97acea13-b93d-4f3a-9cc7-f32e8df86cc0 eng utf8 dataset dataset NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre +44 (0)1223 221400 British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0ET United Kingdom polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/ information pointOfContact 2021-04-28 ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata ISO 19115:2003(E) European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry 2008-11-12 publication European Petroleum Survey Group EPSGadministrator@iogp.org https://www.epsg-registry.org/ EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset The EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset is a structured dataset of Coordinate Reference Systems and Coordinate Transformations, accessible through this online registry. information publisher urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::3031 6.18.3 Counts of Antarctic fur seals from the special study beach at Bird Island South Georgia, from 1984 to 2019 2021-04-28 creation 2021-04-28 revision 2021-04-28 publication 2021-04-28 released 1.0 https://doi.org/10.5285/97acea13-b93d-4f3a-9cc7-f32e8df86cc0 doi GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01488 https://data.bas.ac.uk/ Please cite this item as: Forcada, J. (2021). Counts of Antarctic fur seals from the special study beach at Bird Island South Georgia, from 1984 to 2019 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/97acea13-b93d-4f3a-9cc7-f32e8df86cc0 Counts of Antarctic fur seal individuals encountered daily at the Special Study Beach (SSB) at Bird Island, South Georgia. The SSB demographic study started in 1982 and has continued with consistent data collection methods to date. Daily values include total counts of territorial males, new females, all females present in the afternoon, new pups born, and number of dead pups. This work was funded by Natural Environment Research Council (UK) core funding to the British Antarctic Survey. No credit. completed Forcada, Jaume British Antarctic Survey Researcher author NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre +44 (0)1223 221400 British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0ET United Kingdom PDCServiceDesk@bas.ac.uk https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/ information pointOfContact asNeeded completed EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026-01-27 publication 23 Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD United States of America https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information publisher Antarctic Fur seal Arctocephalus gazella Bird Island population counts theme Special Study Beach, Bird Island South Georgia Island place Habitats and biotopes theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2021-01-06 revision otherRestrictions no limitations to public access otherRestrictions no limitations license Open Government Licence v3.0 otherRestrictions This data is governed by the NERC Data Policy: https://www.ukri.org/who-we-are/nerc/our-policies-and-standards/nerc-data-policy/ otherRestrictions Forcada, J. (2021). Counts of Antarctic fur seals from the special study beach at Bird Island South Georgia, from 1984 to 2019 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/97ACEA13-B93D-4F3A-9CC7-F32E8DF86CC0 url url crossReference doi doi crossReference textTable eng utf8 biota -38.05061 -38.05061 -54.01161 -54.01161 1984-11-01 2019-12-31 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. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre +44 (0)1223 221400 British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0ET United Kingdom PDCServiceDesk@bas.ac.uk https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/ information distributor text/csv bytes 64512 https://ramadda.data.bas.ac.uk/repository/entry/show?entryid=97acea13-b93d-4f3a-9cc7-f32e8df86cc0 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Get Data Download data download dataset Methodology: The SSB site has a total area of ca. 440 m2 at high tide and is backed by a steep cliff and bounded by rocky outcrops at either end. A purpose-built scaffold walkway allows researchers access to the beach without the risk of attack by territorial male fur seals. Twice-daily visits are made to the beach from early November to early January each year as part of routine monitoring work, which includes marking and counting every new individual observed. Temporary marks with glossy paint are given to distinguish new from old individuals. The number of pups born each day as well as counting and removal for postmortem inspection of all dead pups, taking care to ensure that only those pups that are born on the study beach are included in the count of dead pups. From 1984 to 1988 only pups and dead pups were recorded. From 1988 to 2001 pup cause of death was also recorded. From 2001 to 2020 females and territorial males were included in the count. Generally territorial males are counted between 1st November and 31st December, although occasional later counts are made. Similarly, females are usually counted between 1st November and the end of pupping, generally around 10th January. Null values in the male and female columns indicate that the animals were not counted on that date. All sampling procedures used were regulated by the British Antarctic Survey Ethical Review Committee in collaboration with Cambridge University and the UK Home Office. asNeeded completed