Satellite Tracking of Adelie Penguin Foraging Near Davis Station, 1993-1995

ASAC project 2205 produced this dataset of Adelie penguin foraging locations via satellite tracking. Monitoring occurred during the 1993-94 and 1994-95 summer seasons around Magnetic Island near Davis Station, Antarctica. The work supported the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Project.

Use Cases

• Modeling penguin foraging ranges and habitat use based on satellite-derived location data.
• Analyzing seasonal movement patterns of Adelie penguins during the Antarctic summer.
• Supporting ecosystem monitoring and management efforts for the CCAMLR region.
• Studying the impact of environmental variables on penguin behavior from tracking data.

Strengths

• Data is explicitly tied to a specific research project, ASAC_2205, providing clear provenance.
• Covers two consecutive summer seasons (1993-94 and 1994-95), allowing for inter-annual comparison.
• Focuses on a defined geographic area: Magnetic Island near Davis Station, Antarctica.

Limitations

• Last updated 1995-07-31 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

AU_AADC (Australian Antarctic Data Centre)

Collection Method

Satellite tracking (satellite fixes) of Adelie penguins.

Time Range

1993-94 and 1994-95 summer seasons.

Freshness

Last updated 1995-07-31 23:59:59.999000.

Geography

Magnetic Island near Davis Station, Antarctica.