Full Record - Antarctic Fur Seal pup weight at Maiviken, South Georgia, from 2009 to 2020

Antarctic Fur Seal pup weight at Maiviken, South Georgia, from 2009 to 2020

GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01184

Abstract:
Since 2009, the weights of male and female Antarctic Fur Seal pups from the Maiviken area on South Georgia have been monitored. 100 pups are randomly sampled from two areas, tussock and beach, at the start of January, February and March.

This work was funded by Natural Environment Research Council (UK) core funding to the British Antarctic Survey.

Citation:
Hollyman, P., Trathan, P., & Collins, M. (2021). Antarctic Fur Seal pup weight at Maiviken, South Georgia, from 2009 to 2020 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/bc6d802a-fce5-495d-b5e1-bb26f824847c

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REFERENCE MATERIALS

https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsab092

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Use:	This data is governed by the NERC data policy http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/sites/data/policy/ and supplied under Open Government Licence v.3 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ This data set should be cited as follows: Hollyman, P., Trathan, P., & Collins, M. (2021). Antarctic Fur Seal pup weight at Maiviken, South Georgia, from 2009 to 2020 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/BC6D802A-FCE5-495D-B5E1-BB26F824847C

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This data is governed by the NERC data policy http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/sites/data/policy/ and supplied under Open Government Licence v.3 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

This data set should be cited as follows:
Hollyman, P., Trathan, P., & Collins, M. (2021). Antarctic Fur Seal pup weight at Maiviken, South Georgia, from 2009 to 2020 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/BC6D802A-FCE5-495D-B5E1-BB26F824847C

Authors

Name	UK Polar Data Centre
Role(s)	Metadata Author
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Name	Dr Philip R Hollyman
Role(s)	Investigator
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Name	Dr Philip N Trathan
Role(s)	Investigator
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Name	Dr Martin A Collins
Role(s)	Investigator
Organisation	British Antarctic Survey

Basic Information

Creation Date:	2019-07-10
Dataset Progress:	In Work
Dataset Language:	English
ISO Topic Categories:	Biota
Parameters:	Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Indicator Species Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Life History Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Population Dynamics

Additional Information

Reference:
Lineage/Methodology:	50 seal pups on the beach at Maiviken and 50 from the tussock area behind the beach are weighed using a pesola and bag in January, February and March each year. The January weighing is done one month after the Peak Pupping date at the Seal Study Beach (SSB) on Bird Island and the February and March weighings 1 and 2 months after this respectively. Pups are sexed and assigned a moult score where 0 = No moult, 1 = Partial moult (usually head and a bit of the back), 2 = Advanced moult (At least 50% of body), 3= Completely moulted. A pup is marked using temporary spray paint after it has been weighed to prevent it being reweighed during the same weighing event. All data were collected under permit from the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. All diet sampling procedures used were regulated by the British Antarctic Survey Ethical Review Committee in collaboration with Cambridge University and the UK Home Office.
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Extent

Temporal Coverage:
Start Date	2009-01-01
End Date	2020-03-08

Spatial Coverage:
Latitude
Southernmost	-54.246
Northernmost	-54.246
Longitude
Westernmost	-36.515
Easternmost	-36.515
Altitude
Min Altitude	N/A
Max Altitude	N/A
Depth
Min Depth	N/A
Max Depth	N/A

Location:
Location	South Georgia Island
Detailed Location	Maiviken

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