Metadata details
ASAC_2695
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- Citation
- Hindell, M.A. (2014) Winter foraging ranges of Weddell seals: a pilot study to assess their role in the winter sea-ice zone and their potential as ocean sampling platforms, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.4225/15/554AAC1C5ADDC, Accessed: 2026-05-25
- Title
- Winter foraging ranges of Weddell seals: a pilot study to assess their role in the winter sea-ice zone and their potential as ocean sampling platforms
- Data Centre
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
- DOI
- doi:10.4225/15/554AAC1C5ADDC
- Created Date
- 2006-07-27
- Revision Date
- 2017-04-26
- Parent record
- None
Datasets and documents
Related links
Description
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2695
See the link below for public details on this project.
Variations in the winter extent of sea ice are thought to have profound effects on biological productivity, such as algal growth and the reproduction of Antarctic krill, with subsequent flow-on effects through the food web. This pilot study aims to measure the winter foraging patterns of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) as a first step in investigating their role in the winter sea-ice zone. Our specific objectives are to:
1. Obtain satellite tracks from a sample of adult female Weddell seals
2. Collect diving behaviour (dive depth, duration and frequency) from a sub-set of these seals
3. Collect high precision water temperature data from a subset of these seals
These data will enable us to assess the feasibility of including Weddell seals as a candidate species in a long-term study of winter sea-ice and predator performance.
This project has now been merged into project number 2794 (ASAC_2794). It also contains data collected as part of project 1171 (ASAC_1171).
The download file contains 13 Access Databases containing data from this project. An excel spreadsheet summarising the databases is also included.
The data have also been loaded into the Australian Antarctic Data Centre's ARGOS tracking database. The database can be accessed at the provided URL.
Quality
The Dates provided in temporal coverage are approximate only, and represent the beginning and end of the 2005 - 2007 Antarctic seasons.
The latitudes and longitudes provided in spatial coverage are approximate only.
Access
The data are publicly available for download at the provided URL.
The publications are only available to AAD staff.
Temporal Coverages
- Start date: 2005-10-01 - Stop date: 2007-03-31
Spatial Coverages
Science Keywords
- EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE
- EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SEA ICE
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CARNIVORES
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > SPECIES PREDATION
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > FOOD-WEB DYNAMICS
Additional Keywords
- Weddell Seal
- foraging
- sea ice
Locations
- CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > DAVIS
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
Platforms
- SATELLITES
Instruments
- ARGOS Data Collection and Position Location System
Researchers
- hindell, mark (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
- connell, dave (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=ASAC_2695 when using these data.
