Assessment and measurement of Wilson's Storm Petrels chicks (Oceanites oceanicus) at King George Island ...

• Main Authors: Ausems, Anne, Kuepper, Nadja, Archuby, Diego, Braun, Christina, Gębczyński, Andrzej, Gladbach, Anja, Hahn, Steffen, Jadwiszczak, Piotr, Krämer, Philipp, Libertelli, Marcela, Lorenz, Stefan, Richter, Benjamin, Ruß, Anja, Schmoll, Tim, Thorn, Simon, Turner, John, Wojczulanis-Jakubas, Katarzyna, Jakubas, Dariusz, Quillfeldt, Petra
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2023
• Subjects: Antarctic seabird; breeding success; Climate change; long-term data; Procellariiformes; Wilson's storm petrel; Event label; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; Location; Nest ID; Species; Species, unique identification URI; Years; Site; Oceanites oceanicus, hatching date; Oceanites oceanicus, age; Oceanites oceanicus, body mass, wet mass; Oceanites oceanicus, tarsus, length; Oceanites oceanicus, wing, length; Oceanites oceanicus, tarsus, growth rate; Oceanites oceanicus, wing, growth rate; Oceanites oceanicus, growth rate; Food load; Field observation; Field measurement; Calculated according to Ausems et al. 2020; Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas SPP1158; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctica; King George Island; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.961688; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.961688

This data set describes the population dynamics of Wilson's Storm Petrels (Oceanites oceanicus) at King George Island (Islas 25 de Mayo, Antarctica) over a forty year period (1978 – 2020). It includes all available data on Wilson's Storm Petrels from two colonies: around the Argentinian Base Carlini (62°14′S, 58°40′W; CA, formerly called Base Jubany) and the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station (62°09′S, 58°27′W; HA). Chicks were measured regularly (varying intervals depending on the study) at both CA and HA. Chick tarsus was measured using callipers (vernier or digital depending on the study year) to the nearest 0.1 mm, chick wing length was measured using wing rulers to the nearest 1 mm, and chick body mass was measured using mechanical or digital scales depending on the study year to the nearest 0.1 g. Chick growth rates were calculated based on the linear growth period following Ausems et al. (2020, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138768). Chick food loads (g) were recorded at CA and determined based ... : This study was further supported by the Erasmus+ programm and thee German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) ...