Black-browed albatross breeding colonies from 2005 and 2010 aerial surveys

The file was created from the figure provided in the reports by Ian and Georgina Strange "Black-browed albatross Thalassarche melanophris, aerial photographic survey methodology: advantages over ground surveying in the falkland islands. Results and comparisons with surveys in 2005 and 2010.' and by Anton Wolfaardt, "An assessment of the population trends and conservation status of Black-browed Albatrosses in the Falkland Islands. July 2012".

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Last Updated December 21, 2020, 10:06 (PST)
Created January 30, 2020, 05:22 (PST)
Region Falkland Islands
Language eng
Topic Category Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment
Temporal Extent Start 2010-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2010-12-31
Dataset Reference Date 2010
Lineage The file contains the count of pairs of adult albatrosses on nest obtained from 2005 and 2010 aerial surveys. Notice that the point indicating the location of the colony of New Island refer to the colony close to the settlement however the count number of pairs refers to all the colony sites. Grave Cove in Dunbar is referred as Penguin Point in the report.
West Longitude 202216.64
South Latitude 4135719.06
East Longitude 352759.44
North Latitude 4338092.32
Spatial Reference System UTM 21S WGS84
Responsible Organisation Name Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations Open access
Use Constraints Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference Cite the data source as: Ian and Georgina Strange, Black-browed albatross Thalassarche melanophris, aerial photographic survey methodology: advantages over ground surveying in the falkland islands. Results and comparisons with surveys in 2005 and 2010. July, 2011 and Anton Wolfaardt, An assessment of the population trends and conservation status of Black-browed Albatrosses in the Falkland Islands. July 2012
Data Format shape
Update Frequency not planned
Accuracy The accuracy in the count of adults is high with 0.2 percent error when checked against other method
Resource Type Dataseries
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 2016-12-06
Metadata Point of Contact datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID FK-DESNAT-345

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