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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

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

ISO 19115 Topic Category

Environment, Biota

Other Subject Keywords

Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, PTT, Birds, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, Breeding sites, Species life history, Argos, Pacific Americas flyway, Satellite transmitter, Numenius phaeopus, Seasonal distribution, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Animals/Vertebrates, Seasonal movement, Capture-recapture studies, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Whimbrel, Overwintering

Place Keywords

National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, Colville River, Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge, NPR-A, Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Tracking Data for Whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Whimbrels, a shorebird found throughout tundra and boreal habitats of Alaska during the summer and winters along the coasts of the continental U.S., and central and South America. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus) - 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) Lee Tibbitts orcid, Daniel R Ruthrauff orcid, Robert E Gill orcid, David C Douglas orcid
Publication Date 2018-06-12
Beginning Date of Data 2006
Ending Date of Data 2015
Data Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P978PX2X
Citation Tibbitts, L., Ruthrauff, D.R., Gill, R.E., and Douglas, D.C., 2018, Tracking Data for Whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P978PX2X.
Metadata Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Metadata Date 2024-09-30
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