Abstract:
Platform Transmitting Terminal (PTT) tags have been used to track Macaroni Penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) and Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) from Bird Island, South Georgia, since 1998. PTT tags use the ARGOS satellite system to collect geospatial data. These tags are deployed on a project-by-project basis and so data are not available for every year. Tags are generally deployed during the summer season, however, some winter data are available.
Keywords:
Eudyptes chrysolophus, Gentoo Penguin, Macaroni Penguin, PTT Tag, Pygoscelis papua
| Use Constraints: | 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/ |
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| Creation Date: | 2019-08-02 |
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| Dataset Progress: | In Work |
| Dataset Language: | English |
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| Personnel: | |
| Name | UK Polar Data Centre |
| Role(s) | Metadata Author |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Parent Dataset: | N/A |
| Reference: | Horswill C, Trathan PN, Ratcliffe N (2017) Linking extreme interannual changes in prey availability to foraging behaviour and breeding investment in a marine predator, the macaroni penguin. PLoSONE 12(9):e0184114 Barlow KE, Croxall JP (2002). Seasonal and interannual variation in foraging range and habitat of macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) at South Georgia. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 232 p291-304 Barlow KE, Boyd IL, Croxall JP, Reid K, Staniland IJ, Brierley AS (2002) Are penguins and seals in competition for Antarctic krill at South Georgia?. Marine Biology 140: 205-213 Waluda CM, Collins MA, Black AD, Staniland IJ, Trathan PN (2010) Linking predator and prey behaviour: contrasts between Antarctic fur seals and macaroni penguins at South Georgia. Marine Biology 157: 99-112 Tanton, J. L., Reid, K., Croxall, J. P., and Trathan, P.N. (2004) Winter distribution and behaviour of gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua at South Georgia. Polar Biology 27:299-303 Method Wilson RP, Pütz K, Peters G, Culik B, Scolaro JA, Charrassin JB, Ropert-Coudert Y (1997) Long-term attachment of transmitting and recording devices to penguins and other seabirds. Wildl Soc Bull 25:101?106 |
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| Lineage: | Devices were attached using methods modified from previous researchers (Wilson et al. 1997). Fieldwork was approved by the British Antarctic Survey Animal Ethics Committee. All data were collected under permit from the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. |
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| Start Date | 1998-01-01 |
| End Date | N/A |
| Spatial Coverage: | |
| Latitude | |
| Southernmost | -54.01227 |
| Northernmost | -54.0087 |
| Longitude | |
| Westernmost | -38.0725 |
| Easternmost | -38.05807 |
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| Min Altitude | N/A |
| Max Altitude | N/A |
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| Min Depth | N/A |
| Max Depth | N/A |
| Location: | |
| Location | South Georgia Island |
| Detailed Location | Bird Island |
| Data Storage: | The data are stored in an Oracle database managed by the Scientific Data Manager (Biological Focus), UK PDC |
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