguins on Macquarie Island" is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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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
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: 10 kb
Distribution Format: excel
Fees: free
Personnel
MELISSA GIESE
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: +61 2 62741549
Fax: +61 2 6274 1006
Email: melissa.giese at ea.gov.au
Contact Address:
C/ Marine Species Section
GPO Box 787
Environment Australia
City: Canberra
Province or State: Australian Capital Territory
Postal Code: 2601
Country: Australia
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Publications/References
Holmes, N. and Giese, M. (2002). The effects of tourists on Royal penguins. Poster presentation. Ecology 2002 Conference, Cairns, December 2-6.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-05-21
Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-04-10

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