42810169-05fb-4b48-9788-b49bc8cf8e4f urn:uuid eng UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2025-11-17T14:41:16 creation ISO 19115 2016 Vertebrate Ecologists report from Davis Station 1987 - Michael Whitehead 42810169-05fb-4b48-9788-b49bc8cf8e4f This is a scanned copy of the Vertebrate Ecologists report from Davis Station, 1987. The report was written by Michael Whitehead. The report covers: Elephant Seals - Census and tagging program Weddell Seals - Adult resight and pup tagging programs Adelie Penguins - Monitoring population size (aerial photographic survey, and ground survey/pattern of occupation of colonies) - Diet study - Survival/mortality study of eggs and chicks - Seasonal fluctuation in adult condition and chick growth - Energetics studies - Swimming behaviour - Food availability Emperor Penguins - Diet study - Amanda Bay census Seabird studies - Southern Giant Petrel censusing and banding - Rauer Island seabirds (reference breeding group counts/banding and 1987/88 Rauers program) {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[77.83813, -68.77221], [78.84888, -68.77221], [78.84888, -68.383], [77.83813, -68.383], [77.83813, -68.77221]]]} 77.83813 78.84888 -68.77221 -68.383 AMD AMD/AU CEOS CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > ALBATROSSES/PETRELS AND AL EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > PENGUINS EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CARNIVORES > SEALS/SEA L EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > SURVIVAL RATES ECOLOGY FIELD INVESTIGATION FIELD SURVEYS GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN VIEW RELATED INFORMATION > GENERAL DOCUMENTATION documentDigital Download the scanned report HTML VIEW RELATED INFORMATION documentDigital Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset. HTML Creative Commons by Attribution logo documentDigital PNG