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Counts of Antarctic Fur Seals at Maiviken, South Georgia, from 2008 to 2020
Eight Antarctic Fur seal rookeries near King Edward Point on South Georgia have been monitored since 2008. The colonies (Burnet1, Burnet2, Burnet2, Little, Poa1, Poa2, Poa3 and Tortula) are surveyed frequently between November and January. The number of males, females, pups and juveniles are recorded. Data is also summarised as max count per season for males, females pups and juveniles, and first pup date.
This work was funded by Natural Environment Research Council (UK) core funding to the British Antarctic Survey.
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- Date (Creation)
- 2019-07-15
- Date (Revision)
- 2019-07-15
- Date (Publication)
- 2019-07-15
- Date (released)
- 2019-07-15
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- 1.0
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- https://doi.org/10.5285/41bfd98c-1a36-4689-a578-ad584426f9d2
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- GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01192
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- Please cite this item as: Hollyman, P., Trathan, P., & Collins, M. (2021). Counts of Antarctic Fur Seals at Maiviken, South Georgia, from 2008 to 2020 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/41bfd98c-1a36-4689-a578-ad584426f9d2
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- Annual count
- Antarctic Fur Seal
- Arctocephalus gazella
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- Maiviken South Georgia Island
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- Hollyman, P., Trathan, P., & Collins, M. (2021). Counts of Antarctic Fur Seals at Maiviken, South Georgia, from 2008 to 2020 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/41BFD98C-1A36-4689-A578-AD584426F9D2
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- Begin date
- 2008-12-01
- End date
- 2020-01-07
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Colonies are visited every second day during the summer season, between November and February, and the number of males, females, pups and juveniles are recorded. The colonies at Maiviken are named Burnet1, Burnet2, Burnet2, Little, Poa1, Poa2, Poa3 and Tortula.
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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