Wandering Albatrosses on Macquarie Island

This dataset contains the results from surveys of Wandering Albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) on Macquarie Island. The majority of the surveys were conducted at the Caroline Cove colony which contains 59% of the Wandering Albatrosses found on Macquarie Island. Observations were made for 41 consecutive...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: TOMKINS, R J (hasPrincipalInvestigator), TOMKINS, R J (processor), Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher)
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: Australian Antarctic Data Centre
Subjects:
biota
oceans
ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES
EARTH SCIENCE
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
BIRDS
ALBATROSSES/PETRELS AND ALLIES
CONTINENT &gt
ANTARCTICA
GEOGRAPHIC REGION &gt
POLAR
Antarc*
Antarctica
Diomedea exulans
Macquarie Island
Online Access:https://researchdata.ands.org.au/wandering-albatrosses-macquarie-island/698723
https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/AADC-00034
http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536
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Summary:This dataset contains the results from surveys of Wandering Albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) on Macquarie Island. The majority of the surveys were conducted at the Caroline Cove colony which contains 59% of the Wandering Albatrosses found on Macquarie Island. Observations were made for 41 consecutive days between 5 December 1975 and 14 January 1976, and for 103 consecutive days between 25 November 1976 and 7 March 1977. Occasional observations were made of birds at other locations on Macquarie Island. Each bird in the colony was banded for identification, sexed and had its plumage scored. The times of arrival and departure, numbers present, interaction and behaviour were observed, and weather conditions were noted irregularly throughout the day. The results are listed in the documentation.

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