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Seabird Tracking Database

Seabird Tracking Database - Tracking Ocean Wanderers

African Penguin from Robben Island, GPS, chick-rearing 2012
African Penguin, Robben Island, GPS, 2012

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Data provider / contact information
Kate J Campbell
Antje Steinfurth
Richard Sherley
Location
Country
South Africa
Site
South Africa
Colony
Robben Island
Dataset information
Dataset ID
1444
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Species
African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
Device Type
GPS
Data are interpolated
No
Notes
Files are raw data. There are associated temperature pressure data files.

These tracks are published in https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.13409
Within the Seabird Tracking Database, this dataset has been superseded by https://data.seabirdtracking.org/dataset/2213, which contains cleaned, interpolated versions of the tracks.
Meta Data
Breed Stages
Chick-rearing
Sexes
Female
Male
Unknown
Number of Tracks
37
Number of Points
59883
Bird Count
37
Geodata Information
Geodata Years
2012
Geodata Years Text
2012
Admin Fields
Permission Pre-approval -- All
50
Permission Pre-approval -- Non-commercial
5
Permission Pre-approval -- Conservation only
1
Permission Pre-approval -- BirdLife only
1