Tracking Data for Kittlitz's Murrelets (Brachyramphus brevirostris)
Description
This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Kittlitz's Murrelets, a rare seabird species that nests solitarily on the ground in barren, often alpine areas near the North Pacific and Bering Sea.
Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Kittlitz's Murrelets (Brachyramphus brevirostris) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters.
Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Kittlitz's Murrelets (Brachyramphus brevirostris) - 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 |
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55 |
Landing page for access to the data |
https://doi.org/10.5066/P9MMVP9I |
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55 |
The metadata original format |
https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.670060a7d34e80be174aeb7c.xml |
Tags
- environment
- seasonal-distribution
- alaska
- glacier-bay
- coastal-ecosystems
- seasonal-movement
- kittlitzs-murrelet
- platform-transmitter-terminal
- telemetry
- brachyramphus-brevirostris
- biota
- wildlife
- migratory-birds
- birds
- kodiak-island
- tagging-devices
- prince-william-sound
- species-life-history
- capture-recapture-studies
- migratory-species
- waders-gulls-auks-and-allies
- overwintering
- usgs-670060a7d34e80be174aeb7c
- argos
- animal-tracking
- kachemak-bay
- animals-vertebrates
- tracking-equipment
- icy-bay
- marine-ecosystems
- ornithology
- migratory-rates-routes
- atka-island
- breeding-sites
- satellite-transmitter
- ptt