GPS Tracking Data for Caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) from the Fortymile Herd, Alaska, 1998-1999

Description

These data were part of a pilot tracking study of three adult female caribou from the Fortymile Herd in Alaska. The dataset is comprised of two comma separated values (.csv) files. Data includes: 1) processed (i.e., erroneous locations removed) GPS locations for caribou, received once per hour for 6 months (October 1998 to April 1999), and 2) spatial, temporal, and biological attributes of three female caribou tracked during the study.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
55 Landing page for access to the data https://doi.org/10.5066/P13E7X8F
55 The metadata original format https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.ASC598.xml

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  • environment
  • seasonal-distribution
  • alaska
  • usgs-asc598
  • seasonal-movement
  • biota
  • wildlife
  • terrestrial-ecosystems
  • diurnal-movements
  • mammals
  • rangifer-tarandus-granti
  • even-toed-ungulates
  • migratory-species
  • animal-tracking
  • animals-vertebrates
  • tracking-equipment
  • caribou
  • alaska-range

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