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The retrospective analysis of Antarctic tracking data project

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Ropert-Coudert, Y and Van de Putte, AP and Reisinger, RR and Bornemann, H and Charrassin, JB and Costa, DP and Danis, B and Huckstadt, LA and Jonsen, ID and Lea, M-A and Thompson, D and Torres, LG and Trathan, PN and Wotherspoon, SJ and Ainley, DG and Alderman, R and Andrews-Goff, V and Arthur, B and Ballard, G and Bengtson, J and Bester, MN and Blix, AS and Boehme, L and Bost, CA and Boveng, P and Cleeland, J and Constantine, R and Crawford, RJM and Dalla Rosa, L and Nico de Bruyn, PJ and Delord, K and Descamps, S and Double, M and Emmerson, L and Fedak, M and Friedlaender, A and Gales, N and Goebel, M and Goetz, KT and Guinet, C and Goldsworthy, SD and Harcourt, R and Hinke, JT and Jerosch, K and Kato, A and Kerry, KR and Kirkwood, R and Kooyman, GL and Kovacs, KM and Lawton, K and Lowther, AD and Lydersen, C and Lyver, POB and Makhado, AB and Marquez, MEI and McDonald, BI and McMahon, CR and Muelbert, M and Nachtsheim, D and Nicholls, KW and Nordoy, ES and Olmastroni, S and Phillips, RA and Pistorius, P and Plotz, J and Putz, K and Ratcliffe, N and Ryan, PG and Santos, M and Southwell, C and Staniland, I and Takahashi, A and Tarroux, A and Trivelpiece, W and Wakefield, E and Weimerskirch, H and Wienecke, B and Xavier, JC and Raymond, B and Hindell, MA, The retrospective analysis of Antarctic tracking data project, Scientific Data, 7, (1) Article 94. ISSN 2052-4463 (2020) [Refereed Article]


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DOI: doi:10.1038/s41597-020-0406-x

Abstract

The Retrospective Analysis of Antarctic Tracking Data (RAATD) is a Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research project led jointly by the Expert Groups on Birds and Marine Mammals and Antarctic Biodiversity Informatics, and endorsed by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. RAATD consolidated tracking data for multiple species of Antarctic meso- and top-predators to identify Areas of Ecological Significance. These datasets and accompanying syntheses provide a greater understanding of fundamental ecosystem processes in the Southern Ocean, support modelling of predator distributions under future climate scenarios and create inputs that can be incorporated into decision making processes by management authorities. In this data paper, we present the compiled tracking data from research groups that have worked in the Antarctic since the 1990s. The data are publicly available through biodiversity.aq and the Ocean Biogeographic Information System. The archive includes tracking data from over 70 contributors across 12 national Antarctic programs, and includes data from 17 predator species, 4060 individual animals, and over 2.9 million observed locations.

Item Details

Item Type:Refereed Article
Keywords:Southern Ocean, tracking, management
Research Division:Earth Sciences
Research Group:Oceanography
Research Field:Biological oceanography
Objective Division:Environmental Management
Objective Group:Terrestrial systems and management
Objective Field:Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
UTAS Author:Lea, M-A (Professor Mary-Anne Lea)
UTAS Author:Wotherspoon, SJ (Dr Simon Wotherspoon)
UTAS Author:Andrews-Goff, V (Ms Virginia Andrews-Goff)
UTAS Author:Arthur, B (Dr Benjamin Arthur)
UTAS Author:Cleeland, J (Dr Jaimie Cleeland)
UTAS Author:McMahon, CR (Dr Clive McMahon)
UTAS Author:Muelbert, M (Dr Monica Muelbert)
UTAS Author:Raymond, B (Dr Ben Raymond)
UTAS Author:Hindell, MA (Professor Mark Hindell)
ID Code:138536
Year Published:2020
Web of Science® Times Cited:6
Deposited By:Ecology and Biodiversity
Deposited On:2020-04-14
Last Modified:2020-12-08
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