BAS Adelie Penguin Diet
Progress Code: completed Purpose By monitoring the diets of key predators over a number of years, we can examine the relative availability of different prey items, as well as the particular characteristics of their foraging behaviour. Penguin diet variability is a key CEMP parameter and with the red...
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ftands:oai:ands.org.au::2821827 2024-09-15T17:35:05+00:00 BAS Adelie Penguin Diet AADC (owner) AADC, DATA OFFICER (distributor) AADC, DATA OFFICER (custodian) AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia (hasAssociationWith) Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher) Australian Antarctic Division (sponsor) DEAGLE, BRUCE (hasPrincipalInvestigator) DUNN, MICHAEL (hasPrincipalInvestigator) EMMERSON, LOUISE (hasPrincipalInvestigator) MCINNES, JULIE C. (collaborator) MCINNES, JULIE C. (hasPrincipalInvestigator) POLANOWSKI, ANDREA (collaborator) POLANOWSKI, ANDREA (author) WALUDA, CLAIRE (hasPrincipalInvestigator) Spatial: westlimit=-46.12061; southlimit=-60.89839; eastlimit=-44.31885; northlimit=-60.43554 Temporal: From 2014-12-29 to 2016-01-20 https://researchdata.edu.au/bas-adelie-penguin-diet/2821827 unknown Australian Ocean Data Network https://researchdata.edu.au/bas-adelie-penguin-diet/2821827 AAS_4556_BAS_Adelie_Diet AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia biota oceans EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > PENGUINS BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > USE/FEEDING HABITATS COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > INDICATOR SPECIES ADELIE PENGUIN DNA DIET ANALYSIS ADS > Automated DNA Sequencer LABORATORY FIELD INVESTIGATION AMD CEOS AMD/AU OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > SIGNY ISLAND SOUTHERN OCEAN dataset ftands 2024-08-06T01:58:58Z Progress Code: completed Purpose By monitoring the diets of key predators over a number of years, we can examine the relative availability of different prey items, as well as the particular characteristics of their foraging behaviour. Penguin diet variability is a key CEMP parameter and with the reduction in lavage sampling it is important to identify and assess alternative, less invasive methods as potential supplementary approaches for studying penguin diet. Diet analysis using DNA in faecal material is one alternative method which eliminates the need to handle the birds and is non-invasive. June 2018 Adélie penguin scats were collected from Signy Island (South Orkney Islands) during crèche (December/January) 2014/15 and 2015/16 and stored in 80% Ethanol. DNA was extracted from ~30 mg of faecal material using a Promega ‘Maxwell 16' instrument and a Maxwell® 16 Tissue DNA kit. A total of 450 samples were analysed: 30 extractions per week for 2015 and 60 per week for samples collected in 2016. Three DNA markers providing different taxonomic information were amplified from penguin faecal DNA. First, ALL faecal DNA samples were characterised using a highly conserved metazoan primer set that amplifies a region of the nuclear 18S gene. In addition, a subset of faecal samples from each year were also characterised with two other primer pairs that amplify a region of the mtDNA 16S gene to allow species-level identification for most fish (16S_Fish) and krill (16S_Krill) species respectively. During amplification of markers, the products were tagged with a unique pair of index primers allowing samples to be pooled and sequenced (2x150bp) on a MiSeq high-throughput DNA sequencer. - See Adelie Pengiun Diet CCAMLR paper for all of the primer/PCR details - See BAS Adelie 18s Krill and Fish subset excel spreadsheet for sample details. - See BAS Adelie 18s ALL samples fastq for 18s fastq files - See BAS Adelie 16s Krill subset fastq for 16s krill fastq files - See BAS Adelie Fish subset fastq for 16s fish fastq files ... Dataset Adelie penguin Antarc* Antarctica Signy Island South Atlantic Ocean South Orkney Islands Southern Ocean Research Data Australia (Australian National Data Service - ANDS) |
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biota oceans EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > PENGUINS BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > USE/FEEDING HABITATS COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > INDICATOR SPECIES ADELIE PENGUIN DNA DIET ANALYSIS ADS > Automated DNA Sequencer LABORATORY FIELD INVESTIGATION AMD CEOS AMD/AU OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > SIGNY ISLAND SOUTHERN OCEAN |
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biota oceans EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > PENGUINS BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > USE/FEEDING HABITATS COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > INDICATOR SPECIES ADELIE PENGUIN DNA DIET ANALYSIS ADS > Automated DNA Sequencer LABORATORY FIELD INVESTIGATION AMD CEOS AMD/AU OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > SIGNY ISLAND SOUTHERN OCEAN BAS Adelie Penguin Diet |
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biota oceans EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > PENGUINS BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > USE/FEEDING HABITATS COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > INDICATOR SPECIES ADELIE PENGUIN DNA DIET ANALYSIS ADS > Automated DNA Sequencer LABORATORY FIELD INVESTIGATION AMD CEOS AMD/AU OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > SIGNY ISLAND SOUTHERN OCEAN |
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Progress Code: completed Purpose By monitoring the diets of key predators over a number of years, we can examine the relative availability of different prey items, as well as the particular characteristics of their foraging behaviour. Penguin diet variability is a key CEMP parameter and with the reduction in lavage sampling it is important to identify and assess alternative, less invasive methods as potential supplementary approaches for studying penguin diet. Diet analysis using DNA in faecal material is one alternative method which eliminates the need to handle the birds and is non-invasive. June 2018 Adélie penguin scats were collected from Signy Island (South Orkney Islands) during crèche (December/January) 2014/15 and 2015/16 and stored in 80% Ethanol. DNA was extracted from ~30 mg of faecal material using a Promega ‘Maxwell 16' instrument and a Maxwell® 16 Tissue DNA kit. A total of 450 samples were analysed: 30 extractions per week for 2015 and 60 per week for samples collected in 2016. Three DNA markers providing different taxonomic information were amplified from penguin faecal DNA. First, ALL faecal DNA samples were characterised using a highly conserved metazoan primer set that amplifies a region of the nuclear 18S gene. In addition, a subset of faecal samples from each year were also characterised with two other primer pairs that amplify a region of the mtDNA 16S gene to allow species-level identification for most fish (16S_Fish) and krill (16S_Krill) species respectively. During amplification of markers, the products were tagged with a unique pair of index primers allowing samples to be pooled and sequenced (2x150bp) on a MiSeq high-throughput DNA sequencer. - See Adelie Pengiun Diet CCAMLR paper for all of the primer/PCR details - See BAS Adelie 18s Krill and Fish subset excel spreadsheet for sample details. - See BAS Adelie 18s ALL samples fastq for 18s fastq files - See BAS Adelie 16s Krill subset fastq for 16s krill fastq files - See BAS Adelie Fish subset fastq for 16s fish fastq files ... |
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AADC (owner) AADC, DATA OFFICER (distributor) AADC, DATA OFFICER (custodian) AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia (hasAssociationWith) Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher) Australian Antarctic Division (sponsor) DEAGLE, BRUCE (hasPrincipalInvestigator) DUNN, MICHAEL (hasPrincipalInvestigator) EMMERSON, LOUISE (hasPrincipalInvestigator) MCINNES, JULIE C. (collaborator) MCINNES, JULIE C. (hasPrincipalInvestigator) POLANOWSKI, ANDREA (collaborator) POLANOWSKI, ANDREA (author) WALUDA, CLAIRE (hasPrincipalInvestigator) |
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BAS Adelie Penguin Diet |
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BAS Adelie Penguin Diet |
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BAS Adelie Penguin Diet |
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BAS Adelie Penguin Diet |
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BAS Adelie Penguin Diet |
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bas adelie penguin diet |
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Australian Ocean Data Network |
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https://researchdata.edu.au/bas-adelie-penguin-diet/2821827 |
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Spatial: westlimit=-46.12061; southlimit=-60.89839; eastlimit=-44.31885; northlimit=-60.43554 Temporal: From 2014-12-29 to 2016-01-20 |
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Adelie penguin Antarc* Antarctica Signy Island South Atlantic Ocean South Orkney Islands Southern Ocean |
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Adelie penguin Antarc* Antarctica Signy Island South Atlantic Ocean South Orkney Islands Southern Ocean |
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AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia |
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https://researchdata.edu.au/bas-adelie-penguin-diet/2821827 AAS_4556_BAS_Adelie_Diet |
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