Breeding success of Gentoo penguins at Maiviken, South Georgia, from 2009 to 2020

• Main Authors: Hollyman, Philip, Trathan, Philip, Collins, Martin
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre 2021
• Subjects: "EARTH SCIENCE","BIOSPHERE","ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS"; "EARTH SCIENCE","BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION","ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES","BIRDS","PENGUINS"; "EARTH SCIENCE","CLIMATE INDICATORS","BIOSPHERIC INDICATORS","BREEDING PRODUCTIVITY"; Gentoo penguin; Pygoscelis papua; breeding success; chick count; nest count; Antarctic; Sandwich Islands; South Sandwich Islands; South Georgia; Maiviken; Antarc*; British Antarctic Survey
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/1fd5bc8a-96b5-4f53-aa15-33e5330e7705; https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01487

The breeding success (calculated from nest and chick counts) of Gentoo penguins is monitored annually at Maiviken, South Georgia. The number of incubating nests and chicks reaching fledging stage are counted. Data exist from 2010 onwards. This work was funded by Natural Environment Research Council...