Behaviour, diet, condition and demography data for common guillemots from the Isle of May, 1982-2019

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https://doi.org/10.5285/f7676346-a67e-4fdf-9d30-e79ad2585195

This dataset contains information on the parental behaviour, diet, condition and demography of common guillemots on the Isle of May, south-east Scotland. Annual data are available for 1982 to 2019 inclusive. These data are part of the Isle of May long-term study to assess population trends of seabirds under environmental change (IMLOTS https://www.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/projects/isle-may-long-term-study).

Publication date: 2023-05-04

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Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area

Spatial representation type

Tabular (text)

Spatial reference system

OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

Temporal information

Temporal extent

1982-01-01 to 2019-12-31

Provenance & quality

Empirical data on common guillemots on the Isle of May derive from observations of breeding behaviour, diet and demography and condition from measures obtained from birds caught temporarily. Data collection was undertaken by experienced observers from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. All data were proofed before entering the full dataset and processed as per the accompanying metadata and supporting information. Sea surface temperature were obtained from a reputable online source (www.bsh.de/en/Marine_data). Energetic content of diet was determined using freeze-drying techniques and adiabatic bomb-calorimeters

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

Cite this dataset as:

Wanless, S.; Albon, S.D.; Daunt, F.; Sarzo, B.; Newell, M.A.; Gunn, C.; Speakman, J.R.; Harris, M.P. (2023). Behaviour, diet, condition and demography data for common guillemots from the Isle of May, 1982-2019. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/f7676346-a67e-4fdf-9d30-e79ad2585195

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