DarwinPlus053: Northern Rockhopper Penguin Dive Data from Nightingale Island, 2016

Unprocessed pressure and temperature data from Temperature Depth Recorders (TDRs) attached to Northern Rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes moseleyi). Data were collected on Nightingale Island, Tristan da Cunha, in 2016 as part of the multi-institutional Darwin Plus Project Pinnamin (2016–2018). The dataset aims to investigate temporal differences in diving behaviour throughout the species' breeding cycle.

Use Cases

• Modeling diving depth profiles based on the recorded pressure data.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in foraging activity throughout the breeding cycle.
• Investigating the relationship between water temperature and dive behavior.
• Establishing baseline behavioral data for a threatened penguin species.

Strengths

• Data originates from a multi-institutional collaboration including the RSPB, British Antarctic Survey, and Tristan da Cunha government.
• Focuses on the threatened Northern Rockhopper penguin at a specific breeding colony (Nightingale Island, 37°25'S, 12°28'W).
• Explicitly collected to study temporal behavioral differences across the breeding cycle.

Limitations

• The dataset is described as 'unprocessed' and under embargo until analysis is complete, limiting immediate usability.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Joint Nature Conservation Committee via uk_data platform.

Collection Method

Data gathered using Temperature Depth Recorders (TDRs) attached to penguins.

Time Range

2016 (collected as part of Project Pinnamin, 2016–2018).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 09:48:10.245482; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nightingale Island, Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean (37°25'S, 12°28'W).