Description
This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Steller's Eider, a species of seaduck that breeds throughout the circumpolar Arctic and spends the winter in coastal areas of western and southwestern Alaska. The Alaska-breeding population is listed as threatened under provisions of the Endangered Species Act.
Child Item 1: "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Steller's Eiders (Polysticta stelleri) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters.
Child Item 2: "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Steller's Eiders (Polysticta stelleri) - 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
- beaufort-sea
- bering-sea
- biota
- birds
- breeding-area
- breeding-sites
- capture-recapture-studies
- chukchi-sea
- coastal-ecosystems
- ducks-geese-swans
- environment
- marine-ecosystems
- migratory-birds
- migratory-rates-routes
- migratory-species
- non-breeding-area
- north-slope
- ornithology
- overwintering
- platform-transmitter-terminal
- polysticta-stelleri
- ptt
- russia
- satellite-transmitter
- seasonal-distribution
- seasonal-movement
- species-life-history
- stellers-eider
- tagging-devices
- telemetry
- tracking-equipment
- usgs-670c216dd34e60c73f4e5107
- wildlife
- wintering-area
- yukon-delta
- yukon-delta-national-wildlife-refuge
- yukon-kuskokwim-river-delta