Ecology meets technology scanz 2013
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Ecology meets Technology
Anne Scott and Elise Smith
Eudyptula minor
Korora
Little Blue Penguin
Generational Amnesia
Community data is valuable
Are your penguins going missing?
Can you help us build the picture of penguin whereabouts and survival in Taranaki?
We need a baseline to work from.
Any penguin sightings, historical information on their whereabouts, or photographs, can be shared by emailing ‘Taranaki Penguins’ or by using the online map at www.seasense.org.nz
Technology provides connectivity
Online data gathering and analysis
Visualise data from certain dates
Decide where to use scarce resources2011
November 2012 footprints of parents returning to the nests
Monitoring of penguin nests
The interface where ecology meets technology
Acknowledgements
• Andrew Hornblow – Bright Sparks
• MAIN Trust NZ – www.main.net.nz
• Mark Meyburg http://taranakipenguins.blogspot.co.nz/
• Nga Motu Marine Reserve Society Inc. www.seasense.org.nz
• Puke Ariki http://www.pukeariki.com/