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Adelie Penguin Distributions in the Davis Area, Antarctica
Entry ID: ASAC_1219_AAT_APen_D_73

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Summary
Abstract: This dataset contains data on the habitats, distribution and numbers of Adélie Penguins (Pygoscellis adeliae) along the Vestfold Hills coast (including colonies on the mainland and offshore islands) during November 1973. The data are obtained from counts at the colonies and black and white photographs. Some aerial photographs were taken at Davis in 1981-82 and 1987-88, and will be compared ... View entire text
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Description: Display Antarctic State of Environment Indicator 27
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -68.0   S: -69.0   E: 79.0   W: 77.0

Parent DIF
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Seabirds_AAT

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1973-11-08
Stop Date: 1973-11-14
ISO Topic Category
Quality All colonies in the region, including mainland and island colonies, were mapped. Where an island has no colony mapped, this indicates that no colony was present during the survey.

The Vestfold Hills were surveyed from south to north, from the Sorsdal Glacier to the Wyatt Earp Islands, including all mainland and island colonies. Counts of breeding pairs were made at the colonies, and ... View entire text
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Publishing, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.unesco.org/
Dataset ID: ISBN: Hyb: 90-75000-18-9

Data Center Personnel
Name: UNESCO CUSTOMER SERVICE
Phone: 33 1 45 67 16 90
Fax: 33 1 45 67 16 90
Email: bpiweb at unesco.org
Contact Address:
UNESCO
7 Place de Fontenoy
Paris 07 SP
Postal Code: 75352
Country: FRANCE
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Distribution
Distribution Media: CD ROM
Fees: $49.00
Personnel
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Contact Address:
University of Amsterdam, Mauritskade 61
Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification
City: Amsterdam,
Postal Code: NL-1092 AD
Country: The Netherlands
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2001-10-31
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-12-12
Future DIF Review Date: 2002-10-31

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