Description
This data package includes 2 child items with tracking data for Buff-breasted Sandpipers, a shorebird species that breeds only in Arctic Alaska and Canada, spending the winter in the grasslands of Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina after a lengthy migration.
Child Item 1: "Argos and GPS Satellite Tracking Data for Buff-breasted Sandpipers (Calidris subruficollis) - Processed Data" - Quality-controlled data collected from Argos and Argos-linked GPS satellite transmitters.
Child Item 2: "Argos and GPS Satellite Tracking Data for Buff-breasted Sandpipers (Calidris subruficollis) - Raw Data" - All raw data collected from Argos and Argos-linked GPS satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The quality-controlled, "Argos GPS Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical purposes.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Metadata | XML | The metadata original format | Open resource |
| Digital Data | XML | Landing page for access to the data | Open resource |
Tags
- alaska
- animals-vertebrates
- animal-tracking
- argentina
- argos
- biota
- birds
- brazil
- breeding-sites
- buff-breasted-sandpiper
- calidris-subruficollis
- capture-recapture-studies
- central-americas-flyway
- coastal-ecosystems
- environment
- gps
- migratory-birds
- migratory-rates-routes
- migratory-species
- ornithology
- overwintering
- platform-transmitter-terminal
- ptt
- satellite-transmitter
- seasonal-distribution
- seasonal-movement
- species-life-history
- tagging-devices
- telemetry
- texas
- tracking-equipment
- uruguay
- usgs-652edf43d34edd15305a9aa2
- waders-gulls-auks-and-allies
- wildlife