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Tracking Data for Thick-billed Murres (Uria lomvia)

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
1995
End Date
1996

Citation

Hatch, S.A., Meyers, P.M., Mulcahy, D.M., and Douglas, D.C., 2020, Tracking data for Thick-billed murres (Uria lomvia) (ver 1.0, August 2020): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P983BSVQ.

Summary

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Thick-billed Murres, a seabird species found in the Arctic and regions of the North Pacific and North Atlantic oceans. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Thick-billed Murres (Uria lomvia) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Thick-billed Murres (Uria lomvia) - 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 :
Scott A Hatch, Paul M Meyers, Daniel M Mulcahy, 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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thickBilledMurre_USGS_ASC_WildlifeTrackingOverview.html 42.13 KB text/html
versionHistory.txt 674 Bytes text/plain

Purpose

These data were collected to better understand the timing and patterns of migratory movement of Thick-billed murres between breeding and wintering areas.

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