Description
This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Tufted Puffins, a seabird species that is found only in coastal and offshore areas of the North Pacific Ocean.
Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters.
Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) - 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
- barren-islands
- biota
- birds
- breeding-sites
- capture-recapture-studies
- coastal-ecosystems
- environment
- fratercula-cirrhata
- gulf-of-alaska
- marine-ecosystems
- migratory-birds
- migratory-rates-routes
- migratory-species
- ornithology
- overwintering
- platform-transmitter-terminal
- ptt
- satellite-transmitter
- seabirds
- seasonal-distribution
- seasonal-movement
- species-life-history
- telemetry
- tracking-equipment
- tufted-puffin
- usgs-670098d8d34e80be174aec51
- waders-gulls-auks-and-allies
- wildlife