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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

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

ISO 19115 Topic Category

Environment, Biota

Other Subject Keywords

Platform Transmitter Terminal, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory birds, Birds, Breeding sites, Tufted puffin, Overwintering, PTT, Argos, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Satellite transmitter, Seabirds, Fratercula cirrhata, Tracking equipment, Capture-recapture studies, Seasonal distribution, Animals/Vertebrates, Telemetry

Place Keywords

Gulf of Alaska, Barren Islands, Alaska

Tracking Data for Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Tufted Puffins, a seabird species that is found only in coastal and offshore areas of the North Pacific Ocean. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) - 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, P.M. Meyers, Daniel M. Mulcahy, David C Douglas orcid
Publication Date 2020-10-30
Beginning Date of Data 1995
Ending Date of Data 1995
Data Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9L9EIUI
Citation Hatch, S.A., Meyers, P., Mulcahy, D.M., and Douglas, D.C., 2020, Tracking Data for Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9L9EIUI.
Metadata Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Metadata Date 2024-10-04
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