Metadata details
Biology_Log_Wilkes_1964
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- Citation
- Commonwealth of Australia (2015) Biology report for Wilkes Station, 1964, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.4225/15/54E16F734AF3C, Accessed: 2026-05-13
- Title
- Biology report for Wilkes Station, 1964
- Data Centre
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
- DOI
- doi:10.4225/15/54E16F734AF3C
- Created Date
- 2015-02-15
- Revision Date
- 2024-12-10
- Expected Date of Data Release
- 2015-02-16
- Data Version
- 1
- Parent record
- Biology_Logs_1948_1991
Datasets and documents
Related links
Description
This file contains a biology report Wilkes station in 1964. The data were collected by L.G. Murray in the Windmill Islands, at locations such as Lewis Island, Clarke Island, Frazier Islands (Islets), Ardery Island (Islet), Odbert Island and Petersen Island.
The report also contains meteorological observations, bird-banding data, thermistor calibration data and hand-drawn maps.
The observations were made of:
Adelie penguins
Emperor penguins
South polar skuas
Giant petrels
Cape pigeons
Silver-grey petrels
Antarctic petrels
Snow petrels
Wilson's storm petrels
Terns
Ross seals
Crabeater seals
Elephant seals
Weddell seals
Leopard seals
Killer whales.
This is a scanned copy of the original log.
The hard copy of the log has been archived at the National Archives of Australia.
Quality
Some of the scanned text may be very faint.
Access
This log is available for download from the provided URL.
Temporal Coverages
- Start date: 1964-01-01 - Stop date: 1964-12-31
Spatial Coverages
Science Keywords
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > ALBATROSSES/PETRELS AND ALLIES
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > PENGUINS
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CARNIVORES
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS
- EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE
- EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED
Additional Keywords
- Wilkes
- adelie penguins
- emperor penguins
- south polar skuas
- giant petrels
- cape pigeons
- silver-grey petrels
- antarctic petrels
- snow petrels
- wilson's storm petrels
- terns
- ross seals
- crabeater seals
- elephant seals
- weddell seals
- leopard seals
- killer whales
Locations
- CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
- OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
Platforms
- FIELD INVESTIGATION
- FIELD SURVEYS
Instruments
- Thermistors
Researchers
- connell, dave (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=Biology_Log_Wilkes_1964 when using these data.
Project
ISO Topic
- BIOTA
- OCEANS
Dataset Language
- ENGLISH
Orignating Centre
- Australian Antarctic Division
Dataset Progress
- COMPLETE
IDN Node
- AMD/AU
- CEOS
- AMD
Metadata Revision History
2015-02-16 - record created by Dave Connell. 2024-12-10 - record updated by Dave Connell to alter the abstract.
