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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
Expected Date of Data Release
2014-01-30
Data Version
1
Parent record
None

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    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.

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    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

    Spatial Coverages

    Latitude

    Northernmost:
    -66.0
    Southernmost:
    -67.0

    Longitude

    Westernmost:
    77.0
    Easternmost:
    78.0

    Science Keywords

    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.

    Project

      ISO Topic

      • BIOTA
      • ENVIRONMENT
      • OCEANS

      Dataset Language

      • ENGLISH

      Orignating Centre

      • Australian Antarctic Division

      Dataset Progress

      • COMPLETE

      IDN Node

      • AMD/AU
      • CEOS
      • AMD

      Publications

      • Wheatley, K. E., C. J. Bradshaw, R. G. Harcourt, L. S. Davis and M. A. Hindell (2006) Chemical immobilization of adult female Weddell seals with tiletamine and zolazepam: effects of age, condition and stage of lactation, BMC Vet Res, 2(1), 8
      • Wheatley, K. E., C. J. A. Bradshaw, L. S. Davis, R. G. Harcourt and M. A. Hindell (2006) Influence of maternal mass and condition on energy transfer in Weddell seals., Journal of Animal Ecology, 75(3), 724-733

      Metadata Revision History

        2009-10-30 - record updated by Dave Connell after new data were provided by Mark Hindell. 2011-12-22 - record updated by Dave Connell after new data were provided by Mark Hindell. 2014-01-08 - record updated by Dave Connell to link some publications. 2014-01-30 - record updated by Dave Connell to publicly release the data. 2015-04-28 - record updated by Dave Connell - basic updates. 2016-08-11 - record updated by Dave Connell - basic updates.

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