Behaviour of Weddell seals during winter recorded by satellite tracking.
This data set contains the results from a study of the behaviour of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddelli) at the Vestfold Hills, Prydz Bay, Antarctica. Three satellite transmitters were deployed on tagged female Weddell seals at the Vestfold Hills mid-winter (June) 1999. The transmitters were recov...
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ftands:oai:ands.org.au::702031 2023-05-15T13:47:00+02:00 Behaviour of Weddell seals during winter recorded by satellite tracking. BURTON, HARRY (hasPrincipalInvestigator) LAKE, SAMANTHA E (processor) Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher) Spatial: northlimit=-69.0; southlimit=-69.0; westlimit=78.0; eastLimit=78.0; projection=WGS84 Temporal: From 1999-06-22 to 1999-12-06 https://researchdata.ands.org.au/behaviour-weddell-seals-satellite-tracking/702031 https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/wed_sat_99 http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536 unknown Australian Antarctic Data Centre https://researchdata.ands.org.au/behaviour-weddell-seals-satellite-tracking/702031 35a5fb99-7e25-4703-9447-257e380783a7 wed_sat_99 https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/wed_sat_99 http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536 Australian Antarctic Data Centre biota oceans ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES EARTH SCIENCE BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION MAMMALS ARGOS > ARGOS Data Collection and Position Location System SATELLITES CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR dataset ftands 2020-01-05T21:19:38Z This data set contains the results from a study of the behaviour of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddelli) at the Vestfold Hills, Prydz Bay, Antarctica. Three satellite transmitters were deployed on tagged female Weddell seals at the Vestfold Hills mid-winter (June) 1999. The transmitters were recovered in December, late in the pupping season. In total, the three transmitters were deployed and active 170 days, 175 days and 180 days. I used the first two classes of data to get fixes with a standard deviation less than 1 km. Most seal holes were more that 1 km apart (see Entry: wed_survey) so at this resolution we can distinguish between haul-out sites. We examine the number and range of locations used by the individual seals. We use all data collectively to look at diurnal and seasonal changes in haul-out bouts. None of the seals were located at sites outside the area of fast ice at the Vestfold Hills, although one seal was sighted on new fast-ice (20 - 40 cm thick). Considering the long bouts in the water, and that we only tracked haul-out locations, the results do not eliminate the possibility that the seals made long trips at sea. The original data are stored by the Australian Antarctic Division in the ARGOS system on the mainframe Alpha. The transmitter numbers are 23453, 7074 and 7075. Dataset Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Australian Antarctic Division Leptonychotes weddelli Prydz Bay Weddell Seals Research Data Australia (Australian National Data Service - ANDS) Antarctic Vestfold Hills Prydz Bay Weddell Vestfold ENVELOPE(78.0,78.0,-69.0,-69.0) |
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This data set contains the results from a study of the behaviour of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddelli) at the Vestfold Hills, Prydz Bay, Antarctica. Three satellite transmitters were deployed on tagged female Weddell seals at the Vestfold Hills mid-winter (June) 1999. The transmitters were recovered in December, late in the pupping season. In total, the three transmitters were deployed and active 170 days, 175 days and 180 days. I used the first two classes of data to get fixes with a standard deviation less than 1 km. Most seal holes were more that 1 km apart (see Entry: wed_survey) so at this resolution we can distinguish between haul-out sites. We examine the number and range of locations used by the individual seals. We use all data collectively to look at diurnal and seasonal changes in haul-out bouts. None of the seals were located at sites outside the area of fast ice at the Vestfold Hills, although one seal was sighted on new fast-ice (20 - 40 cm thick). Considering the long bouts in the water, and that we only tracked haul-out locations, the results do not eliminate the possibility that the seals made long trips at sea. The original data are stored by the Australian Antarctic Division in the ARGOS system on the mainframe Alpha. The transmitter numbers are 23453, 7074 and 7075. |
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BURTON, HARRY (hasPrincipalInvestigator) LAKE, SAMANTHA E (processor) Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher) |
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Behaviour of Weddell seals during winter recorded by satellite tracking. |
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Behaviour of Weddell seals during winter recorded by satellite tracking. |
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Behaviour of Weddell seals during winter recorded by satellite tracking. |
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Behaviour of Weddell seals during winter recorded by satellite tracking. |
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Behaviour of Weddell seals during winter recorded by satellite tracking. |
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behaviour of weddell seals during winter recorded by satellite tracking. |
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Australian Antarctic Data Centre |
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https://researchdata.ands.org.au/behaviour-weddell-seals-satellite-tracking/702031 https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/wed_sat_99 http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536 |
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Spatial: northlimit=-69.0; southlimit=-69.0; westlimit=78.0; eastLimit=78.0; projection=WGS84 Temporal: From 1999-06-22 to 1999-12-06 |
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ENVELOPE(78.0,78.0,-69.0,-69.0) |
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Antarctic Vestfold Hills Prydz Bay Weddell Vestfold |
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Antarctic Vestfold Hills Prydz Bay Weddell Vestfold |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Australian Antarctic Division Leptonychotes weddelli Prydz Bay Weddell Seals |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Australian Antarctic Division Leptonychotes weddelli Prydz Bay Weddell Seals |
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Australian Antarctic Data Centre |
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https://researchdata.ands.org.au/behaviour-weddell-seals-satellite-tracking/702031 35a5fb99-7e25-4703-9447-257e380783a7 wed_sat_99 https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/wed_sat_99 http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536 |
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