Hostname: page-component-8448b6f56d-42gr6 Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-04-18T03:29:36.087Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

A spatial reference and identification system for coastal ice-free land in East Antarctica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 August 2021

Colin Southwell Open the ORCID record for Colin Southwell [Opens in a new window] ,
David Smith ,
Angela Bender  and
Louise Emmerson
Colin Southwell*
Affiliation:
Australian Antarctic Division, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Channel Highway, Kingston, TAS7050, Australia
David Smith
Affiliation:
Australian Antarctic Division, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Channel Highway, Kingston, TAS7050, Australia
Angela Bender
Affiliation:
Australian Antarctic Division, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Channel Highway, Kingston, TAS7050, Australia
Louise Emmerson
Affiliation:
Australian Antarctic Division, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Channel Highway, Kingston, TAS7050, Australia
*
Author for correspondence: C. Southwell, E-mail: colin.southwell@aad.gov.au
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

We describe a spatial reference system that uniquely identifies 4884 coastal island and continental rock features across East Antarctica. The system comprises a series of maps and a related database, and can be a foundation tool for a wide range of environmental studies.

Keywords

MappingGeographic sitesUnique feature identifier
Type
Research Note
Information
Polar Record , Volume 57 , 2021 , e30
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Campbell, I. B., & Claridge, G. G. C. (1987). Antarctica: Soils, Weathering Processes and Environment. New York: Elsevier.Google Scholar
Croxall, J. P., & Prince, P. A. (2009). Antarctic seabird and seal monitoring studies. Polar Record, 19, 573–595.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Lee, J. R., Raymond, B., Bracegirdle, T. J., Chadés, I., Fuller, R. A., Shaw, J. D., & Terauds, A. (2017). Climate change drives expansion of Antarctic ice-free habitat. Nature, 547, 49–54.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Southwell, C., Emmerson, L., Takahashi, A., Barbraud, C., Delord, K., & Weimerskirch, H. (2017a). Large-scale population assessment informs conservation management for seabirds in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean: a case study of Adélie penguins. Global Ecology and Conservation, 9, 104–115.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Southwell, C., Emmerson, L., Takahashi, A., Kato, K., Barbraud, C., Delord, L., & Weimerskirch, H. (2017b). Recent studies overestimate colonization and extinction events for Adélie Penguin breeding colonies. The Auk: Ornithological Advances, 134, 39–50.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Southwell, C., Smith, D., & Bender, A. (2009). Incomplete search effort: a potential source of bias in estimates of Adélie penguin breeding populations in the Australian Antarctic Territory. Polar Record, 45, 375–380.CrossRefGoogle Scholar