Rauer Group Petrels. Breeding distribution and abundance of surface-nesting petrels in the Rauer Islands, East Antarctica.

Previous exploration and ornithology in the Rauer Group are reviewed. Estimates of the nesting populations of southern fulmars and Antarctic petrels are compared with censuses conducted in 1983/84 and 1984/85. Population estimates varied considerably between years, and within the same year between d...

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Other Authors: WOEHLER, ERIC (hasPrincipalInvestigator), WOEHLER, ERIC (processor), Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher)
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: Australian Antarctic Data Centre
Subjects:
biota
oceans
BIRDS
EARTH SCIENCE
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES
PENGUINS
ABUNDANCE
ANTARCTIC PETREL
BREEDING
BUCHAN ISLAND
CAPE PETRELS
CHICK SURVIVAL
DISTRIBUTION
ESTIMATED PAIRS
FILLA ISLAND
HOP ISLAND
OCCUPIED NESTS
PETRELS
POPULATION ESTIMATES
RAUER ISLAND
SOUTHERN FULMAR
OBIS &gt
OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
COML &gt
CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE
CONTINENT &gt
ANTARCTICA &gt
Rauer Group
GEOGRAPHIC REGION &gt
POLAR
Antarctic
East Antarctica
Fulmar
Buchan
Rauer Islands
Hop Island
Filla Island
Antarc*
Antarctic Petrel
Antarctica
Cape Petrel
Cape Petrels
Online Access:https://researchdata.ands.org.au/rauer-group-petrels-east-antarctica/699601
https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/ASAC_1219_AAT_Pet_RI
http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536
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Summary:Previous exploration and ornithology in the Rauer Group are reviewed. Estimates of the nesting populations of southern fulmars and Antarctic petrels are compared with censuses conducted in 1983/84 and 1984/85. Population estimates varied considerably between years, and within the same year between different observers. To remedy this situation the three islands with sympatric breeding populations of the two species were divided into counting units, which are detailed with photographs. The total populations of surface-nesting petrels are in the order of 14000 pairs of fulmars, 2500 pairs of Antarctic petrel and 400 pairs of cape petrels. Chick survival was estimated at the time of banding and varied considerable between species, islands and years. The fields in this dataset are: Location: Filla Island, Buchan Island and Hop Island Southern Fulmar Antarctic Petrel Cape Petrel Birds Counted Estimated Pairs Population Estimates Chick survival Occupied Nests Number of Birds Conversion factor

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