Breeding success of Gentoo penguins at Bird Island, South Georgia, from 1982 to 2020

• Main Authors: Trathan, Philip, Waluda, Claire, Ratcliffe, Norman
• 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"; Bird Island; Gentoo penguin; Pygoscelis papua; breeding success; chick count; nest count; Antarctic; Sandwich Islands; South Sandwich Islands; South Georgia; Antarc*; British Antarctic Survey
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/c8d5a7a4-e19b-497f-b7ae-56f9a2b15a56; https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00333

The breeding success (calculated from nest and chick counts) of Gentoo penguins is monitored annually at Bird Island, South Georgia. The number of incubating nests and chicks reaching fledging stage are counted in several Gentoo penguin colonies. Data exist from 1982 onwards. This work was funded by...