GPS and Time-Depth Recorder tracking data of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarcticus) breeding at the South Orkney Islands, from 2011 to 2016
This dataset captures information from GPS and Time-Depth Recorder (TDR) tracking of 221 chinstrap penguins from 4 sites at the South Orkney Islands (Cape Geddes at Laurie Island, Powell Island, Monroe Island and Signy Island). Monitoring was carried out during incubation and brood between the months of December and February from 2011 to 2016. GPS data are available at 4 minute intervals whilst birds are at the sea surface and dive data every second. Tags measured birds'' foraging patterns to study the relationship between breeding stage and foraging distribution.
This research was supported by the Darwin Plus, WWF and the UKRI/BAS Ecosystems Programme under ALI-Science.
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- Alternate title
- Polar Data Centre (PDC) record GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01514
- Date (Publication)
- 2021-11-16
- Identifier
- http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/dms/metadata.php?id= / GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01514
Custodian
British Antarctic Survey
High Cross, Madingley Road
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Cambridge
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CB3 0ET
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UK
+44 (0)1223 221400
Originator
NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre
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Trathan, P., Lowther, A., & Manco, F.
High Cross, Madingley
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Cambridge
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CB3 0ET
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UK
+44 (0)1223 221400
- Maintenance and update frequency
- unknown Unknown
- Keywords
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- NDGO0001
- NERC OAI Harvesting
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- NERC_DDC
- GCMD Parameter Valids
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- EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Feeding Habitat
- EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Food-web Dynamics
- EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Population Dynamics
- BAS Free-text keywords
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- GPS
- Pygoscelis antarcticus
- TDR
- breeding success
- central place foraging
- chinstrap penguin
- foraging theory
- species tracking
- Use limitation
- This data is governed by the NERC data policy http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/sites/data/policy/ and supplied under Open Government Licence v.3 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.
- Access constraints
- otherRestrictions Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- This data is governed by the NERC data policy http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/sites/data/policy/ and supplied under Open Government Licence v.3 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.
- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
- Topic category
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- Biota
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- Begin date
- 2011-12-20
- End date
- 2016-02-10
- Reference system identifier
- OGP / urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
- Distribution format
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- Hierarchy level
- dataset Dataset
Domain consistency
- Measure identification
- INSPIRE / Conformity_001
Conformance result
- Date
- Explanation
- See the referenced specification
- Pass
- No
- Statement
- Any GPS points on land, or where travelling speeds are above 10m s-1 , should be excluded. To adjust for the drift in TDR pressure readings associated with temperature changes, the depth data should be zero-offset corrected.
- File identifier
- GB_NERC_BAS_PDC_01514 XML
- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
- Hierarchy level
- dataset Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2021-11-16
- Metadata standard name
- NERC profile of ISO19115:2003
- Metadata standard version
- 1.0
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