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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

Ornithology, Field methods, Field sampling, Telemetry, Animal tracking, Wildlife

ISO 19115 Topic Category

Environment, Biota

Other Subject Keywords

Black Scoter, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Seasonal distribution, Migratory birds, Pacific Americas flyway, Migration, Animals/Vertebrates, Ecological Dynamics, Breeding sites, Platform Transmitter Terminal, American Scoter, Overwintering, PTT, Birds, Distribution, Satellite transmitter, Tracking equipment, Breeding area, Migratory strategies, Migration pathway, Species Migration, Wintering area, Seasonal movement, Species Life History, Migration (organisms), Melanitta americana, Argos

Place Keywords

Nelson Lagoon, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Dutch Harbor, Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Alaska, Yukon Delta, Aropuk Lake

Tracking Data for Black Scoters (Melanitta americana)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Black Scoters, a sea duck 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 Black Scoters (Melanitta americana) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Black Scoters (Melanitta americana) - 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.

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Author(s) Paul L Flint orcid, Jason L. Schamber, David C Douglas orcid
Publication Date 2020-03-19
Beginning Date of Data 2003
Ending Date of Data 2007
Data Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P93EF3TH
Citation Flint, P.L., Schamber, J.L., and Douglas, D.C., 2020, Tracking Data for Black Scoters (Melanitta americana): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P93EF3TH.
Metadata Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Metadata Date 2024-09-26
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