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: ANT_StormPetrel_CA_1978-20; ANT_StormPetrel_HA_1978-20; Antarctic seabird; breeding success; Calculated according to Ausems et al. 2020; Climate change; Event label; Field measurement; Field observation; Food load; King George Island; Antarctica; LATITUDE; Location; LONGITUDE; long-term data; Nest ID; Oceanites oceanicus; age; body mass; wet mass; growth rate; hatching date; tarsus; length; wing; Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas; Procellariiformes; Site; Species; unique identification (URI); SPP1158; Wilson's storm petrel; Years; Arctic; Antarctic; Arctowski; 25 de Mayo; Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station; Antarc*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.961688; https://doi.org/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 on changes in chick body mass on consecutive days (Gladbach et al. (2009, doi:10.1007/s00300-009-0628-z); Kuepper et al. (2018, doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2018.06.018).