Demographic data for Weddell Seal colonies in Erebus Bay through the 2017 Antarctic field season

Abstract: The Access database contains information for 3 types of data on Weddell seals for the period 1969-2017. (1) Mark-recapture Data with 278,723 resighting records for 25,589 different individuals tagged in and around the McMurdo Sound area, as well as 740 records from 162 seals tagged at White Island; (2) Mass Dynamics Data contains 5,737 physical masses and 1,271 photographic records and measurements that include the date, ID number, sex, age class, weight (if successfully collected), and perspectives from which photographs were collected for each sampling occurrence; and (3) Research Procedures Data contains 1,005 records of handling and research procedures conducted on Erebus Bay Weddell seals by various research teams in recent years.

摘要：本Access数据库包含1969年至2017年间威德尔海豹（Weddell seal）的三类数据信息。(1) 标记重捕数据（Mark-recapture Data）：涵盖在麦克默多湾（McMurdo Sound）区域及其周边标记的25589只不同个体的278723条重捕记录，以及来自怀特岛（White Island）标记的162只海豹的740条记录；(2) 体重动态数据（Mass Dynamics Data）：包含5737条体质量测量记录与1271条摄影记录及对应测量数据，每条采样记录均包含采样日期、个体编号、性别、年龄组、体重（若成功采集）以及照片拍摄视角等信息；(3) 研究程序数据（Research Procedures Data）：包含近年来各研究团队针对埃里伯斯湾（Erebus Bay）威德尔海豹开展的1005条捕获处理与研究程序记录。