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 OBIS Secretariat Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
Secondary contact Harry Burton Australian Antarctic Division (AAD)

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., H. OBIS Secretariat and . Burton. 2021. Weddell Seal Census, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP and originated from iOBIS (https//:www.iobis.org). Data accessed from https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/103152533.
Watts, D. 2020. Weddell Seal Census, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (https://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

Change History

The dataset has been updated over time as outlined below. Each entry includes the version number, release date, type of change, and a short description.

- 1.0.0 (2020-06-30) - Initial
  • Initial release

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

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
oid
id
dataset_id
scientificname
vernacularname
aphiaid
taxonrank
individualcount
eventdate
eventtime
decimallatitude
decimallongitude
coordinateprecision
catalognumber
collectioncode
occurrencestatus
basisofrecord
modified
node_id
occurrenceid
occurrenceremarks
eventid
institutioncode
lifestage
sex
species
datasetid
country
locality
waterbody
dropped
absence
marine
obs_datetime
tprecision
on_land
date_in_future
OBIS-SEAMAP ID103152533
Version1.0.0
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
Registered2020-06-30
Updated2021-02-05
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY (All)
Sub group(s)OBIS
Shared with None
Metadata in static HTML / FGDC / EML
See download history / statistics