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Tracking Data for Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata)

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2005
End Date
2010

Citation

Ward, D.H., Esler, D., Boyd, W.S., and Douglas, D.C., 2020, Tracking data for Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) (ver 1.0, March 2020): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9LUFGEF.

Summary

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Surf Scoters, a seaduck 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 Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) - Raw Data" All raw data collected from Argos satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical purposes.

Child Items (2)

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Alaska Science Center
Originator :
David H Ward, Daniel N Esler, W. Sean Boyd, David C Douglas
Metadata Contact :
Alaska Science Center
Publisher :
Alaska Science Center
Distributor :
USGS ScienceBase Team
SDC Data Owner :
Alaska Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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surfScoter_USGS_ASC_WildlifeTrackingOverview.html 49.16 KB text/html
versionHistory.txt 670 Bytes text/plain

Purpose

These data were collected to better understand the timing and patterns of migratory movements of Surf Scoters between wintering areas along the Pacific coast of North America and breeding areas in northwestern Canada and Alaska.

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