Metadata details
ASAC_1219_AAT_Img_C_90
All scientific data collected by the Australian Antarctic program (AAp) are eventually described in the Catalogue of Australian Antarctic and Subantarctic Metadata (CAASM). CAASM can be used to search through AAp data descriptions, and it also provides links to access publicly available datasets, which can either be immediately downloaded or obtained from the Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AADC).
- Citation
- Woehler, E. (2000) Aerial Photographic Census of Birds in the Windmill Islands in 1990-91, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/ASAC_1219_AAT_Img_C_90, Accessed: 2026-05-07
- Title
- Aerial Photographic Census of Birds in the Windmill Islands in 1990-91
- Data Centre
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
- Created Date
- 2000-07-21
- Revision Date
- 2021-11-23
- Expected Date of Data Release
- 2000-07-21
- Data Version
- 1
- Parent record
- Seabirds_AAT
Datasets and documents
Related links
Description
Population data derived from counts of penguins on aerial photographs taken at 500m altitude. Odbert Island colonies were not photographed as the island is within ASPA 103. 23 flight runs were made. Census data for Whitney Point and Shirley Island were included in Woehler et al 1994. Census data for the remaining islands will be incorporated into a regional synthesis following aerial photography planned for 2004/05.
Penguins were counted from the photographs by eye.
This project was instigated under a one off ASAC project (ASAC_234), but has now been subsumed under ASAC_1219.
Copies of the maps as PDF and TIFF downloads are available through the SCAR Map Catalogue
(see the links in the related links section)
Quality
Aerial photography was obtained using a Linhof camera from helicopter overflights of all Adelie penguin colonies, with the exception of Odbert Island (ASPA 103).
Access
Hard copies of photographs are available in the AADC. All flight lines have been entered into the Aerial Photograph Catalogue (see the URL given below).
Tracings of the penguin colony boundaries by Eric Woehler are stored in the Australian Antarctic Division's Map Store.
Temporal Coverages
- Start date: 1990-12-16 - Stop date: 1990-12-16
Spatial Coverages
Science Keywords
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > PENGUINS
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > SPECIES LIFE HISTORY
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > POPULATION DYNAMICS
Additional Keywords
- ABUNDANCE
- AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
- ADELIE PENGUINS
- WINDMILL ISLANDS
- DISTRIBUTION
- POPULATION
Locations
- CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
Platforms
- Aircraft
- AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS
Instruments
- Cameras
Researchers
- woehler, eric (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=ASAC_1219_AAT_Img_C_90 when using these data.
Project
ISO Topic
- BIOTA
Dataset Language
- English
Orignating Centre
- Australian Antarctic Division
Dataset Progress
- COMPLETE
IDN Node
- AMD/AU
- CEOS
- AMD
Publications
- Woehler, E.J., Penney, R.L., Creet, S.M., Burton, H.R. (1994) Impacts of human visitors on breeding success and long-term population trends in Adelie penguins at Casey, Antarctica, Polar Biology, 14, 269-274
Metadata Revision History
2007-06-06 - DIF modified by Dave Connell - Access Constraints updated, and new URL added. 2013-07-12 - Access Constraints, Spatial Coverage and Quality updated by David Smith. 2015-04-28 - record updated by Dave Connell - basic updates. 2021-11-17 - record updated by Susan Doust to add map links. 2021-11-23 - record updated by Dave Connell to link to another metadata record.
