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Population monitoring of Grey-headed and Black-browed Albatross on Bird Island, South Georgia, from 1976 onwards
Monitoring of Black-browed Albatrosses (Thalassarche melanophris) and Grey-headed Albatrosses (Thalassarche chrysostoma) in various colonies on Bird Island began in 1976. Data are available for the number of nests for each colony per year. More detailed information is available for selected colonies including the number of eggs laid and chicks hatched and fledged from 1989 onwards. An estimation of the total number of pairs on the island each year using a correction factor, and annual breeding success is also available.
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- Date (Creation)
- 2019-07-26
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- 2019-07-26
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- 2019-07-26
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- 2019-07-26
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- GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01200
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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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Black-browed albatross
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Grey-headed albatross
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Thalassarche chrysostoma
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Thalassarche melanophris
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breeding success
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Bird Island South Georgia Island
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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 Grey-headed and Black-browed Albatross on Bird Island, South Georgia, from 1976 onwards ( https://data.bas.ac.uk/metadata.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01200), 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.
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- Biota
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- Begin date
- 1976-01-01
- End date
- 1976-01-01
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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.
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European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-11-12
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role European Petroleum Survey Group
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- urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::3031
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6.18.3
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre Distributor
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Methodology:
Whole island colony counts
The number of nests and chicks in each colony is counted twice annually. The nest count is carried out in November, the chick count in April.
The Grey Headed albatross data are the sum of the corrected counts in colonies A, A1, B, C, D, E, K, L, M1, M2 and M3. The count for 1996-1997 is too low as the numbers in colony K were not counted.
The Black Browed albatross data are the sums of the corrected counts in colonies H, I, J, N and O. There are no counts for 1991-1992 as only H and J were counted, or for 1994-1995, as the correction factor was unrealistic, so corrected counts could not be calculated.
The percentage chick survival is calculated from 2002-2003 onwards when a count of the number of chicks was started in all the above colonies except K.
Study colony counts
Colonies H, J and N1 (Black Browed Albatross) and colonies B and E (Grey Headed Albatross) are designated study colonies and as such are surveyed more frequently throughout the season. This allows calculations of fledging, hatching and breeding success to be made.
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.
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- Date stamp
- 2019-07-26
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ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata
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ISO 19115:2003(E)
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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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