Description
This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Surf Scoters, a seaduck species that breeds throughout higher latitudes of Alaska and Canada and winters along coastal areas of North America.
Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters.
Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) - 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
- auke-bay
- bahia-san-quintin
- baja-california
- biota
- birds
- breeding-area
- breeding-sites
- distribution
- ducks-geese-swans
- ecological-dynamics
- environment
- field-methods
- field-sampling
- gastineau-channel
- juneau
- melanitta-perspicillata
- mexico
- migration
- migration-organisms
- migration-pathway
- migratory-birds
- migratory-strategies
- ornithology
- outer-point
- overwintering
- pacific-americas-flyway
- platform-transmitter-terminal
- point-louisa
- ptt
- satellite-transmitter
- seasonal-distribution
- seasonal-movement
- species-life-history
- species-migration
- surf-scoter
- telemetry
- tracking-equipment
- usgs-5e78fa06e4b01d509270e4e2
- wildlife
- wintering-area