b7884809-911b-4171-a91d-f86a26defe1c English UTF-8 Dataset Mr. Sakthivel Samy V National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) +91-832-2525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND vssamy@ncpor.res.in Point of contact 2020-12-11 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Daily Monitoring and Aerial Census of Penguins and Seals in Antarctica. 2020-09-17 Creation Document digital An influx of Adelie penguins seems to have occurred during the fourth sortie when their highest numbers were recorded. It is also possible that the high numbers were due to the peak in the moulting, as during that period penguins do not enter water. Hence, the major reason for the variation in numbers of animals seen seems to be the dynamic ice habitat that is used for basking by the animals. The prevailing weather conditions, dial activity pattern, the moulting period and the low sample size (no. of sorties) also affect the number of animals' seen, thus causing variations in counts. Some corrective measures have been suggested and it is stressed that these factors be further investigated to develop, correction factors for abundance estimates. 1. To examine the habitat relationships of penguin sand seals in Antarctica. 2. To standardise aerial census techniques used in Antarctica. 3. To determine the relative abundance of penguin and seaf species in the India Bay region of Antarctica. Completed Dr. Yash Veer Bhatnagar National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) 8322525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND ictd@ncpor.res.in Principal investigator Earth Science-Biological Classification Theme Maitri Antarctic Place Daily Monitoring and Aerial Census of Penguins and Seals in Antarctica Project English biota 20.0 140.0 -90.0 30.0 1995-01-01 1996-12-31 TableDigital unknown unknown Mr. Sakthivel Samy V National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) +91-832-2525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND vssamy@ncpor.res.in Distributor http://npdc.ncaor.gov.in/npdc/search_mf_data.action?search=freeText&expedition_type=all&parameter=MF-45340021&userType=user&freeTextValue=Daily+Monitoring+and+Aerial+Census+of+Penguins+and+Seals+in+Antarctica.