Metadata details
AADC-00048
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- Citation
- Burton, H. (1999) Weddell Seals of the Vestfold Hills Antarctica, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/AADC-00048, Accessed: 2026-07-27
- Title
- Weddell Seals of the Vestfold Hills Antarctica
- Data Centre
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
- Created Date
- 1999-10-07
- Revision Date
- 2025-04-02
- Parent record
- None
- Child record
- Wed_distrib
Wed_map
Datasets and documents
Related links
Description
This dataset contains the results from studies of the Weddell Seal (Lepotonychotes weddellii) in the Vestfold Hills region, Antarctica. Results from tagging surveys, photographs and aerial surveys since 1973 are reported. Numbers, life stage, sex, moult stage and migration patterns have been reported. Faecal samples have been collected and from the otoliths, vertebrae, cephalopod beaks and crustacean remains, the diets and feeding habits have been investigated. Many of the results are reported in the document.
This metadata record encompasses ASAC projects 89, 95 and 199 (ASAC_89, ASAC_95, ASAC_199).
Quality
Various studies have been conducted on Weddell Seals in the Vestfold Hills, with directed work beginning in 1973 with the initiation of a tagging program and occasional aerial censuses. The referenced documentation provides information, methods, results and discussion about seal tagging, breeding, seal movements, moulting, aerial censuses, and diet.
Access
See the child records for access to the data. More information also available in the referenced publication.
Temporal Coverages
- Start date: 1983-02-07 - Stop date: 1996-04-08
Spatial Coverages
Science Keywords
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CARNIVORES
Additional Keywords
- Weddell Seal
- TAGS
Locations
- CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
Platforms
- FIELD SURVEYS
Instruments
- VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
Researchers
- burton, harry (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT,DIF AUTHOR)
Use Constraints
This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=AADC-00048 when using these data.
