Adelie Penguin Distributions in the Mawson Area Antarctica

• Other Authors: AADC (originator), AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia (resourceProvider)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Ocean Data Network
• Subjects: biota; oceans; BIRDS; EARTH SCIENCE; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES; PENGUINS; MIGRATORY RATES/ROUTES; BIOSPHERE; ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS; SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS; ADELIE PENGUINS; AERIAL SURVEYS; ANTARCTICA; DISTRIBUTION; MAWSON; FIELD INVESTIGATION; FIELD SURVEYS; OBIS > OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; COML > CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE; AMD/AU; CEOS; AMD; CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR; Rookery Island; Adelie penguin; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://researchdata.ands.org.au/adelie-penguin-distributions-area-antarctica/686231; https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/ASAC_1219_AAT_APen_M; https://data.aad.gov.au/eds/3594/download; https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/SOE_seabird_candidate_sp_AP; https://secure3.aad.gov.au/proms/public/projects/report_project_public.cfm?project_no=1219; http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ASAC_1219_AAT_APen_M

The data provides a complete survey over the Mawson and Rookery Island areas. The aerial surveys have provided a precise estimate of population sizes. It is intended that the survey be repeated every 3 to 5 years. Aerial photography was taken during the 1981-82 and 1988-89 seasons. During the 1981-8...