Description
This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Common Eiders, a sea duck species found across Alaska and the Arctic. Some populations migrate between distant breeding and wintering areas while others are essentially nonmigratory.
Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters.
Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) - Raw Data" -- All raw data collected from Argos satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The quality-controlled, "Argos 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
- argos
- beaufort-sea
- bering-sea
- biota
- birds
- breeding-area
- breeding-sites
- capture-recapture-studies
- chukchi-sea
- coastal-ecosystems
- common-eider
- ducks-geese-swans
- environment
- marine-ecosystems
- migratory-birds
- migratory-rates-routes
- migratory-species
- national-petroleum-reserve-alaska
- north-slope
- npr-a
- ornithology
- overwintering
- platform-transmitter-terminal
- ptt
- russia
- satellite-transmitter
- seasonal-distribution
- seasonal-movement
- somateria-mollissima
- species-life-history
- tagging-devices
- telemetry
- tracking-equipment
- usgs-67015dbcd34ec29b849b1783
- wildlife
- wintering-area
- yukon-delta
- yukon-delta-national-wildlife-refuge
- yukon-kuskokwim-river-delta