BGS Hosted Metadata
Population monitoring of Brown Skua at Bird Island, South Georgia, from 2011 onwards
Brown Skuas (Stercorarius [antarcticus] lonnbergi) on Bird Island have been monitored in a standardised study area since 2011. Data on ringed birds, nest locations, number and size of eggs, number and mass of chicks as well as non-breeders resightings and productivity data are recorded.
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- Date (Creation)
- 2019-07-26
- Date (Revision)
- 2019-07-26
- Date (Publication)
- 2019-07-26
- Date (released)
- 2019-07-26
- Edition
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1
- Unique resource identifier
- 36ee4f42-1455-4a00-acde-0c9932d018e0
- Codespace
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uuid
- Unique resource identifier
- GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01205
- Codespace
- Other citation details
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Please cite this item as: None
- Credit
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No credit.
- Status
- Completed
- Point of contact
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre Point of contact
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
- Maintenance note
- Completed
- Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
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- EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Indicator Species
- EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Life History
- EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Population Dynamics
- EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Species Recruitment
- EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Survival
- Theme
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Brown Skua
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Chick weight
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Stercorarius [antarcticus] lonnbergi
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breeding success
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- Place
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Bird Island South Georgia Island
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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- no limitations to public access
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- no limitations
- Use constraints
- License
- Other constraints
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Use constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
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This data is governed by the NERC Data Policy: https://www.ukri.org/who-we-are/nerc/our-policies-and-standards/nerc-data-policy/
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Population monitoring of Brown Skua at Bird Island, South Georgia, from 2011 onwards ( https://data.bas.ac.uk/metadata.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01205), accessed by contacting UK Polar Data Centre at polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk, [date in here dd/mm/yyyy]
We would strongly encourage contacting Richard Philips ( raphil@bas.ac.uk) for more information regarding this dataset, including guidance on its reuse.
- Spatial representation type
- Text, table
- Language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Topic category
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- Biota
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- Begin date
- 2011-01-01
- End date
- 2011-01-01
- Supplemental Information
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It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of any data, and that the author be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors or omissions, please report them to polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk.
- Title
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European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-11-12
- Cited responsible party
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role European Petroleum Survey Group
Publisher
- Unique resource identifier
- urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::3031
- Version
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6.18.3
Distributor
- Distributor contact
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre Distributor
- Units of distribution
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bytes
- Transfer size
- 1
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Statement
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Methodology:
Individual nests are visited several times during the breeding season. The exact coordinates of the nest and the identity of the adults are recorded, utilising the unique legring number of the adults if present. The number of eggs laid, hatching date, fail date if applicable and number eggs hatching are recorded. The egg dimensions are measured for year-on-year comparison. Non breeders present in the study colonies are noted, and identifiable dead skuas are also recorded.
Chicks are then counted and monitored at 45 days of age, and those still alive have wing length measured and weight recorded. A proportion of the young are ringed for future monitoring.
Methods for sexing ringed birds have varied and the codes for these methods are as follows: O = old data (ringed birds sexed by Sheffield), N = sexed from gel in 2013, N2 = sexed as male from gel but retested using tape station and sexed as female, P = partner sexed by association, S = sexed from relative size, D = sexed by dissection.
All data were collected under permit from the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
All sampling procedures used were regulated by the British Antarctic Survey Ethical Review Committee in collaboration with Cambridge University and the UK Home Office.
Metadata
- File identifier
- 36ee4f42-1455-4a00-acde-0c9932d018e0 XML
- Metadata language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Hierarchy level name
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dataset
- Date stamp
- 2019-07-26
- Metadata standard name
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ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata
- Metadata standard version
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ISO 19115:2003(E)
- Metadata author
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre Point of contact
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