Reproductive success data from black-browed albatrosses (Thalassarche melanophris) breeding at Bird Island, 1997-2023
GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/02241
Abstract:
This dataset contains the partner ringing details and reproductive outcome of black-browed albatrosses (Thalassarche melanophris) included in tracking studies during the breeding season on Bird Island, South Georgia from 1997 to 2023. The file is stored in .csv format.
This work was funded as part of the Bird Island Long-term Monitoring Programme at BAS.
Citation:
Phillips, R.A., Bennison, A., & Wood, A.G. (2026). Reproductive success data from black-browed albatrosses (Thalassarche melanophris) breeding at Bird Island, 1997-2023 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/eed61447-bcca-4f7a-bdc3-533b76092b5e
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| Access: | This dataset is under embargo until the publication of the relevant manuscript. |
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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/. |
Basic Information
| Creation Date: | 2026-07-09 |
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| Dataset Progress: | Complete |
| Dataset Language: | English |
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Additional Information
| Reference: | These data were used in the following manuscript: Gillies, N., Phillips, R. A., Weimerskirch, H., Potts, J. R., Réale, D., Wilson, A. J., Angelier, F., Barbraud, C., Bennison, A., Delord, K., Lemesle, P., Peroteau, S., Wood, A. G., Xavier, J. C., Patrick, S. C. (2026) Contrasting associations between parental coordination and breeding success in albatrosses across differing environmental contexts. (in prep.) For data collection and other details, see the following papers which used a larger dataset: Mohring, B., Potts, J.R., Wilson, A.J., Réale, D., Phillips, R.A., Weimerskirch, H., Barbraud, C., Bennison, A., Delord, K., Wood, A.G., Peroteau. S., Rouby, E., Ventura, F. and Patrick, S.C. (2026) Environmental variability shapes life-history trade-offs within and between populations of a long-lived seabird. Ecology Letters 29, e70384. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.70384 Pardo, D., Forcada, J., Wood, A.G., Tuck, G.N., Ireland, L., Pradel, R., J.P. Croxall and Phillips, R.A. (2017) Additive effects of climate and fisheries drive catastrophic declines in multiple albatross species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the Unites States of America 114, E10829-E10837. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1618819114 Froy, H., Lewis, S., Nussey, D.H., Wood, A.G. and Phillips, R.A. (2017) Contrasting drivers of reproductive ageing in albatrosses. Journal of Animal Ecology 86, 1022-1032. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12712 Scripts used to process the data for use in this manuscript can be found on Zenodo: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19090542 |
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| Quality: | Only breeding birds that were tracked with satellite transmitters, GLS, or GPS loggers are included in the dataset. Missing values (NA) indicate cases where the identifying ring of the breeding partner could not be successfully read because the bird could not be captured, closely observed, or positively identified in the field. |
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| Lineage/Methodology: | Monitoring was carried out at sub-colonies H and J annually, with visits at least weekly during the breeding season to mark all nests, identify breeding adults, and record nest failures. The reproductive success of each pair was recorded as successful (chick survived to fledging age), failed at egg, failed at chick, or failed at unknown stage. Scripts used to process the data for use in this manuscript can be found on Zenodo: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19090542 |
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REFERENCE MATERIALS:
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1618819114
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12712
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.70384
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SOFTWARE PACKAGES:
Extent
| Temporal Coverage: | |
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| Start Date | 1997-01-01 |
| End Date | 2023-01-01 |
| Spatial Coverage: | |
| Latitude | |
| Southernmost | -54.0115 |
| Northernmost | -54.0115 |
| Longitude | |
| Westernmost | -38.05 |
| Easternmost | -38.05 |
| 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 |
Instrumentation
| Data Collection: | Reproductive success data were combined into a single .csv file using R, version 4.3.1 (2023-06-16 ucrt). |
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Storage
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| Distribution Media | Online Internet (HTTP) |
| Distribution Size | 20KB |
| Distribution Format | ASCII |
| Fees | N/A |
| Data Storage: | The dataset consists of 1x .csv file: bi_bbal_rs_1997-2023.csv [20KB] |