Vertebrate Ecologists report from Davis Station 1987 - Michael Whitehead

This is a scanned copy of the Vertebrate Ecologists report from Davis Station, 1987. The report was written by Michael Whitehead.

The report covers:

Elephant Seals

• Census and tagging program

Weddell Seals

• Adult resight and pup tagging programs

Adelie Penguins

• Monitoring population size (aerial photographic survey, and ground survey/pattern of occupation of colonies)
• Diet study
• Survival/mortality study of eggs and chicks
• Seasonal fluctuation in adult condition and chick growth
• Energetics studies
• Swimming behaviour
• Food availability

Emperor Penguins

• Diet study
• Amanda Bay census

Seabird studies

• Southern Giant Petrel censusing and banding
• Rauer Island seabirds (reference breeding group counts/banding and 1987/88 Rauers program)