Gough Island

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Details

Country
United Kingdom
Species
Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross
Sooty albatross
Southern giant petrel
Tristan albatross
Pipeline
No
Max. nr nestboxes
200
Running period
2005–Present
ID data
Colour rings
Metal rings
Tags
Environmental data
Food availability
Rainfall
Habitat
Sea
Basic breeding
Yes
Winter data
Roosting checks
Winter ringing
Feeding at nest data
No
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General Information
Data owner Steffen Oppel
Contact steffen.oppel@rspb.org.uk
Institution RSPB Centre for Conservation Science , UK
Conditions of use/Licence Approval from data owner and appropriate research permit from Tristan da Cunha government
Data available via pipeline No
Quality check of the original data Database has restricted values to only allow sensible entries; raw data are summarised and plotted monthly to spot errors; data are entered and checked by two people
Study site
Name Gough Island
ID GOU
Country United Kingdom
Size (ha) 9100
Major site changes No
Latitude 40° 19′ S
Longitude 9° 56′ W
Number of nest boxes (min) NA
Number of nest boxes (max) NA
Vegetation Type Wet heath grassland and peat bog at higher elevation; bogfern and scrubby Phylica woodland at lower elevation
Description of study site Ryan 2007. Field guide to the animals and plants of Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island. Pisces Publications, Cape Town, South Africa.
Species
Species

Tristan albatross, Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross, southern giant petrel, sooty albatross (no parental ID)
Start year

2004 for Tristan albatross

2003 for Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross

2011 for southern giant petrel & sooty albatross
End year NA
Continuous collection of data No
Gap years 2005
Longest data collection

15 for Tristan albatross & Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross

10 for southern giant petrel & sooty albatross
Parental ID's recorded Yes, for all species apart from sooty albatross
List of basic breeding data collected nest initiation, hatch date, breeding success
Description of the protocols for breeding data collection See in Cuthbert, R.J., Cooper, J., Ryan, P.G., 2014. Population trends and breeding success of albatrosses and giant petrels at Gough Island in the face of at-sea and on-land threats. Antarct. Sci. 26, 163-171.
Description of the protocols for taking individual level measurements See in Cuthbert, R.J., Cooper, J., Ryan, P.G., 2014. Population trends and breeding success of albatrosses and giant petrels at Gough Island in the face of at-sea and on-land threats. Antarct. Sci. 26, 163-171.
Experimental manipulations No
Description of experimental manipulations No
Predation events recorded Yes, for all species apart from sooty albatross
How are second clutches recorded? Second clutches do not exist for these species
Catching data
Individual data Yes, for all species apart from sooty albatross
Type of individual data

Age, sex for Tristan albatross & southern giant petrel

Age for Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross
Feeding data No
Type of feeding data NA
Other catching data Initiation date, hatch date, location
Roosting checks Yes, for all species apart from sooty albatross
Winter ringing Tristan albatross breeds over winter
Colour rings Yes, for all species apart from sooty albatross
Tags

Yes, for Tristan albatross & Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross
No, for southern giant petrel & sooty albatross
Other No
Genetic data
Blood samples No
Feather samples No
Other samples No
Samples analysed NA
Environmental data
Food availability data No
Temperature data weathersa.co.nz; Robin-Lee Batties | Client Liaison Officer South African Weather Service Cape Town Weather Office Cape Town International Airport Tel +27 21 935 5700
Rainfall data weathersa.co.nz; Robin-Lee Batties | Client Liaison Officer South African Weather Service Cape Town Weather Office Cape Town International Airport Tel +27 21 935 5700
Other environmental data No

Details

Country
United Kingdom
Species
Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross
Sooty albatross
Southern giant petrel
Tristan albatross
Pipeline
No
Max. nr nestboxes
200
Running period
2005–Present
ID data
Colour rings
Metal rings
Tags
Environmental data
Food availability
Rainfall
Habitat
Sea
Basic breeding
Yes
Winter data
Roosting checks
Winter ringing
Feeding at nest data
No