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Census of fur seal pups at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, Antarctica from 1995 to 2012 (NCEI Accession 0186008)

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A Cape-wide census of Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) pups (live and dead) occurs every year once pupping is over. The census occurs in the last days of December, on a day when conditions and visibility are favorable. Cape Shirreff is located on Livingston Island, in the South Shetlands off the Antarctic Peninsula.
  • Cite as: Goebel, Michael E. (2019). Census of fur seal pups at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, Antarctica from 1995 to 2012 (NCEI Accession 0186008). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/jafy-k651. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 1995-10-01 to 2012-03-30
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -64
East: -43
South: -65
North: -58
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 2019: Antarctic Fur Seal Pup Counts CS 1995-2012 v1.0, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/55437.
  • Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 2019: Antarctic Fur Seal Pup Counts CS 1995-2012 v1.0, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/55520.
  • Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 2019: Antarctic Fur Seal Pup Counts CS 1995-2012 v1.0, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/55521.
  • Squeezed from both ends: Decline in Antarctic fur seals in the South Shetland Islands driven by both Top–down and Bottom–up processes
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2019-03-08
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Submission Package ID: 8PJU3W
Purpose Monitoring pup count data allows researchers to monitor the condition of the local fur seal populations at the Cape Shirreff research site. The US AMLR Program uses these data as part of a larger ecosystem study in the antarctic peninsula region.
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  • accessLevel: Public
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Goebel, Michael E. (2019). Census of fur seal pups at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, Antarctica from 1995 to 2012 (NCEI Accession 0186008). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/jafy-k651. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors
  • Goebel, Michael E.
Principal Investigators
  • Goebel, Michael E.
Resource Providers
Publishers
Acknowledgments
  • Related Funding Agency: NOAA Fisheries
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Provider Keywords
  • AMLR
  • Antarctic fur seal
  • Arctocephalus
  • census
  • count
  • ecosystem
  • fur seal
  • fur seals
  • gazella
  • monitoring
  • pup
Data Center keywords NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Place Names
  • Admiralty Bay Antarctic
  • Antarctic
  • Antarctica
  • Bransfield Strait Antarctic
  • Cape Shirreff Antarctic
  • Livingston Island, Antarctic
  • South Shetland Islands, Antarctic
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Goebel, Michael E. (2019). Census of fur seal pups at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, Antarctica from 1995 to 2012 (NCEI Accession 0186008). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/jafy-k651. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints
  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Processing Steps
  • 2019-03-08T20:40:10Z - NCEI Accession 0186008 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets
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Processing Steps
  • Parameter or Variable: BIOLOGICAL DATA (measured); Units: count; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: visual observation.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • visual observation
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