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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

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

ISO 19115 Topic Category

Environment, Biota

Other Subject Keywords

Tagging devices, Animals/Vertebrates, Satellite transmitter, Tracking equipment, Birds, Migratory rates/routes, Capture-recapture studies, Fulmarus glacialis, Seabirds, Northern fulmar, Albatrosses/Petrels and Allies, Seasonal distribution, Species life history, Seasonal movement, Argos, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Migratory birds, Breeding sites, Telemetry, PTT, Overwintering

Place Keywords

Alaska, Gulf of Alaska, Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea

Tracking Data for Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Northern Fulmars, a seabird species that breeds throughout northern ocean regions and spends the winter at-sea in the northern hemisphere. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) - 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) Scott A Hatch, V.A. Gill orcid, Daniel M. Mulcahy, David C Douglas orcid
Publication Date 2020-10-30
Beginning Date of Data 2001
Ending Date of Data 2006
Data Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P992BR5E
Citation Hatch, S.A., Gill, V., Mulcahy, D.M., and Douglas, D.C., 2020, Tracking Data for Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P992BR5E.
Metadata Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Metadata Date 2024-09-26
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