Leopard Seal census, Heard Island 1987/88
Citation
Australian Antarctic Data Centre (2021). Leopard Seal census, Heard Island 1987/88. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/1x0dtf accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.Description
During the 5-1/2 months on the island most of the beaches were surveyed regularly for seals (3 species) and fishing debris. Leopard Sea surveys were made daily in the first three months for the Four Bays. In the last three months they were continued on a daily basis for Atlas Cove and Corinthlan Bay and once every three days for South West Bay.Purpose
Sampling Description
Method steps
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Heard Island.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
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