Full Record - Composition of Grey-headed Albatross and Black-browed Albatross diet at Bird Island, South Georgia, from 1986 onwards

Composition of Grey-headed Albatross and Black-browed Albatross diet at Bird Island, South Georgia, from 1986 onwards

GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01217

Abstract:
The diets of Grey-headed Albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) and Black-browed Albatross (Diomedea melanophris) have been monitored on Bird Island since 1986. This dataset comprises data on composition of diet samples (crustaceans, cephalopod and fish) and measurements of krill carapaces, fish otoliths and squid beaks found in the samples. These measurements are used to estimate the length and weight of krill, fish and squid that have been consumed.

License

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 should be cited as follows: Composition of Grey-headed Albatross and Black-browed Albatross diet at Bird Island, South Georgia, from 1986 onwards (https://data.bas.ac.uk/metadata.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01217), accessed by contacting UK Polar Data Centre at polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk, [date in here dd/mm/yyyy] We would strongly encourage contacting Richard Philips (raphil@bas.ac.uk) for more information regarding this dataset, including guidance on its reuse.

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 should be cited as follows: Composition of Grey-headed Albatross and Black-browed Albatross diet at Bird Island, South Georgia, from 1986 onwards (https://data.bas.ac.uk/metadata.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01217), accessed by contacting UK Polar Data Centre at polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk, [date in here dd/mm/yyyy]

We would strongly encourage contacting Richard Philips (raphil@bas.ac.uk) for more information regarding this dataset, including guidance on its reuse.

Authors

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

Basic Information

Creation Date:	2019-08-01
Dataset Progress:	In Work
Dataset Language:	English
ISO Topic Categories:	Biota
Parameters:	Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Consumption Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Endangered Species Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Indicator Species

Additional Information

Reference:	Xavier JC, Croxall JP, Reid K. Interannual variation in the diets of two albatross species breeding at South Georgia: implications for breeding performance. Ibis Volume145, Issue4, October 2003, Pages 593-610 Reid K, Croxall JP, Prince PA. The fish diet of black-browed albatross Diomedea melanophris and grey-headed albatross D. Chrysostoma at South Georgia. Polar Biology August 1996, Volume 16, Issue 7, pp 469-477
Lineage/Methodology:	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. All data were collected under permit from the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Ownership:

Extent

Temporal Coverage:
Start Date	1986-01-01
End Date	N/A

Spatial Coverage:
Latitude
Southernmost	-54.02103
Northernmost	-53.99857
Longitude
Westernmost	-38.08057
Easternmost	-38.01125
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	Bird Island

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