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Record Search Query: [Parameters: Topic='BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION', Term='ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES', Variable_Level_1='BIRDS']
Heard Island Penguin Colonies, 1948-1980
Entry ID: ASAC_1219_HIMI_Pen

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Summary
Abstract: This dataset contains information on the distribution of Penguins and their breeding colonies on Heard Island, as of 1983. It forms Australia's contribution to the International Survey of Antarctic Seabirds (ISAS). The results are listed in the documentation. These include counts of chicks, adults and nests, as well as colony distribution maps. The Heard Island survey includes King Penguins, ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -53.0   S: -53.0   E: 74.0   W: 73.0

Parent DIF
This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
Seabirds_HIMI
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1948-01-01
Stop Date: 1980-03-31
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Quality Complete, includes all known Heard Island data, up to 1983. This dataset is a collation of all published and unpublished data concerning the distribution and abundance of all penguin species breeding at Heard Island. It forms part of a complete dataset survey the Australian Antarctic Territory, Heard Island, McDonald Islands and Macquarie Island.
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Images of the maps are available as a download at the url given below. Observation and count data have been incorporated into the Australian Antarctic Data Centre's Biodiversity Database.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).


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Creative Commons License
This "Heard Island Penguin Colonies, 1948-1980" is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
AAD
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: 166 KB
Distribution Format: jpg
Fees: free
Personnel
ERIC WOEHLER
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: eric.woehler at gmail.com
Contact Address:
Birds Tasmania
City: Hobart
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7001
Country: Australia
Publications/References
Budd, G.M. (1961), The biotopes of Emperor Penguin Rookeries., Emu, 61, 171-189
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1999-10-07
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-05-10
Future DIF Review Date: 1999-10-07

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