Collection Details

Royal penguin Eudyptes schlegeli census, Macquarie Island, 1984 View list of biodiversity data collections

©Colin Lee Hong 2006 Catalogue id IA13068 Photographer Lee Hong, Colin

Collection Details

Custodian

GR Copson and DE Rounsvell

Collection Acronym

ROYALS_CENSUS

Description

The total number of Royal Penguins breeding on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island is estimated at 848,719 pairs based on two methods of estimation. The sizes and locations of all 57 colonies are given as a baseline for future changes in the species abundance. Current estimates of the sizes of two colonies are compared with historical estimates made by the Australian Antarctic Expedition in 1912-13. Note that the total estimate is included in the Inventory of Antarctic Seabirds dataset as a single record.

Domain

Marine

Taxa Groups

Penguins,

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Collection Status

Data collection complete

Acknowledgements

Copson, G.R., Rounsevell, D.E. (1986) The abundance of royal penguins ( Eudyptes schlegeli , Finsch) breeding at Macquarie Island. ANARE Research Notes 41. 11 pp

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Resource Code: -	royals_census_1984
Resource Name: -	Royal penguin Eudyptes schlegeli census, Macquarie Island, 1984
Keywords: -	census, breeding pairs
Basis of Record: -	Observation

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Linked to the following Bioregions

Subantarctic Island - Macquarie Island

Data Details

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Map

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Spatial Coverage

54° 29' 13.2" S to 54° 46' 37.2" S	|	-54.4870° to -54.7770°
158° 47' 06.0" E to 158° 56' 31.2" E	|	158.7850° to 158.9420°

Date Range of Collection

1-Jan-1984

Metadata

AADC-00032 - Royal Penguins at Macquarie Island