Drone-collected imagery and derived terrain models characterize Adelie penguin nesting habitats at Cape Crozier, Ross Island, Antarctica. Data supports testing hypotheses on terrain characteristics, nest density, and breeding success. The project was developed by AMD_USAPDC, with the last documented update in May 2022.
Use Cases
- Estimate nest density and count nesting adults from high-resolution drone imagery.
- Model breeding success by analyzing relationships between chick counts and terrain covariates.
- Derive terrain complexity and flood risk variables from digital surface/elevation models.
- Test hypotheses linking fine-scale habitat features to penguin nesting density.
Strengths
- Imagery covers two colonies differing in size by two orders of magnitude, enabling comparative analysis.
- Data includes high-resolution digital surface/elevation models for terrain variable derivation.
Limitations
- Specific sample sizes, row counts, and temporal coverage for the imagery are not provided.
- The dataset's completeness and geographic scope are limited to two colonies on Ross Island.
Provenance
- Source
- nasa_earthdata via AMD_USAPDC.
- Collection Method
- Data collected via coordinated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveys and processed with automated image processing workflows.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Cape Crozier, Ross Island, Antarctica.