Description
This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Tundra Swans, a species that nests in coastal areas throughout Alaska and winters across a broad area of North America from the Pacific to Atlantic coasts.
Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters.
Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus) - 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
- atlantic-flyway
- biota
- birds
- breeding-area
- breeding-sites
- cold-bay
- colville-river-delta
- cygnus-columbianus
- distribution
- ducks-geese-swans
- ecological-dynamics
- environment
- field-methods
- field-sampling
- king-salmon
- kotzebue-sound
- migration
- migration-organisms
- migration-pathway
- migratory-birds
- migratory-strategies
- national-petroleum-reserve-alaska
- npr-a
- ornithology
- overwintering
- pacific-americas-flyway
- platform-transmitter-terminal
- ptt
- satellite-transmitter
- seasonal-distribution
- seasonal-movement
- species-life-history
- species-migration
- telemetry
- tracking-equipment
- tundra-swan
- usgs-5e346f0de4b0a79317db3bd1
- wildlife
- wintering-area
- yukon-delta
- yukon-delta-national-wildlife-refuge
- yukon-kuskokwim-river-delta