Tracking the common diving petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix) from 3 sites in the Southern Ocean (2016-2019)

The study was conducted at three field sites representing separate populations: Ile Mayes (Kerguelen Archipelago, southern Indian Ocean, 49280 S 69570 E, hereafter referred to as Kerguelen); Kanowna Island (southeastern Australia, 39100 S 148160 E) and Mana Island (New Zealand, 41060 S 174460 E). In order to avoid potential bias owing to inter-annual variations, individuals from all three colonies were sampled during the same non-breeding period (November 2017September 2018). Additional data were collected for Kerguelen (in 20152016 and 20162017) and Kanowna Island (in 20162017 and 20182019). Kerguelen is located in subantarctic waters sensu lato (between the Polar Front and the Subtropical Front), while both Kanowna and Mana Islands are located farther north, in the temperate subtropical region. In total, 21 geolocation sensing data loggers (GLS) (nine in 20152016 and 12 in 20172018) were deployed on CDPs from Kerguelen, 41 (20 in 20172018 and 21 in 20172019) from Kanowna Island and 10 (in 20172018) from Mana Island. Data accessed from the cited paper 2022-09-01.