Winter distribution of King Penguins breeding at Volunteer Beach

The dataset comprises GLS-tracks of 10 King Penguins breeding at Volunteer Beach obtained during winter (n=5) and spring (n=5) 1996

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Last Updated December 14, 2020, 09:54 (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 1996-01-01
Temporal Extent End 1996-12-31
Dataset Reference Date 2002
Lineage GLS-trackers were attached to the birds' back in March 1996 using tesa tape. From September 1996 onwards, devices were recovered and re-deployed until November 1996. Data were cleaned, processed, analysed and submitted to BirdLife International (Seabird Tracking Database - TOW). Data are available on request to the data owner.
West Longitude -57.8352
South Latitude -51.4824
East Longitude -57.825
North Latitude -51.4732
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: Putz, K. (2002) Spatial and temporal variability in the foraging areas of breeding King Penguins. The Condor 104: 528-538
Data Format excel, mapinfo
Update Frequency not planned
Accuracy On average, individual positional fixes are accurate to within 100 km
Resource Type Dataset
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 2017-03-14
Metadata Point of Contact datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID FK-ART-356

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