Table 1.

Adelie penguin counts, acoustic biomass, chlorophyll-a, and primary production in the foraging areas of Adelie penquins. nd = no data.

HD grid

Date (m/d/yr)

Distance of track (m)

Acoustic Biomass (a)

Chlorophyll-a (b)

Integrated primary production (c)

Adelie count (d)

Normalized acoustic biomass (e)

Normalized Adelie counts(f)

HD 1a

1/14/95

 103,012

 551

 2.34

 922

 195

 5.3

 1.89

HD 1b

 1/22/95

 106,651

 9,822

 2.97

 2,730

 529

 92.1

 4.96

HD 1c

 2/06/95

 99,595

 78,514

 1.85

 nd

 268

 788.3

 2.69

HD2 Duke

 1/15/95

 89,730

 6,202

 1.43

 704

 223

 69.1

 2.49

HD2 Zodiac

 1/15/95

 31,000

 nd

 nd

 nd

 30

 nd

 0.97

HD3

 1/23/95

 93,406

24,528

 1.95

 329

 216

 262.6

 2.31

  • (a) In kilograms per meter.
  • (b) In micrograms per liter.
  • (c) In milligrams of carbon per square meter per day.
  • (d) Number of individuals.
  • (e) In kilograms per meter per kilometer.
  • (f) Number of individuals per kilometer.