Royal penguin Eudyptes schlegeli census, Macquarie Island, 1984
Citation
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (2022). Royal penguin Eudyptes schlegeli census, Macquarie Island, 1984. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/zhakwo accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-21.Description
The total number of Royal Penguins breeding on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island is estimated at 848,719 pairs based on two methods of estimation. The sizes and locations of all 57 colonies are given as a baseline for future changes in the species abundance. Current estimates of the sizes of two colonies are compared with historical estimates made by the Australian Antarctic Expedition in 1912-13. Note that the total estimate is included in the Inventory of Antarctic Seabirds dataset as a single record.Purpose
Sampling Description
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Geographic Coverages
Macquarie Island.
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originatorAustralian Antarctic Data Centre
metadata author
Australian Antarctic Data Centre
distributor
Atlas of Living Australia
CSIRO Ecosystems Services
Canberra
2601
ACT
AU
email: info@ala.org.au
Dave Connell
administrative point of contact
position: Data Manager
email: Dave.Connell@aad.gov.au