Abstract:
This dataset comprises the annual count of chinstrap penguins arriving to Signy Island each breeding season, from 1996 to 2020. Penguins arriving at the beach in mid to late November (the austral summer) were counted. This monitoring contributes to the CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP) and is part of the annual seabird Long Term Monitoring carried out by the British Antarctic Survey at Signy Island.
Ecosystems component of BAS Polar Science for Planet Earth Programme, funded by NERC.
Keywords:
Arrival time, Breeding , Chinstrap penguin, Pygoscelis antarcticus, Signy Island
Dunn, M., Adlard, S., Lynnes, A., Briggs, D., Fox, D., & Morley, T. (2022). Annual arrival dates for chinstrap penguins on Signy Island at onset of breeding season, from 1996 to 2020. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/64a8291f-8c23-4e5d-9085-c36c8d83b09a
| Access Constraints: | There are no access constraints. |
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| Use 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/. |
| Creation Date: | 2022-02-14 |
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| Dataset Progress: | Planned |
| Dataset Language: | English |
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| Personnel: | |
| Name | UK Polar Data Centre |
| Role(s) | Metadata Author |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Dr Michael J Dunn |
| Role(s) | Investigator, Technical Contact |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Dr Stacey Adlard |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Amanda Lynnes |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators |
| Name | Dirk Briggs |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Derren Fox |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
| Name | Tim Morley |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Aberdeen |
| Parent Dataset: | N/A |
| Reference: | Dunn, M., Adlard, S., Lynnes, A., Briggs, D., Fox, D., & Morley, T. (2022). Annual measurements of mass of chinstrap penguins taken on arrival to Signy Island at onset of breeding season, from 1996 to 2020. (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/D784AF69-C92B-444C-A12E-EE0361802CB1 | |
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| Quality: | Counts are ideally continued every 4-5 days - the number of sessions vary between years depending on the time it takes for all penguins and researchers to arrive. Years with no data indicate personnel had not arrived to Signy Island in time to carry out this activity. | |
| Lineage: | Chinstrap penguins were counted as they arrived at Signy Island in mid/late November following CCAMLR (CEMP) Standard Method A1A. Counts start when the first adults are observed travelling from the beach to the colony or resting on the beach (indicating they had just arrived). Ideally, counts are made every fourth or fifth day, starting with the first available five-day period after adults are first observed in the chinstrap chronology colony (C69 and later C66, see CCAMLR (CEMP) Standard Method A9). The count sessions continue until either four have been carried out or chronology colony counts indicate most/all penguins have arrived. | |
| Temporal Coverage: | |
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| Start Date | 1996-11-05 |
| End Date | 2017-11-20 |
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| Latitude | |
| Southernmost | -60.72935 |
| Northernmost | -60.72935 |
| Longitude | |
| Westernmost | -45.58417 |
| Easternmost | -45.58417 |
| Altitude | |
| Min Altitude | N/A |
| Max Altitude | N/A |
| Depth | |
| Min Depth | N/A |
| Max Depth | N/A |
| Location: | |
| Location | South Orkney Islands |
| Detailed Location | Gourley Peninsula, Signy Island |
| Data Storage: | 2x .csv files |
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