From Australian Oceans Data Network
JSON format icon JSON RDF format icon RDF ISO19115-3 XML

Wildlife observations made on the IDIOTS cruise of the Aurora Australis in the 1999-2000 season

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

JSON format icon JSON RDF format icon RDF ISO19115-3 XML

This dataset is a subset of the Wildlife on Voyage dataset, and comprises the wildlife observations made onboard the Aurora Australis on the IDIOTS cruise of 1999-2000. There were 45 observed species from 3222 observations. The technique used for collection was that prescribed by the Biological Investigation of Marine Antarctic Systems and Stocks (BIOMASS) Working Party on Bird Ecology. This work was incorporated into ASAC (AAS) projects 1101 and 2208. 1101 - Biology of the Mertz Glacier Polynya 2208 - Variability in the distribution and abundance of seabirds in the Southern Indian Ocean

Files and APIs

Tags

Additional Info

Field Value
Title Wildlife observations made on the IDIOTS cruise of the Aurora Australis in the 1999-2000 season
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/e0f542df-e734-4256-a4a1-de1ae42cc228
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 16/07/1999 - 06/09/1999
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        141.85,
        -67.2
      ],
      [
        159.15,
        -67.2
      ],
      [
        159.15,
        -43.2
      ],
      [
        141.85,
        -43.2
      ],
      [
        141.85,
        -67.2
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Wildlife observations made on the IDIOTS cruise of the Aurora Australis in the 1999-2000 season". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/wildlife-observations-made-on-the-idiots-cruise-of-the-aurora-australis-in-the-1999-2000-season