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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

Migratory species, Coastal ecosystems, Tundra ecosystems, Animal tracking, Wildlife, Ornithology

ISO 19115 Topic Category

Environment, Biota

Other Subject Keywords

Waterfowl, Seasonal movement, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Migratory rates/routes, Annual cycle, Non-breeding range, Tracking equipment, Telemetry, Birds, Animals/Vertebrates, Migratory birds, Species life history, Breeding sites, Tagging devices, Branta bernicla nigricans, Black brant, Light-level geolocator, Capture-recapture studies, Seasonal distribution, Overwintering

Place Keywords

Alaska, Yukon Delta, NPR-A, Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, Mexico, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Baja California

Light-Level Geolocator Tracking Data for Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans)

This data package contains all location data collected by light-level geolocators attached to 68 Black Brant at breeding areas in Alaska. The data include: a deployment attributes file with details of each brant at the time of capture, the raw light-level data in ASCII files as downloaded and decompressed, and twice-daily estimated locations.

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Author(s) Toshio D Matsuoka orcid, Vijay P Patil orcid, Jerry W Hupp orcid, Alan G Leach orcid, John A Reed orcid, James S Sedinger orcid, David H Ward orcid, David C Douglas orcid
Publication Date 2024-06-17
Beginning Date of Data 2011
Ending Date of Data 2014
Data Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P134RIKG
Citation Matsuoka, T.D., Patil, V.P., Hupp, J.W., Leach, A.G., Reed, J.A., Sedinger, J.S., Ward, D.H., and Douglas, D.C., 2024, Light-Level Geolocator Tracking Data for Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P134RIKG.
Metadata Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Metadata Date 2024-06-17
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