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Weddell Seal Census, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica
Citation
Burton, H. (1999) Weddell Seals of the Vestfold Hills Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - SnoWhite Metadata (http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=3802). https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/649
Contact: Watts, Dave
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Availability: Creative Commons License This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Description
Census counts of Weddell seals resting/breeding on sea-ice or land in the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica (1983 to 1996). Census taken from aerial photographs and matched to a one by one kilometre grid.
Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Mammals
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Census, PSE, Antarctica, Princess Elizabeth Land, Vestfold, Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson, 1826)
Geographical coverage
PSE, Antarctica, Princess Elizabeth Land, Vestfold
Temporal coverage
1983 - 1996
Daily
Taxonomic coverage
Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson, 1826) [WoRMS]
Parameter
Density
Contributors
Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), more, data owner
Watts, Dave
Burton, Harry
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Published in:
AntOBIS: Antarctic Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
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Dataset information:
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research
Metadatarecord created: 2005-12-19
Information last updated: 2015-01-23
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