Weddell Seal Census, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

Dave Watts, Australian Antarctic Division; Australian Antarctic Data Centre

Dataset credit

OBIS and OBIS Secretariat

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Dave Watts Australian Antarctic Division; Australian Antarctic Data Centre
Secondary contact Harry Burton Australian Antarctic Division (AAD)
Secondary contact OBIS Secretariat Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO

Citation

Burton, H. (1999) Weddell Seals of the Vestfold Hills Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - SnoWhite Metadata (http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=3802)
Watts, D. 2020. Weddell Seal Census, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103152533) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from OBIS (https://obis.org/dataset/aef7504f-c49c-4711-8637-0615be7d4ca9)

Abstract

Census counts of Weddell seals resting/breeding on sea-ice or land in the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica (1983 to 1996). Census taken from aerial photographs and matched to a one by one kilometre grid.

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

This dataset was downloaded from OBIS (https://obis.org/). The records for only marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles and rays and sharks were extracted. Records with no longitude/latitude or no date (eventDate) were excluded.
OBIS dataset page:
https://obis.org/dataset/aef7504f-c49c-4711-8637-0615be7d4ca9
Data Provider's dataset page:
http://ipt.obis.org/nonode/resource?r=weddell_census

References

Burton, H. (1999) Weddell Seals of the Vestfold Hills Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - SnoWhite Metadata (http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=3802)

Attributes

Overview

This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.

Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
All attributes are included in the downloadable file (CSV or ESRI File Geodatabase) for "Complete Set of Dataset".

Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oidInternal ID
idRecord ID
dataset_idDataset ID
scientificnameScientific name
vernacularnameVernacular name
aphiaidAphia ID
taxonranktaxononic rank
individualcountGroup size / individual count
eventdateEvent date (precision varies)
eventtimeEvent time
decimallatitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
decimallongitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
coordinateprecisionCoordinate precision
catalognumberCatalog number
collectioncodeCollection code
occurrencestatusOccurrence status
basisofrecordBasis of record (HumanObservation / MachineObservation)
modifiedDate/time the record was modified
node_idNode ID
occurrenceidOccurrence ID
occurrenceremarksOccurrence remarks
eventidEvent ID
institutioncodeInstitution code
lifestageLife stage
sexGender of the animal if known
speciesSpecies by provider
datasetidDataset ID by provider
countryCountry
localityLocation of ocean
waterbodyDetails of ocean
droppedFlag indicating the record was dropped (always false)
absenceFlag indicating the record represents the absence of the species (always false)
marineFlag indicating the record is for marine life (always true)
OBIS-SEAMAP ID103152533
Seabirds0
Marine mammals4,441
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total4,441
Date, Begin1983-02-07
Date, End1996-04-08
Temporal prec.111000
Latitude-68.74 - -68.34
Longitude77.80 - 78.93
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformVarious
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Traveled (km)0
0
Contr. throughiOBIS
Registered2020-06-30
Updated2021-02-05
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY (All)
Shared with None
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