A log of biological observations made at Mawson, Davis and Wilkes stations between 1958 and 1962

Seabirds abundance and distribution Marine mammals abundance and distribution

This file contains a log of biological observations undertaken at Mawson, Davis and Wilkes stations between 1958 and 1962. The observations are primarily on flying birds (petrels, skuas, gulls), penguins and seals. The observed animals include: Snow Petrels, McCormick Skuas, Silver-Grey Petrels, Antarctic Petrels, Giant Petrels, Wilson's Storm Petrels, Cape Pigeons, Dominican Gulls, Crabeater Seals, Elephant Seals, Leopard Seals, Ross Seals, Weddell Seals, Emperor Penguins, Adelie Penguins, Chinstrap Penguins and Terns.

The hard copy of the log has been archived by the Australian Antarctic Division library.

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Temporal extent	1958-01-01 – 1962-12-31
Date (publication)	2014-04-11
Status	completed
Update frequency	asNeeded
Metadata language	en
License	This metadata record is publicly available.
Source metadata	ISO 19115 XML
Last updated	2026-11-05
Created	2026-11-05
API	package_show