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Dunn, R.E.; Wanless, S.; Green, J.A.; Harris, M.P.; Daunt, F.

Dive times and depths of auks (Atlantic puffin, common guillemot and razorbill) from the Isle of May outside the seabird breeding season

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https://doi.org/10.5285/6ab0ee70-96f8-41e6-a3e3-6f4c31fa5372
This dataset contains the dive times (dive start time and dive end time) and depths (maximum depth attained on a dive) of three species of auk from the Isle of May outside the seabird breeding season.

Data were collected from 12 Atlantic puffin individuals (Fratercula arctica), 13 common guillemot (Uria aalge) and 13 razorbill (Alca torda).
Atlantic puffin data were collected between 19th July 2008 to 3rd December 2008; common guillemot data from 20th July 2005 to 28th January 2006; razorbill data from 1st July 2008 to 24th January 2009.
Publication date: 2019-06-07
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Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2005-07-20    to    2009-01-24

Provenance & quality

Data have been collected by Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) staff on the May National Nature Reserve, Scotland (56°11′N, 02°33′W) using standardised methods since 1987, and this work has continued to the present as part of the Isle of May Long-term Study (IMLOTS; https://www.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/projects/isle-may-long-term-study).

As part of this long-term study, data on seabird diving outside the breeding season was collected as part of a biologging project part-funded by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Data were collected using time-depth recorders during July – December 2008 for Atlantic puffins and razorbills and 2005 for common guillemots. The full methodology is available in the Supporting Information document attached to this record.

Licensing and constraints

This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Cite this dataset as:
Dunn, R.E.; Wanless, S.; Green, J.A.; Harris, M.P.; Daunt, F. (2019). Dive times and depths of auks (Atlantic puffin, common guillemot and razorbill) from the Isle of May outside the seabird breeding season. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/6ab0ee70-96f8-41e6-a3e3-6f4c31fa5372

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Related

This dataset is included in the following collections

The Isle of May long-term study (IMLOTS)

Correspondence/contact details

Ruth Dunn
University of Liverpool
Liverpool
UNITED KINGDOM
 ruth.dunn@liverpool.ac.uk

Authors

Dunn, R.E.
University of Liverpool
Wanless, S.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Green, J.A.
University of Liverpool
Harris, M.P.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Daunt, F.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Other contacts

Rights holder
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
biota
environment
INSPIRE theme
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Keywords
Alca torda , Animal behaviour , Fratercula arctica , Uria aalge
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/L003082/1
Last updated
27 February 2024 16:20