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Cottin, Manuelle; Raymond, Ben; Kato, Akiko; Amélineau, Françoise; Le Maho, Yvon; Raclot, Thierry; Galton-Fenzi, Ben; Meijers, Andrew; Ropert-Coudert, Yan (2012): (Table 1) Foraging trip characteristics of male Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) during their first incubation trip at Pointe Géologie [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.808563, Supplement to: Cottin, M et al. (2012): Foraging strategies of male Adelie penguins during their first incubation trip in relation to environmental conditions. Marine Biology, 159(8), 1843-1852, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-012-1974-x

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Abstract:
Knowledge of habitat use by top marine predators in response to environmental conditions is crucial in the current context of global changes occurring in the Southern Ocean. We examined the at-sea locations of male Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) breeding at Dumont d'Urville during their first, long incubation trip. Compared with the chick-rearing period, penguins performed longer trips, going to oceanic waters as far as 320 km from the colony. We observed 3 strategies: (1) five individuals covered large distances to the north, targeting open-ocean areas and following the currents of two persistent eddies; (2) five individuals foraged to the north-west, close to the Antarctic shelf slope at the limit of the pack ice; and (3) three individuals covered much shorter distances (northwards or eastwards). The foraging range also seemed to be limited by the body condition of the penguins before their departure to sea.
Coverage:
Latitude: -66.666700 * Longitude: 140.016670
Date/Time Start: 2010-12-03T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2010-12-08T00:00:00
Event(s):
Pointe_Géologie * Latitude: -66.666700 * Longitude: 140.016670 * Location: Adelie Land * Method/Device: Biology (BIO) * Comment: penguin colony
Comment:
DATE/TIME is trip departure date. Data extracted in the frame of a joint ICSTI/PANGAEA IPY effort, see http://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.150150
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
DirectionDirectionCottin, Manuelleof foraging trip
IdentificationIDCottin, Manuelle
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
Duration, number of daysDurationdaysCottin, ManuelleGPS logger CatTraQ, customizedof trip
DistanceDistancekmCottin, ManuelleGPS logger CatTraQ, customizedfrom colony, max
DistanceDistancekmCottin, ManuelleGPS logger CatTraQ, customizedtotal travelled
Size:
65 data points

Data

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Direction
(of foraging trip)

ID

Date/Time

Duration [days]
(of trip)

Distance [km]
(from colony, max)

Distance [km]
(total travelled)
North-west642010-12-0317.0295578
North-west702010-12-0516.8255535
North-west722010-12-0516.2260526
North-west742010-12-0614.6196496
North-west752010-12-0616.0262613
North662010-12-0614.4305712
North672010-12-0514.5305648
North682010-12-0413.9323763
North732010-12-0614.5298647
North772010-12-0713.3318724
North but closer to the colony652010-12-0315.0208468
North but closer to the colony712010-12-0812.8239489
East762010-12-0715.8200618