| Survey/Project Number: |
1024
Total No. of Sites:
26
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| Survey/Project Name: |
LITTLE PENGUIN RESEARCH in the Gulf St Vincent and Encounter Bay |
| Abstract: |
This project will use a multidisciplinary approach to study population dynamics in the little penguin across six populations in South Australia. Understanding the decline of Little Penguins in the Gulf St Vincent involves a multidisciplinary approach including information on breeding success; predation; communication; and emigration. In South Australia; Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) populations have declined by 50-100% across the past decade; with marked declines for Granite Island (report by SARDI July 2007). The decline on Granite Island has been attributed to a number of factors including mortality (terrestrial; marine); low reproductive success; poor juvenile survival; and/or emigration to other sites.
Additional data may have been loaded under the Generic Permit project code 1094.
DATA:
1. Genetic data will be collected to test gene flow and population genetic structure.
2. Behavioural data will be collected to understand breeding success, and on parent-offspring communication on land.
3. Survey data across years will monitor changes and identify populations at particular risk of decline.
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| Start Date: |
01/04/2012
End Date: 01/01/2025
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| Survey Type: |
Fauna only |
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| Study Area Description: |
Coast and islands in Gulf St Vincent and Encounter Bay. |