posted on 2023-05-20, 13:40authored byRopert-Coudert, Y, Van de Putte, AP, Reisinger, RR, Bornemann, H, Charrassin, JB, Costa, DP, Danis, B, Huckstadt, LA, Jonsen, ID, Mary-Anne LeaMary-Anne Lea, Thompson, D, Torres, LG, Trathan, PN, Wotherspoon, SJ, Ainley, DG, Alderman, R, Andrews-Goff, V, Benjamin Arthur, Ballard, G, Bengtson, J, Bester, MN, Blix, AS, Boehme, L, Bost, CA, Boveng, P, Jaimie CleelandJaimie Cleeland, Constantine, R, Crawford, RJM, Dalla Rosa, L, Nico de Bruyn, PJ, Delord, K, Descamps, S, Double, M, Emmerson, L, Fedak, M, Friedlaender, A, Gales, N, Goebel, M, Goetz, KT, Guinet, C, Goldsworthy, SD, Harcourt, R, Hinke, JT, Jerosch, K, Kato, A, Kerry, KR, Kirkwood, R, Kooyman, GL, Kovacs, KM, Lawton, K, Lowther, AD, Lydersen, C, Lyver, POB, Makhado, AB, Marquez, MEI, McDonald, BI, Clive McMahonClive McMahon, Muelbert, M, Nachtsheim, D, Nicholls, KW, Nordoy, ES, Olmastroni, S, Phillips, RA, Pistorius, P, Plotz, J, Putz, K, Ratcliffe, N, Ryan, PG, Santos, M, Southwell, C, Staniland, I, Takahashi, A, Tarroux, A, Trivelpiece, W, Wakefield, E, Weimerskirch, H, Wienecke, B, Xavier, JC, Ben Raymond, Mark HindellMark Hindell
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.
History
Publication title
Scientific Data
Volume
7
Article number
94
Number
94
Pagination
1-11
ISSN
2052-4463
Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Rights statement
Copyright 2020 The Authors. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Repository Status
Open
Socio-economic Objectives
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems; Ecosystem adaptation to climate change