Collection Details

Leopard Seal census, Heard Island 1987/88 View list of biodiversity data collections

©Kirkwood, Roger 2003 Catalogue id 10143B5 Caption Leopard seal Photographer Kirkwood, Roger

Collection Details

Custodian

Harry Burton

Collection Acronym

LEO-HI

Description

During the 5-1/2 months on the island most of the beaches were surveyed regularly for seals (3 species) and fishing debris. Leopard Sea surveys were made daily in the first three months for the Four Bays. In the last three months they were continued on a daily basis for Atlas Cove and Corinthlan Bay and once every three days for South West Bay.

Domain

Marine

Taxa Groups

Seals,

List 1 taxa from this collection

Collection Status

Data collection complete

Acknowledgements

Leopard Seals, Harry Burton (1989) Heard Island 1987/1988 ANARE report p138

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Resource Code: -	leo-hi
Resource Name: -	Leopard Seal census, Heard Island 1987/88
Keywords: -	census, haul-out, 4 beaches
Basis of Record: -	Observation

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Linked to the following Bioregions

Subantarctic Island - Heard Island

Data Details

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Spatial Coverage

53° 00' 57.6" S to 53° 03' 18.0" S	|	-53.0160° to -53.0550°
73° 21' 53.3" E to 73° 27' 00.0" E	|	73.3648° to 73.4500°

Date Range of Collection

21-Sep-1987 to 16-Feb-1988

Metadata

Heard_Island_Report_1987_1988 - The 1987/1988 Field Season at Heard Island