Tracking Data for Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus)
Description
This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Emperor Geese, a waterfowl species endemic to the Bering Sea region that breeds primarily in western Alaska on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and spends the winter in southwestern Alaska and throughout the Aleutian Islands.
Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters.
Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus) - 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
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Format |
Description |
Link |
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Landing page for access to the data |
https://doi.org/10.5066/P9GJQ6LF |
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The metadata original format |
https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.6701997cd34ec29b849b179a.xml |
Tags
- environment
- seasonal-distribution
- alaska
- coastal-ecosystems
- seasonal-movement
- platform-transmitter-terminal
- telemetry
- biota
- wildlife
- migratory-birds
- birds
- ducks-geese-swans
- tundra-ecosystems
- tagging-devices
- usgs-6701997cd34ec29b849b179a
- yukon-delta
- species-life-history
- capture-recapture-studies
- migratory-species
- overwintering
- argos
- animal-tracking
- animals-vertebrates
- anser-canagicus
- tracking-equipment
- yukon-kuskokwim-river-delta
- ornithology
- migratory-rates-routes
- breeding-sites
- emperor-goose
- satellite-transmitter
- yukon-delta-national-wildlife-refuge
- waterfowl
- ptt