Citation:

j.dsr2.2017.04.005

Name: Counts of seabirds, marine mammals and other megafauna during POLARSTERN cruise ANT-XXVIII/5
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Abstract:

Please note: Abstract created by PANGAEA data editor using Jungblut et al. (2017). Marine top predators (seabirds, marine mammals and other megafauna) were counted during POLARSTERN cruise ANT-XXVIII/5 crossing the Atlantic from Punta Arenas to Bremerhaven in spring 2012. Continuous half-hour transect counts were conducted by two observers from the bridge, situated approximately 18 meters above sea level, throughout daylight hours and while the vessel maintained its traveling speed (see Joiris & Falck 2011). Due to the width of the bridge, observations were limited to a 90° angle from the bow to one side, as it was impractical for one observer to simultaneously cover both sides. Species were initially identified with the naked eye and confirmed using binoculars (8 – 10 times magnification). Photos were used in retrospect to help identify rare or hard to classify specimens. Individuals following or circling around the ship were only counted once in a 30 min interval (i.e. during one 'transect count'). Water temperature and salinity were continuously and automatically recorded by a thermo-salinometer installed at the keel of the Polarstern (approximately 10 meters below sea level). Depth data were obtained either from the vessel's echosounder or hydrosweep. Data extraction was carried out from the DShip data system on board.

Supplement to:

Jungblut, Simon; Nachtsheim, Dominik A; Boos, Karin; Joiris, Claude R (2017): Biogeography of top predators - seabirds and cetaceans - along four latitudinal transects in the Atlantic Ocean. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 141, 59-73, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.04.005

Related to:

Bumke, Karl (2012): The Expedition of the Research Vessel Polarstern to the Antarctic in 2012 (ANT-XXVIII/5). Berichte zur Polar- und Meeresforschung = Reports on Polar and Marine Research, 654, 78 pp, https://doi.org/10.2312/BzPM_0654_2012

References:

Joiris, Claude R; Falck, Eva (2011): Summer at-sea distribution of little auks Alle alle and harp seals Pagophilus (Phoca) groenlandica in the Fram Strait and the Greenland Sea: impact of small-scale hydrological events. Polar Biology, 34(4), 541-548, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-010-0910-0

Coverage:

Median Latitude: 3.013435 * Median Longitude: -27.130168 * South-bound Latitude: -51.480000 * West-bound Longitude: -66.860000 * North-bound Latitude: 52.480000 * East-bound Longitude: 2.960000

Date/Time Start: 2012-04-11T13:30:00 * Date/Time End: 2012-05-13T19:00:00

Event(s):

PS79/5-track * Latitude Start: -53.144700 * Longitude Start: -70.909100 * Latitude End: 53.563960 * Longitude End: 8.548130 * Date/Time Start: 2012-04-11T06:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2012-05-15T06:00:00 * Location: Atlantic, transit cruise * Campaign: (PS79) * Basis: * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT)

Parameter(s):

#	Name	Short Name	Unit	Principal Investigator	Comment
1	Identification	ID		Jungblut, Simon	Consecutive number of transect counts
2	DATE/TIME	Date/Time		Jungblut, Simon	Geocode – Starting time (UTC) of 30 min transect count
3	LATITUDE	Latitude		Jungblut, Simon	Geocode – Mid latitude of 30 min transect count
4	LONGITUDE	Longitude		Jungblut, Simon	Geocode – Mid longitude of 30 min transect count
5	Depth, bathymetric	Bathy depth	m	Jungblut, Simon	Mid mean water depth of 30 min transect count
6	Speed	Speed	kn	Jungblut, Simon	Average speed of the vessel during 30 min transect count
7	Distance	Distance	km	Jungblut, Simon	Distance covered during 30 min transect count
8	Salinity	Sal		Jungblut, Simon	Mid mean surface salinity of 30 min transect count in practicle salinity units PSU
9	Temperature, water	Temp	°C	Jungblut, Simon	Mid mean surface water temperature of 30 min transect count
10	Fluorescence, chlorophyll	F chl	µg/l	Jungblut, Simon	Mid fluorescence of 30 min transect count
11	Zone	Zone		Jungblut, Simon	Zones, which were defined on the basis of water temperature and salinity, represent the different water masses along the cruise track
12	Eudyptes chrysocome	E. chrysocome	#	Jungblut, Simon	Rockhopper penguin
13	Spheniscus magellanicus	S. magellanicus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Magellanic penguin
14	Penguins	Penguins	#	Jungblut, Simon	Penguin sp.
15	Thalassarche melanophris	T. melanophris	#	Jungblut, Simon	Black-browed albatross
16	Thalassarche cauta	T. cauta	#	Jungblut, Simon	Shy albatross
17	Thalassarche chlororhynchos	T. chlororhynchos	#	Jungblut, Simon	Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross
18	Diomedea exulans	D. exulans	#	Jungblut, Simon	Wandering albatross
19	Diomedea dabbenena	D. dabbenena	#	Jungblut, Simon	Tristan albatross
20	Diomedea sp.	Diomedea sp.	#	Jungblut, Simon	Great albatrosses sp.
21	Diomedea epomophora	D. epomophora	#	Jungblut, Simon	Southern royal albatross
22	Diomedea sanfordi	D. sanfordi	#	Jungblut, Simon	Northern royal albatross
23	Diomedea epomophora	D. epomophora	#	Jungblut, Simon	including Diomedea sanfordi
24	Albatrosses	Albatrosses	#	Jungblut, Simon	Albatross sp.
25	Macronectes giganteus	M. giganteus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Southern giant petrel
26	Macronectes sp.	Macronectes sp.	#	Jungblut, Simon	Giant petrel sp.
27	Fulmarus glacialis	F. glacialis	#	Jungblut, Simon	Northern fulmar
28	Daption capense	D. capense	#	Jungblut, Simon	Cape petrel
29	Pterodroma macroptera	P. macroptera	#	Jungblut, Simon	Great-winged petrel
30	Pterodroma feae	P. feae	#	Jungblut, Simon	Fea's petrel
31	Pterodroma incerta	P. incerta	#	Jungblut, Simon	Atlantic petrel
32	Pterodroma arminjoniana	P. arminjoniana	#	Jungblut, Simon	Trinidade petrel
33	Pterodroma mollis	P. mollis	#	Jungblut, Simon	Soft-plumaged petrel
34	Bulweria bulwerii	B. bulwerii	#	Jungblut, Simon	Bulwer's petrel
35	Procellaria aequinoctialis	P. aequinoctialis	#	Jungblut, Simon	White-chinned petrel
36	Procellaria conspicillata	P. conspicillata	#	Jungblut, Simon	Spectacled petrel
37	Petrels	Petrels	#	Jungblut, Simon	Petrel sp.
38	Pachyptila sp.	Pachyptila sp.	#	Jungblut, Simon	including Halobaena sp.
39	Calonectris diomedea	C. diomedea	#	Jungblut, Simon	Cory's shearwater
40	Calonectris edwardsii	C. edwardsii	#	Jungblut, Simon	Cape Verde shearwater
41	Puffinus gravis	P. gravis	#	Jungblut, Simon	Great shearwater
42	Puffinus griseus	P. griseus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Sooty shearwater
43	Puffinus puffinus	P. puffinus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Manx shearwater
44	Puffinus mauretanicus	P. mauretanicus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Balearic shearwater
45	Puffinus baroli	P. baroli	#	Jungblut, Simon	Macaronesian shearwater
46	Puffinus lherminieri	P. lherminieri	#	Jungblut, Simon	Audubon's shearwater
47	Puffinus assimilis	P. assimilis	#	Jungblut, Simon	Little shearwater
48	Shearwaters	Shearwaters	#	Jungblut, Simon	Shearwater sp.
49	Oceanites oceanicus	O. oceanicus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Wilson's storm-petrel
50	Garrodia nereis	G. nereis	#	Jungblut, Simon	Grey-backed storm-petrel
51	Pelagodroma marina	P. marina	#	Jungblut, Simon	White-faced storm-petrel
52	Fregetta grallaria	F. grallaria	#	Jungblut, Simon	White-bellied storm-petrel
53	Oceanodroma castro	O. castro	#	Jungblut, Simon	Madeiran storm-petrel
54	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	O. leucorhoa	#	Jungblut, Simon	Leach's storm-petrel
55	Oceanodroma castro	O. castro	#	Jungblut, Simon	including Oceanodroma leucorhoa
56	Hydrobates pelagicus	H. pelagicus	#	Jungblut, Simon	European storm-petrel
57	Storm-petrels	Storm-petrels	#	Jungblut, Simon	Storm-petrel sp.
58	Phaethon aethereus	P. aethereus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Red-billed tropicbird
59	Phaethon lepturus	P. lepturus	#	Jungblut, Simon	White-tailed tropicbird
60	Tropicbirds	Tropicbirds	#	Jungblut, Simon	Tropicbird sp.
61	Fregata aquila	F. aquila	#	Jungblut, Simon	Ascension frigatebird
62	Fregata magnificens	F. magnificens	#	Jungblut, Simon	Magnificent frigatebird
63	Morus bassanus	M. bassanus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Northern gannet
64	Sula capensis	S. capensis	#	Jungblut, Simon	Cape gannet
65	Sula sula	S. sula	#	Jungblut, Simon	Red-footed booby
66	Sula leucogaster	S. leucogaster	#	Jungblut, Simon	Brown booby
67	Catharacta skua	C. skua	#	Jungblut, Simon	Great skua
68	Catharacta maccormicki	C. maccormicki	#	Jungblut, Simon	South polar skua
69	Catharacta antarctica	C. antarctica	#	Jungblut, Simon	Antarctic skua
70	Stercorarius pomarinus	S. pomarinus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Pomarine skua
71	Stercorarius parasiticus	S. parasiticus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Arctic skua
72	Stercorarius longicaudus	S. longicaudus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Long-tailed skua
73	Skuas	Skuas	#	Jungblut, Simon	Skua sp.
74	Branta bernicla	B. bernicla	#	Jungblut, Simon	Brent goose
75	Gavia arctica	G. arctica	#	Jungblut, Simon	Black-throated diver
76	Phalacrocorax capensis	P. capensis	#	Jungblut, Simon	Cape cormorant
77	Phalacrocorax coronatus	P. coronatus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Crowned cormorant
78	Phalacrocorax carbo	P. carbo	#	Jungblut, Simon	Great cormorant
79	Pelecanoides magellani	P. magellani	#	Jungblut, Simon	Magellanic diving-petrel
80	Pelecanoides sp.	Pelecanoides sp.	#	Jungblut, Simon	Diving-petrel sp.
81	Phalaropus fulicarius	P. fulicarius	#	Jungblut, Simon	Red phalarope
82	Larus canus	L. canus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Common gull
83	Larus melanocephalus	L. melanocephalus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Mediteranean gull
84	Larus argentatus	L. argentatus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Herring gull
85	Larus fuscus	L. fuscus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Lesser black-backed gull
86	Larus michahellis	L. michahellis	#	Jungblut, Simon	Yellow-legged gull
87	Larus dominicanus	L. dominicanus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Cape gull
88	Larus marinus	L. marinus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Great black-backed gull
89	Larus ridibundus	L. ridibundus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Black-headed gull
90	Larus minutus	L. minutus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Little gull
91	Rissa tridactyla	R. tridactyla	#	Jungblut, Simon	Black-legged kittiwake
92	Xema sabini	X. sabini	#	Jungblut, Simon	Sabine's gull
93	Gulls	Gulls	#	Jungblut, Simon	Gull sp.
94	Sterna hirundo	S. hirundo	#	Jungblut, Simon	Common tern
95	Sterna arctica	S. arctica	#	Jungblut, Simon	Arctic tern
96	Sterna dougallii	S. dougallii	#	Jungblut, Simon	Roseate tern
97	Sterna anaethetus	S. anaethetus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Bridled tern
98	Sterna fuscata	S. fuscata	#	Jungblut, Simon	Sooty tern
99	Sterna sandvicensis	S. sandvicensis	#	Jungblut, Simon	Sandwich tern
100	Thalasseus maximus	T. maximus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Royal tern
101	Chlidonias niger	C. niger	#	Jungblut, Simon	Black tern
102	Thalasseus bergii	T. bergii	#	Jungblut, Simon	Crested tern
103	Terns	Terns	#	Jungblut, Simon	Tern sp.
104	Anous stolidus	A. stolidus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Brown noddy
105	Uria aalge	U. aalge	#	Jungblut, Simon	Guillemot
106	Alca torda	A. torda	#	Jungblut, Simon	Razorbill
107	Alcidae sp.	Alcidae sp.	#	Jungblut, Simon	Alcidae sp.
108	Seabirds, unidentified	Seabirds unident	#	Jungblut, Simon	Seabird, unidentified
109	Physeter catodon	P. catodon	#	Jungblut, Simon	Sperm whale
110	Megaptera novaeangliae	M. novaeangliae	#	Jungblut, Simon	Humpback whale
111	Balaenoptera physalus	B. physalus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Fin whale
112	Balaenoptera borealis	B. borealis	#	Jungblut, Simon	Sei whale
113	Balaenoptera acutorostrata	B. acutorostrata	#	Jungblut, Simon	Minke whale
114	Balaenoptera brydei	B. brydei	#	Jungblut, Simon	Bryde's whale
115	Globicephala melas	G. melas	#	Jungblut, Simon	Long-finned pilot whale
116	Globicephala macrorhynchus	G. macrorhynchus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Short-finned pilot whale
117	Globicephala sp.	Globicephala sp.	#	Jungblut, Simon	Pilot whale sp.
118	Ziphius cavirostris	Z. cavirostris	#	Jungblut, Simon	Cuvier's beaked whale
119	Beaked whale	Beaked whale	#	Jungblut, Simon	Beaked whale sp.
120	Whale, unidentified	Whale unident	#	Jungblut, Simon	Whale, unidentified
121	Orcinus orca	O. orca	#	Jungblut, Simon	Killer whale
122	Lagenorhynchus australis	L. australis	#	Jungblut, Simon	Peale's dolphin
123	Lagenorhynchus albirostris	L. albirostris	#	Jungblut, Simon	White-beacked dolphin
124	Lagenorhynchus sp.	Lagenorhynchus sp.	#	Jungblut, Simon	Lagenorhynchus sp.
125	Delphinus delphis	D. delphis	#	Jungblut, Simon	Common dolphin
126	Stenella frontalis	S. frontalis	#	Jungblut, Simon	Atlantic spotted dolphin
127	Stenella coeruleoalba	S. coeruleoalba	#	Jungblut, Simon	Striped dolphin
128	Stenella clymene	S. clymene	#	Jungblut, Simon	Clymene dolphin
129	Tursiops truncatus	T. truncatus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Bottlenose dolphin
130	Grampus griseus	G. griseus	#	Jungblut, Simon	Risso's dolphin
131	Steno bredanensis	S. bredanensis	#	Jungblut, Simon	Rough-toothed dolphin
132	Stenella longirostris	S. longirostris	#	Jungblut, Simon	Spinner dolphin
133	Dolphins, unidentified	Dolphins unident	#	Jungblut, Simon	Dolphin, unidentified
134	Phocoena phocoena	P. phocoena	#	Jungblut, Simon	Harbour porpoise
135	Arctocephalus pusillus	A. pusillus	#	Jungblut, Simon	South African fur seal
136	Caretta caretta	C. caretta	#	Jungblut, Simon	Loggerhead sea turtle
137	Chelonia mydas	C. mydas	#	Jungblut, Simon	Green sea turtle
138	Dermochelys coriacea	D. coriacea	#	Jungblut, Simon	Leatherback sea turtle
139	Sea turtles	Sea turtles	#	Jungblut, Simon	Sea turtle sp.
140	Manta sp.	Manta sp.	#	Jungblut, Simon	Manta ray
141	Ray	Ray	#	Jungblut, Simon	Ray
142	Hammerhead shark	Hammerhead shark	#	Jungblut, Simon	Hammerhead shark
143	Shark	Shark	#	Jungblut, Simon	Shark
144	Mola mola	Mola mola	#	Jungblut, Simon	Sun fish

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2024-04-11T14:45:27 – Abstract added.

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