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Happywhale - Weddell Seal in Southern Ocean

Dataset homepage

Citation

Happywhale. 2021. Happywhale - Weddell Seal in Southern Ocean. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1779) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Happywhale.com. https://doi.org/10.15468/5khrjp accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-19.

Description

Original provider: Happywhale Dataset credits: Happywhale and contributors Abstract: Happywhale.com is a resource to help you know whales as individuals, and to benefit conservation science with rich data about individual whales. Supplemental information: Sightings and images were submitted to Happywhale by contributors. A portion of the Happywhale data were transferred to OBIS-SEAMAP upon the agreement between Happywhale and OBIS-SEAMAP. There may be duplicate records among Happywhale datasets and other OBIS-SEAMAP datasets. The precision of date/time vary per record. Some records have date accuracy up to year only. This dataset includes sightings and photos from the following 73 contributors in alphabetic order: Abhishek Gurung; Adrian Boyle; Alicia; Amit Gupta; Angela Devaney; Anna Astafurova; Annette Bombosch; Berit Solstad; Brent Howard; Brian Dolan; Bryan McDonald; Camilla Manson; Caroline Conver; Carolyn Peterson; Charlotte Commons; Christian Engelke; D Cavagnac; Donna L. West; Doug Cheeseman; Douglas Krause; Dr. med Hartmut Bombosch; Erin Gless; Haley Saxe; Hannah Lawson; Heidi Krajewsky; Heike Dietzmann; Hondius; Jeff Higgott; Jodi Frediani; Joel Moore; Julio Santos; Karen Peeraerts; Kathryn Clouston; Kelly Perlewitz; Kristin Davis; Laurence Fischer; Lauren Farmer; Marc Pelissier; Marian Herz; Marilia Olio; Mark Vogler; Merel Dalebout; Mike Greenfelder; Nigel Milius; Pamela Reynolds; perennec thierry; Per Nikolaj Bukh; Peter Clement; Peter Geraerts; Petra Glardon; Philip Precey; Pippa Low; Rachel McCann; Ramon Lucas; Rebecca Hansen; Rémi Bigonneau; Rhian Cooper; Richard Schifreen; Richard Selman; Sandy Nelson; Sarah Kather; Sarah Keenan; Sara Jenner; sherrie weiss; Sonia Pazos de Diego; Ted Cheeseman; Thomas Mitchell; Thomas Vogelsang; Tobias Brehm; Vicki Beaver; Wade T Thomas; Wendy Hare; Xuewen Li

Purpose

Not available

Sampling Description

Study Extent

NA

Sampling

NA

Method steps

  1. NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  1. Leptonychotes weddellii
    common name: Weddell Seal rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Southern Ocean

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Ted Cheeseman
originator
position: Primary contact
Happywhale
email: ted@happywhale.com
OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: https://seamap.env.duke.edu
OBIS-SEAMAP
distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: https://seamap.env.duke.edu
Ted Cheeseman
owner
position: Primary contact
Happywhale
email: ted@happywhale.com
Ted Cheeseman
originator
happywhale.com
email: ted@happywhale.com
homepage: https://happywhale.com
Ted Cheeseman
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Happywhale
email: ted@happywhale.com
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