Common Guillemot Behaviour and Demography on the Isle of May, 1982-2019

The Isle of May in south-east Scotland provides the location for this long-term study of common guillemots. It contains annual data from 1982 to 2019 on parental behaviour, diet, condition, and demography. The data are part of the Isle of May Long-Term Study (IMLOTS) project, managed by the Environmental Information Data Centre, to assess seabird population trends under environmental change.

Use Cases

• Modeling population trends based on long-term demographic data.
• Analyzing changes in parental behaviour in relation to environmental conditions.
• Studying dietary shifts in seabirds over a multi-decadal period.
• Assessing the link between individual bird condition and reproductive success.

Strengths

• Data spans 38 consecutive years (1982-2019), enabling robust long-term trend analysis.
• Covers multiple integrated aspects: behaviour, diet, condition, and demography.
• Part of a formal, documented long-term study (IMLOTS) with a persistent DOI.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for specific modeling tasks.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single island study site.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Part of the Isle of May Long-Term Study (IMLOTS) for seabird monitoring.

Time Range

1982 to 2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-19 07:33:27.839881; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Isle of May, south-east Scotland