Comparative foraging ecology of five sympatric terns at a sub-tropical island in the eastern Indian Ocean

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

Dietary samples (regurgitates) were collected from the five most numerous tern species from 1993 to 1999 on Pelsaert Island, Houtman Abrolhos island group, off the mid-western coast of Australia. Items identified were related to observations of foraging seabirds around the island.

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Title Comparative foraging ecology of five sympatric terns at a sub-tropical island in the eastern Indian Ocean
Language eng
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Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/555ed1f7-f736-4ddc-9a1e-aa5c24c5b088
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Australian Ocean Data Network
halfmoon.biosciences@westnet.com.au
Reference Period 01/01/1993 - 01/01/1999
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Comparative foraging ecology of five sympatric terns at a sub-tropical island in the eastern Indian Ocean". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/comparative-foraging-ecology-of-five-sympatric-terns-at-a-sub-tropical-island-in-the-eastern-in1