Description
This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Northern Pintails, a duck species that, in Alaska, nests throughout the state and in adjacent regions of Russia and Canada.
Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Northern Pintails (Anas acuta) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters.
Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Northern Pintails (Anas acuta) - 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
- anas-acuta
- animals-vertebrates
- animal-tracking
- argos
- biota
- birds
- breeding-area
- breeding-sites
- distribution
- ducks-geese-swans
- east-asia-flyway
- ecological-dynamics
- environment
- field-methods
- field-sampling
- hokkaido
- honshu
- iwate
- izunuma
- japan
- migration
- migration-organisms
- migration-pathway
- migratory-birds
- migratory-strategies
- northern-pintail
- north-pacific-ocean
- ornithology
- overwintering
- platform-transmitter-terminal
- ptt
- russia
- satellite-transmitter
- seasonal-distribution
- seasonal-movement
- siberia
- species-life-history
- species-migration
- telemetry
- tracking-equipment
- usgs-5d8a516ce4b0c4f70d0ae6df
- wildlife
- wintering-area