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Data from the Bechervaise Island Adelie penguin weighbridge, 2006 onwards

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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The dataset comprises records of crossings by Adelie penguins of a weighbridge and gateway established on Bechervaise Island. The weighbridge and gateway are positioned so that most or all of the penguins breeding in a set of sub-colonies on the island cross the weighbridge when they leave the colony to forage and when they return from foraging. The gateway records the time of each crossing, the dynamic weight of the penguin as it crosses, and the identity of penguins that have been sub-cutaneously tagged. The weighbridge and gateway operate continuously throughout the austral breeding season. The data are currently in an unprocessed form.

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Title Data from the Bechervaise Island Adelie penguin weighbridge, 2006 onwards
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/cfb7a84b-f57c-4c78-a452-cecdf0bb37e1
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 01/01/2006
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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      ],
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Data from the Bechervaise Island Adelie penguin weighbridge, 2006 onwards". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/data-from-the-bechervaise-island-adelie-penguin-weighbridge-2006-onwards