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Data from the Bechervaise Island Adelie penguin weighbridge, 2006 onwards
The dataset comprises records of crossings by Adelie penguins of a weighbridge and gateway established on Bechervaise Island. The weighbridge and gateway are positioned so that most or all of the penguins breeding in a set of sub-colonies on the island cross the weighbridge when they leave the colony to forage and when they return from foraging. The gateway records the time of each crossing, the dynamic weight of the penguin as it crosses, and the identity of penguins that have been sub-cutaneously tagged. The weighbridge and gateway operate continuously throughout the austral breeding season. The data are currently in an unprocessed form.
Simple
Identification info
- Alternate title
- Data from the Bechervaise Island Adelie penguin weighbridge, 2006 onwards
- Date (Publication)
- 2021-02-16
- Edition
- 1
Originator
Emmerson, L., Southwell, C. and Kerry, K.
Publisher
Australian Antarctic Data Centre
Principal investigator
Principal investigator
Principal investigator
Collaborator
Collaborator
- Name
- CAASM Metadata
- Other citation details
- Unreleased data
- Purpose
- The weighbridge was originally established in 1990/91 to collect data for Australia's contribution to the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program. It has operated continuously through each Adelie penguin breeding season since then and contribute to the long-term seabird monitoring program at Mawson.
- Status
- On going
Custodian
AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia
- Topic category
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- Biota
- Oceans
Extent
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Extent
- Description
- Temporal Coverage
Temporal extent
- TimePeriod
- 2006-01-01
- Title
- The use of an automated weighing and recording system for the study of the biology of Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae)
- Date (Publication)
- 1993
- Edition
- 6
Author
Kerry, K., Clarke, J. and Else, G.
Publisher
National Institute of Polar Research
Tokyo
- Name
- NIPR Symposium on Polar Biology
- NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
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- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > PENGUINS
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ISLANDS
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > DIURNAL MOVEMENTS
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > SURVIVAL RATES
- Keywords
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- WEIGHBRIDGE
- WEIGHT
- DATETIME
- TAG ID
- NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
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- NOT APPLICABLE
- NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
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- FIELD SURVEYS
- NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
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- AMD/AU
- AMD
- CEOS
- NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
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- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
- CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > BECHERVAISE ISLAND
Resource constraints
- Use limitation
- This metadata record is publicly available.
Resource constraints
- Access constraints
- licence
- Other constraints
- The dataset will be made publicly available when appropriate post-processing is complete. The time-frame for this is currently uncertain. These data are currently stored in a working area of the Australian Antarctic Data Centre. The data file currently contains data from 2006 onwards.
Resource constraints
- File type
- Portable Network Graphic
- Title
- Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Website
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Legal code for Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 International license
- Use constraints
- licence
- Other constraints
- This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=AAS_4086_Weighbridge when using these data. Researchers should contact Louise Emmerson, current Chief investigator of the Mawson seabird monitoring program, for information on the dataset.
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Distribution Information
Distributor
Distributor
AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia
Distributor
- Fees
- Free
Distributor
- Fees
- Free
- Units of distribution
- kb
- Transfer size
- 300
- Distribution format
-
- Units of distribution
- GB
- Transfer size
- 1.3
- Distribution format
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- csv
- OnLine resource
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GET DATA > DIRECT DOWNLOAD
Download a copy of the technical guide
- OnLine resource
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PROJECT HOME PAGE
Public information for AAS project AAS_4086
- OnLine resource
-
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset.
Resource lineage
- Statement
- The data are currently in an unprocessed form and require specialised processing for interpretation. The technical documentation relating to the weighbridge (which will provide further information on the interpretation of data) is available from the provided URL.
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
- Maintenance note
- 2021-02-16 - record created by Colin Southwell.
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
- string/AAS_4086_Weighbridge
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Author
Author
Sponsor
Australian Antarctic Division
Owner
AADC
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
Alternative metadata reference
- Title
- gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
- Citation identifier
- dd430e94-e84c-4a5b-94ca-7973a440e549
Alternative metadata reference
- Title
- gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
- Date (Last Revision)
- 2021-02-17T14:13:53
Identifier
- Description
- metadata.extraction_date
Alternative metadata reference
- Title
- gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
- Citation identifier
- 8.6
- Metadata linkage
-
http://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/AAS_4086_Weighbridge
Point of truth for the metadata record
- Date info (Creation)
- 2021-02-16T00:00:00
- Date info (Last Update)
- 2021-02-17
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-3
- Edition
- 2014
- Other citation details
- Version 1
- Title
- DIF to ISO 19115-1 Profile
Overviews
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Associated resources
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