Collection Details

Weddell Seal census, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica View list of biodiversity data collections

©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1996 Catalogue id 2225C4 Caption Weddel sels on ice and dolerite rock Photographer Crawford, Dennis

Collection Details

Custodian

Harry Burton

Collection Acronym

Weddel_Census

Description

Census counts of Weddell seals resting/breeding on sea-ice or land in the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica (1983 to 1996). Census taken from aerial photographs and matched to a one by one kilometre grid.

Domain

Marine

Taxa Groups

Seals,

List 1 taxa from this collection

Collection Status

Data collection complete

Acknowledgements

Contact Harry Burton for details.

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Resource Code: -	weddell_census
Resource Name: -	Weddell Seal census, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica
Keywords: -	weddell seals, census, aerial photography
Basis of Record: -	Observation

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Linked to the following Bioregions

Coastal Continental Antarctic - Vestfold Hills

Data Details

Data links

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Map

No map exists.

Spatial Coverage

67° 16' 58.8" S to 68° 41' 42.0" S	|	-67.2830° to -68.6950°
77° 48' 28.8" E to 79° 33' 00.0" E	|	77.8080° to 79.5500°

Date Range of Collection

7-Feb-1983 to 8-Apr-1996

Metadata

AADC-00048 - Weddell Seals of the Vestfold Hills Antarctica