Royal penguin Eudyptes schlegeli census, Macquarie Island, 1984 ...

The total number of Royal Penguins breeding on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island is estimated at 848,719 pairs based on two methods of estimation. The sizes and locations of all 57 colonies are given as a baseline for future changes in the species abundance. Current estimates of the sizes of two coloni...

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Main Author: Australian Antarctic Data Centre
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: Australian Antarctic Data Centre 2023
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.15468/zhakwo
https://www.gbif.org/dataset/71d33bce-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a
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Summary:The total number of Royal Penguins breeding on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island is estimated at 848,719 pairs based on two methods of estimation. The sizes and locations of all 57 colonies are given as a baseline for future changes in the species abundance. Current estimates of the sizes of two colonies are compared with historical estimates made by the Australian Antarctic Expedition in 1912-13. Note that the total estimate is included in the Inventory of Antarctic Seabirds dataset as a single record. ...