Southern Sea Lion census2014

The 2014 southern sea lion census data was carried out in the austral summer and it was a boat survey. Only pups were counted and recorded as dead or alive.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated December 21, 2020, 09:59 (PST)
Created January 30, 2020, 05:19 (PST)
Region Falkland Islands
Language eng
Topic Category Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment
Temporal Extent Start 1930-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2014-12-31
Dataset Reference Date 2014
Lineage In the attribute table the fields Alive and Dead refer to pups. Pups were counted as a proxy for population size that is comparable between 1930-2014 from previous works carried out by - Thompson, D., Strange, I., Riddy, M. & Duck, C. 2005, The size and status of the population of southern sea lions Otaria flavescens in the Falkland Islands. Biol. Conserv. 121, 357-367. (doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2004.05.008) - Hamilton, J. E. 1939 A second report on the southern sea lion (Otaria byronia) (de Blainville). Discovery Reports 19. , 121-164. Data collected in 014 were published: Baylis AMM, Orben RA, Arnould JPY, Christiansen F, Hays GC, Staniland IJ (2015) Disentangling the cause of a catastrophic population decline in a large marine mammal. Ecology
West Longitude -61.1932
South Latitude -58.948
East Longitude -51.246
North Latitude -51.0577
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, send data request to data owner
Use Constraints Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference Cite data source as: Baylis AMM, Orben RA, Arnould JPY, Christiansen F, Hays GC, Staniland IJ (2015) Disentangling the cause of a catastrophic population decline in a large marine mammal. Ecology .
Data Format csv, excel, shape
Update Frequency annually
Accuracy Unknown
Resource Type Dataseries
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 2014-09-04
Metadata Point of Contact datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID FK-FIG-111

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