Scat samples from South American Fur Seals in the Falkland Islands

Approximately eighty scat samples from south american fur seal at North Fur Island and Volunteer Rocks (Falkland Islands) were collected in the winter of 2015. Data will provide information on the diet of the population.

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Last Updated December 14, 2020, 09:52 (PST)
Created January 30, 2020, 05:20 (PST)
Region Falkland Islands
Language eng
Topic Category Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment
Temporal Extent Start 2015-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2015-12-31
Dataset Reference Date 2015
Lineage Scat samples were randomly collected from the breeding rookeries of South American Fur Seals at North Fur Island and Volunteer Rocks. Once in the laboratory, samples were washed and sieved for hard parts. Hard parts were identified and separated into species components and stored in ethanol. Data will be further processed to extract diet information including being compared with stable isotopes analyses of whiskers collected at the same location.
West Longitude -60.7462
South Latitude -51.5143
East Longitude -57.7329
North Latitude -51.1298
Spatial Reference System WGS84
Responsible Organisation Name Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations Restricted until publication
Use Constraints Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference Please acknowledge data source as: SAERI-Gap project, an initiative of the Falkland Islands Offshore Hydrocarbons Environmental Forum and funded by the Falkland Islands Government and Falkland Islands Petroleum Licensees Association.
Data Format excel
Update Frequency not planned
Accuracy Standard scientific field measurements and equipment was used and set up to be as accurate as possible however consider the possibility of human measurement error.
Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date 2017-03-27
Metadata Point of Contact datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID FK-SAERI-208

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