Full Record - Fledging weights of Gentoo penguin chicks from a colony at Maiviken, South Georgia, from 2010 to 2020

Fledging weights of Gentoo penguin chicks from a colony at Maiviken, South Georgia, from 2010 to 2020

GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01286

Abstract:
The weights of fledging Gentoo penguin chicks at Maiviken have been monitored since 2010. The colony at Maiviken, can have over 1000 breeding pairs. Each year, just before their departure from the colony, a sample of 50 fledgling birds are weighed as part of a long-term monitoring programme. These data are submitted to the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) as part of their Ecosystem Monitoring Programme (CEMP).

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). Fledging weights of Gentoo penguin chicks from a colony at Maiviken, South Georgia, from 2010 to 2020 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/1d773056-4798-4b0b-9e15-0e53fb8cefd4

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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). Fledging weights of Gentoo penguin chicks from a colony at Maiviken, South Georgia, from 2010 to 2020 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/1D773056-4798-4B0B-9E15-0E53FB8CEFD4

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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). Fledging weights of Gentoo penguin chicks from a colony at Maiviken, South Georgia, from 2010 to 2020 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/1D773056-4798-4B0B-9E15-0E53FB8CEFD4

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:	2019-12-12
Dataset Progress:	In Work
Dataset Language:	English
ISO Topic Categories:	Biota
Parameters:	Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Indicator Species Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Life History

Additional Information

Reference:
Lineage/Methodology:	One hundred days after peak laying (this is defined as the date when 75% of monitored nests have eggs laid), 50 gentoo penguin chicks are caught and weighed at the Maiviken colony. To ensure each chick is weighed only once, chicks are temporarily marked after weighing. To aid capture, chicks are rounded up into an area by the rocks at once side of the colony. Firkling hooks are also used which causes slightly less disturbance. The birds are weighed using a 10kg pesola and bag. All data were collected under permit from the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. All 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	2009-12-12
End Date	2020-01-26

Spatial Coverage:
Latitude
Southernmost	-54.246
Northernmost	-54.246
Longitude
Westernmost	-36.5057
Easternmost	-36.5057
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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