2022 Tasmanian Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur ingested plastics data

In this study, 34 fledgling Fairy Prions (Pachyptila turtur) recovered during a wreck event in south-eastern Tasmania in 2022 were examined for ingested plastics (number, mass, type, colour, and particle size) and body condition (e.g., wing chord length).

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Date (Creation)
2022-09-02
Date (Publication)
2020-02-10
Citation identifier
doi:10.25959/T7M5-WA08

Title
Information and documentation - Digital object identifier system
Date (Publication)
2022-09-03
Citation identifier
ISO 26324:2012

Citation identifier
https://doi.org/10.25959/T7M5-WA08

Owner

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - de Jersey, Alix
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia
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Owner

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Grant, Megan
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia
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Owner

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Stewart, Lillian
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia

Owner

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Jones, Nina
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia

Owner

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Charlton-Howard, Hayley
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia

Principal investigator

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Lavers, Jennifer
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia
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Credit
BirdLife Tasmania
Credit
Detached Cultural Organization
Credit
Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)
Status
complete

Point of contact

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Lavers, Jennifer
IMAS - Hobart
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia
ORCID ID >

Topic category
  • Biota
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Temporal extent

Time period
2022-01-31 2022-03-16
Maintenance and update frequency
none-planned

Resource format

Date
Keywords (Theme)
  • plastic pollution
  • marine debris
  • seabird
Keywords (Taxon)
  • Pachyptila turtur
  • Fairy Prion
NASA/GCMD Keywords, Version 8.5

Resource constraints

Classification
Unclassified

Resource constraints

Use limitation
The data described in this record are the intellectual property of the University of Tasmania through the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies.

Resource constraints

Linkage
http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/4.0/88x31.png

License Graphic

Title
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License


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Website
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

License Text

Other constraints
Cite data as: Lavers, J., de Jersey, A., Grant, M., Stewart, L., Jones, N., & Charlton-Howard, H. (2022). 2022 Tasmanian Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur ingested plastics data [Data set]. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS). https://doi.org/10.25959/T7M5-WA08
Other constraints
Please contact the researcher when accessing the dataset, and prior to utilizing for any purposes.
Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8
Supplemental Information
Lavers et al. in press (2022). Ingested plastics in beach-washed Fairy Prions Pachyptila turtur from Tasmania. Marine Pollution Bulletin.

Content Information

Content type
Physical measurement

Distribution Information

Distribution format
  • Microsoft Excel, JPG photos of samples

OnLine resource
DATA ACCESS - FAPR data [direct download]

OnLine resource
View/download plastics images

Resource lineage

Statement
Beach-washed birds were collected by hand, most were already deceased. Birds were then necropsied in the lab, with ingested plastic items removed from the proventriculus and gizzard (kept separate), counted, weighed, sorted (type, colour), and measured (max length/width) using calipers.
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Dataset

mdb:MD_Metadata

Metadata identifier
95a03c39-3f94-4826-a438-6bd4df38acee

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Point of contact

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - IMAS Data Manager ()

Type of resource

Resource scope
Dataset
Metadata linkage
https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/95a03c39-3f94-4826-a438-6bd4df38acee

Point of truth URL of this metadata record

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-3:2018
 
 

Overviews

Spatial extent

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Keywords

marine debris plastic pollution seabird
NASA/GCMD Keywords, Version 8.5
EARTH SCIENCE | BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION | ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES | BIRDS EARTH SCIENCE | BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION | ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES | BIRDS | ALBATROSSES/PETRELS AND ALLIES EARTH SCIENCE | CLIMATE INDICATORS | ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS | EXTREME WEATHER | HEAT/COLD WAVE FREQUENCY/INTENSITY

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