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Population dynamics of the wandering albatross on Macquarie Island and the...
From the abstract of one of the referenced papers: The estimated breeding population of wandering albatrosses on Macquarie Island increased from 17 in 1956 to a maximum of 97 in... -
Australia's Census of Antarctic Marine Life project
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2792 See the link below for public details on this project. Australia's Census of Antarctic Marine Life project. This project is a... -
Spatial and temporal variation in the recruitment of benthic...
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 1229 See the link below for public details on this project. ---- Public Summary from Project ---- This project will develop a method... -
Macquarie Island Elephant Seal Populations 1985 Onwards
This dataset contains the results from studies of the Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) at Macquarie Island. Results from branding surveys and photographs from 1985 onwards are... -
Dialects and Usage Patterns of Weddell Seal 'Leptonychotes weddelli'...
Underwater recordings of vocalisations of Weddell seals were obtained at 8 locations within the Vestfold Hills (7) and Larsemann Hills (1). The recordings were made near groups... -
Diet and Foraging Area of Antarctic Fur Seals at Heard Island
Antarctic Fur Seals from Heard Island fed mainly on fish, but the prey species changed both seasonally and inter-annually. The majority of prey were pelagic myctophids... -
Repetition patterns in Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) underwater...
Many vocalisations produced by Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) are made up of repeated individual distinct sounds (elements). Patterning of multiple element calls was... -
Flora and fauna survey of the Stillwell Hills, 1996/97 - GIS data
The broadscale distribution of flora (lichens, mosses, non-marine algae)and fauna (penguins, flying birds, seals)in the Stillwell Hills was mapped using GPS technology. Samples... -
Foraging ecology of fur seals at Iles Kerguelen
Public summary for project 2128: The aim of this study is to relate the foraging behaviour of Antarctic fur seals breeding on the Kerguelen Plateau at Iles Kerguelen and Heard... -
Anaesthetics and Ecology of the Southern Elephant Sea at Macquarie Island...
A variety of different chemical restraints, or anaesthetics, were trialed on Southern Elephant Seals at Heard Island and Macquarie Island. The trials were performed on female... -
South polar skuas as vectors of disease
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 1336 See the link below for public details on this project. ---- Public Summary from Project ---- Antarctica is considered the most... -
10 year trend of levels of organochlorine pollutants in Antarctic seabirds
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2357 See the link below for public details on this project. ---- Public Summary from Project ---- Contaminants like PCBs and DDE have... -
Conservation and population status of albatrosses and giant petrels on...
Databases (Wandering, Black-browed, Light-mantled Sooty and Grey-headed albatrosses, Northern Giant Petrels and Southern Giant Petrels): These databases summarise all banding... -
Distribution and abundance of breeding seabirds in the AAT
Distribution and abundance of breeding seabirds in the AAT. This dataset comprises a broad range of component datasets derived from ground surveys aerial photography and oblique... -
Area - population relationships for Adelie Penguin colonies at Mawson.
The relationship between colony area and population density of Adelie Penguins Pygoscelis adeliae was examined to determine whether colony area, measured from aerial or... -
Post weaning dispersal and survival in the southern elephant seal
The objectives for this project were: The project aims to quantify the patterns of dispersal and survival of newly weaned southern elephant seal pups to provide information on... -
Satellite Tracking of Adelie Penguins Around Casey Station Antarctica
This dataset contains the results from satellite tracking the movements of Adelie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) from Shirley Island near Casey Station, Antarctica. By the use of... -
A database of Scientific Voyages of the Australian Antarctic Programme.
A register of all voyages that contribute to the science of the Australian Antarctic Programme. It includes voyages that opportunistically collect marine data while underway.... -
Measuring the effects of human activity on Weddell Seals (Leptonychotes weddellii)
The number of people travelling to Antarctica is growing, with much of the recent increase in visitor numbers attributable to an expansion in commercial tourism (Enzenbacher... -
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) Marine Ecosystem
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2388 See the link below for public details on this project. ---- Public Summary from Project ---- The HIMI Ecosystem Project is aimed...