Kittiwake Seabird Density Surfaces in UK Waters, Non-Breeding Season

UK waters are covered by kriged density surfaces for kittiwake during the non-breeding season. The data was produced by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee using ESAS data. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-14.

Use Cases

• Modeling seabird habitat use based on kriged density surfaces mentioned in the description
• Assessing marine spatial planning impacts based on seabird distribution data
• Analyzing non-breeding season ecology based on seasonal coverage specified in the title
• Conducting population trend studies based on density estimates for kittiwake

Strengths

• Geographic scope is explicitly defined as covering UK waters.
• Data creation method is specified as kriging from ESAS data.
• Seasonal focus is clearly defined as the non-breeding season.
• Authoritative source is the Joint Nature Conservation Committee.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic/temporal/source bias inherent to uk_data.

Provenance

Source

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

Collection Method

Kriging of ESAS data

Time Range

Non-breeding season

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 09:45:07.066356; freshness should be verified.

Geography

UK waters