Report on the vertebrate biology of Macquarie Island in 1988 by David Slip

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

This is a scanned copy of the vertebrate biology report from Macquarie Island by David Slip. The report was split into two documents, and has been scanned as such. The topics covered in the report include:

Elephant seal census Elephant seal tagging program Resights of tagged seals Electrophoretic studies Blood chemistry Time depth recorders and satellite telemetry deployment Pup and weaner weights Calculation of body fat Anesthetics Examination of diet through stomach lavaging Leopard seals Survey of marine debris

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Title Report on the vertebrate biology of Macquarie Island in 1988 by David Slip
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/780399cb-6e51-4d77-a45b-d3c3b2b644df
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 01/01/1988 - 31/12/1988
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Report on the vertebrate biology of Macquarie Island in 1988 by David Slip". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/report-on-the-vertebrate-biology-of-macquarie-island-in-1988-by-david-slip