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    • Annual Penguin Census 1977-2015 v1.0

    Metadata Updated: October 19, 2024

    Data were collected from two penguin monitoring sites in the Antarctic peninsula region between 1977 and 2015 using traditional census methods. Seabirds observed in this study are Adélie (Pygoscelis adeliae), chinstrap (P. antarctica), and gentoo (P. papua) penguins. The two study sites are the US AMLR Program sites at Cape Shirreff (Livingston Island) and Copacabana (King George Island).

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    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date October 19, 2024
    Reference Date(s) 2019 (creation), 2019 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS SWFSC

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date October 19, 2024
    Reference Date(s) 2019 (creation), 2019 (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:55435
    Access Constraints Cite As: Southwest Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Annual Penguin Census 1977-2015 v1.0 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/55435., Access Constraints: None, Use Constraints: None
    Bbox East Long -43
    Bbox North Lat -58
    Bbox South Lat -65
    Bbox West Long -64
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update
    Harvest Object Id 5019492d-a066-46e6-b4af-9b9c7bf409dc
    Harvest Source Id bc62ff6c-c119-4409-94c7-7dd202b24462
    Harvest Source Title NMFS SWFSC
    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
    Lineage Raw data are collected by researchers at land based stations, entered into data files, reviewed for QA/QC and later on shore-based servers.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-64.0, -65.0], [-43.0, -65.0], [-43.0, -58.0], [-64.0, -58.0], [-64.0, -65.0]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1977
    Temporal Extent End 2015

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