Distribution, abundance, and dates of relict Adelie Penguin colonies in the Australian Antarctic Territory. The dataset includes radiocarbon and isotope samples with fields for site, species, material, weight, and uncorrected dates. It was last updated by the Australian Antarctic Data Centre on 2003-02-28.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical penguin colony distribution based on the provided site list.
- Study species-specific material composition and sample weights.
- Perform radiocarbon date calibration and analysis using the uncorrected dates, standard deviations, and delta R fields.
- Investigate the stratigraphic context of samples based on the level (depth) field.
Strengths
- Includes radiocarbon and isotope sample data, which suggests scientific rigor.
- Provides specific location data for sites, likely enabling geospatial analysis.
- Contains multiple measurement fields such as weight, uncorrected date, and standard deviation.
Limitations
- Last updated 2003-02-28; freshness should be verified.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- AU_AADC (Australian Antarctic Data Centre)
- Collection Method
- Field sampling and laboratory analysis, as part of ASAC projects 1219 and 1322.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2003-02-28 23:59:59.999000
- Geography
- Australian Antarctic Territory, with a focus on the Windmill Islands and Vestfold Hills.