Satellite tracking of emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) fledglings at Amanda Bay in 2013

• Other Authors: AADC (originator), AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia (resourceProvider)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Ocean Data Network
• Subjects: biota; oceans; PENGUINS; EARTH SCIENCE; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES; BIRDS; USE/FEEDING HABITATS; BIOSPHERE; ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS; SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS; Emperor Penguin; Fledgling; Tracking; IMOS; ARGOS > ARGOS Data Collection and Position Location System; SATELLITES; AMD; AMD/AU; CEOS; CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA; GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR; OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN; Amanda Bay; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Antarctica; Aptenodytes forsteri; Emperor penguins
• Online Access: https://researchdata.ands.org.au/satellite-tracking-emperor-bay-2013/686276; https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/ASAC_1252_IMOS_11068_201213; https://secure3.aad.gov.au/proms/public/projects/report_project_public.cfm; http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/portal/download_file.cfm; http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm

The values provided in spatial coverage are approximate only. As seabirds emperor penguins spent a large proportion of their lives at sea. For food they depend entirely on marine resources. Young penguins rarely return to their natal colonies after their first year. Satellite tracking will give us insights into where foraging areas may be that are important for these birds. This tracking work is part of a multi-species study funded by the Integrated Marine Observation System (IMOS). These data are from penguins from the Amanda Bay area, and for the 2012-13 season. To determine the at-sea distribution of fledgling emperor penguins and to examine to which extent their foraging range may overlap with that of other species.