Adélie Penguin Colony Spatial Structure and Territory Data

A processed dataset for analyzing the spatial organization and individual territory geometry of Adélie penguin colonies. The data is accompanied by R scripts for spatial processing and statistical modeling. The dataset was created by Lana Lenourry and last updated on April 15, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling territory size and shape based on spatial and topographic variables.
• Analyzing subcolony delineation and spatial organization within penguin colonies.
• Reproducing statistical analyses of breeding territory geometry.

Strengths

• Includes the final processed dataset (1.1 MB) for direct analysis without running spatial pipelines.
• Provides R scripts for full methodological transparency and reproducibility.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• High-resolution DEMs used in the original study are not included in the repository.

Provenance

Source

Lana Lenourry via figshare.

Collection Method

Spatial and topographic processing of nest coordinates, likely from field surveys.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 17:52:56; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Adélie penguin colonies; specific locations are not stated.