Winter foraging ranges of Weddell seals: a pilot study to assess their role in the winter sea-ice zone and their potential as ocean sampling platforms

Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2695

See the link below for public details on this project.


Variations in the winter extent of sea ice are thought to have profound effects on biological productivity, such as algal growth and the reproduction of Antarctic krill, with subsequent flow-on effects through the food web. This pilot study aims to measure the winter foraging patterns of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) as a first step in investigating their role in the winter sea-ice zone. Our specific objectives are to:


1. Obtain satellite tracks from a sample of adult female Weddell seals

2. Collect diving behaviour (dive depth, duration and frequency) from a sub-set of these seals

3. Collect high precision water temperature data from a subset of these seals


These data will enable us to assess the feasibility of including Weddell seals as a candidate species in a long-term study of winter sea-ice and predator performance.


This project has now been merged into project number 2794 (ASAC_2794). It also contains data collected as part of project 1171 (ASAC_1171).


The download file contains 13 Access Databases containing data from this project. An excel spreadsheet summarising the databases is also included.


The data have also been loaded into the Australian Antarctic Data Centre's ARGOS tracking database. The database can be accessed at the provided URL.

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Identification info

Alternate title
Winter foraging ranges of Weddell seals: a pilot study to assess their role in the winter sea-ice zone and their potential as ocean sampling platforms
Date (Publication)
2014-01-30
Edition
1
Citation identifier
Dataset DOI

Title
Information and documentation - Digital object identifier system
Date (Publication)
2012-04-23
Citation identifier
ISO 26324:2012

Citation identifier
doi:10.4225/15/554AAC1C5ADDC

Originator

Hindell, M.A.

Publisher

Australian Antarctic Data Centre

Principal investigator

HINDELL, MARK A.
ANTARCTIC WILDLIFE R'SRCH UNIT
Department of Zoology
University of Tasmania
GPO BOX 252-05
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia

Collaborator

HINDELL, MARK A.
ANTARCTIC WILDLIFE R'SRCH UNIT
Department of Zoology
University of Tasmania
GPO BOX 252-05
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia
Name
CAASM Metadata
Website
https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/ASAC_2695

Status
Completed

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
  • Biota
  • Environment
  • Oceans

Extent

N
S
E
W


Extent

Description
Temporal Coverage

Temporal extent

TimePeriod
2005-10-01 2007-03-31
Title
Chemical immobilization of adult female Weddell seals with tiletamine and zolazepam: effects of age, condition and stage of lactation
Date (Publication)
2006
Citation identifier
2

Author

Wheatley, K. E., C. J. Bradshaw, R. G. Harcourt, L. S. Davis and M. A. Hindell
Name
BMC Vet Res
Issue identification
1
Page
8
Title
Influence of maternal mass and condition on energy transfer in Weddell seals.
Date (Publication)
2006
Citation identifier
75

Author

Wheatley, K. E., C. J. A. Bradshaw, L. S. Davis, R. G. Harcourt and M. A. Hindell
Name
Journal of Animal Ecology
Issue identification
3
Page
724-733
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE
  • EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES
  • EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CARNIVORES > SEALS/SEA LIONS/WALRUSES
  • EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS
  • EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > SPECIES PREDATION
  • EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > FOOD-WEB DYNAMICS
Keywords
  • Weddell Seal
  • foraging
  • sea ice
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • ARGOS > ARGOS Data Collection and Position Location System
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • SATELLITES
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • AMD/AU
  • CEOS
  • AMD
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Davis
  • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Resource constraints

Use limitation
This metadata record is publicly available.

Resource constraints

Access constraints
licence
Other constraints
The data are publicly available for download at the provided URL. The publications are only available to AAD staff.

Resource constraints

File type
Portable Network Graphic
Linkage
Creative Commons by Attribution logo

Title
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Website
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=ASAC_2695 when using these data.
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
Planned available datetime
2014-01-30T00:00:00

Distributor

Fees
Free
Planned available datetime
2014-01-30T00:00:00
Units of distribution
GB
Transfer size
1.1
Distribution format
  • Access

Units of distribution
kb
Transfer size
400
Distribution format
  • PDF

OnLine resource
GET DATA

Download point for the data

OnLine resource
GET DATA

Access these data via the AADC ARGOS database

OnLine resource
PROJECT HOME PAGE

Public information for ASAC project 2695

OnLine resource
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION > PUBLICATIONS

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OnLine resource
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset

Resource lineage

Statement
The Dates provided in temporal coverage are approximate only, and represent the beginning and end of the 2005 - 2007 Antarctic seasons. The latitudes and longitudes provided in spatial coverage are approximate only.
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
Maintenance note
2009-10-30 - record updated by Dave Connell after new data were provided by Mark Hindell. 2011-12-22 - record updated by Dave Connell after new data were provided by Mark Hindell. 2014-01-08 - record updated by Dave Connell to link some publications. 2014-01-30 - record updated by Dave Connell to publicly release the data. 2015-04-28 - record updated by Dave Connell - basic updates. 2016-08-11 - record updated by Dave Connell - basic updates.

Metadata

Metadata identifier
string/ASAC_2695

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Author

CONNELL, DAVE J.
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Sponsor

Australian Antarctic Division

Owner

AADC

Type of resource

Resource scope
Dataset

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Citation identifier
6c43d0ae-bc7c-4890-98c7-30ddfd0352ea

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Date (Last Revision)
2015-11-30T04:53:48

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/ASAC_2695

Point of truth for the metadata record

Date info (Creation)
2006-07-27T00:00:00
Date info (Last Update)
2017-04-26

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-3
Edition
2014
Other citation details
Version 1
Title
DIF to ISO 19115-1 Profile
 
 

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