Global breeding distribution of the snow petrel (1843-2020)

This dataset contains 457 known breeding sites of the snow petrel, Pagodrome nivea, across Antarctica and subantarctic islands. Population sizes where available are also recorded, as well as descriptive data of breeding sites and colonies from published or unpublished reports. The dataset also contains systematic quantifications of local environmental conditions (distance to the coast, distance to stations, lithology, local climate) and regional sea-ice conditions (distance to Marginal Ice Zone, foraging area in foraging ranges) accessible from breeding sites. Funding: This research has been supported by funding from the European Research Council H2020 (ANTSIE (grant no. 864637)), and the Leverhulme Trust (Research Leadership Award RL-2019-023).