Temperature inside nest-boxes of Little Penguins.

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

In order to assess the potential impact that artificial nest boxes may have on the occupation rate or physical condition of adults and chicks of little penguins (Eudyptula minor), temperature was recorded continuously from 24 August 2002 (0000 hours) for 37 days inside 7 nest boxes and in surrounding bush on Penguin Island, Western Australia.

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Title Temperature inside nest-boxes of Little Penguins.
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/fae6f4b0-6bda-4759-8168-fe259b6a2309
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
B.Cannell@murdoch.edu.au
Reference Period 24/08/2002 - 01/10/2002
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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        115.68,
        -32.31
      ],
      [
        115.7,
        -32.31
      ],
      [
        115.7,
        -32.3
      ],
      [
        115.68,
        -32.3
      ],
      [
        115.68,
        -32.31
      ]
    ]
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}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Temperature inside nest-boxes of Little Penguins.". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/temperature-inside-nest-boxes-of-little-penguins