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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- atka-island
- biota
- birds
- brachyramphus-brevirostris
- breeding-sites
- capture-recapture-studies
- coastal-ecosystems
- environment
- glacier-bay
- icy-bay
- kachemak-bay
- kittlitzs-murrelet
- kodiak-island
- marine-ecosystems
- migratory-birds
- migratory-rates-routes
- migratory-species
- ornithology
- overwintering
- platform-transmitter-terminal
- prince-william-sound
- ptt
- satellite-transmitter
- seasonal-distribution
- seasonal-movement
- species-life-history
- tagging-devices
- telemetry
- tracking-equipment
- usgs-670060a7d34e80be174aeb7c
- waders-gulls-auks-and-allies
- wildlife