Abstract:
The total number of seals on Signy Island is counted in February each year. The island is divided into 6 areas, sub-divided into 105 zones and the number of Antarctic Fur seals, Elephant seals, Weddell seals and other seal species in each zone is counted typically over a two day period. For Fur seals the number of pups, white seals and entangled seals are also recorded. The first recorded count was conducted in 1974 and counts have been done annually since 1985.
Keywords:
Antarctic Fur Seal, Arctocephalus gazella, Elephant Seal, Leptonychotes weddelli, Mirounga leonina, Weddell Seal, seal count
| Use Constraints: | Use of the data requires citation as follows: British Antarctic Survey, Seal count data at Signy Island (GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00321), accessed by contacting the UK PDC at polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk, [date on which you cite the data] |
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| Creation Date: | 2008-04-02 |
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| Dataset Progress: | In Work |
| Dataset Language: | English |
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| Personnel: | |
| Name | Dirk Briggs |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Helen Peat |
| Role(s) | Metadata Author, Technical Contact |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | UK PDC |
| Role(s) | Technical Contact |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Parent Dataset: | N/A |
| Reference: | Associated Paper: Waluda, C.M., Gregory, S. & Dunn, M.J. Long-term variability in the abundance of Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella at Signy Island, South Orkneys. Polar Biol 33, 305-312 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-009-0706-2 |
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| Lineage: | Links to an explanation of these areas and zones along with a map showing the areas and zones used since the 1989-90 season are included on the data download page. If you require earlier maps or more detailed data on the counts including the numbers within each zone or area please contact the PDC at BAS. | |
| Temporal Coverage: | |
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| Start Date | 1974-01-01 |
| End Date | 2008-01-01 |
| Location: | |
| Location | Antarctica |
| Detailed Location | Signy Island |