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Tracking Data for Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima)

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2000
End Date
2008

Citation

Petersen, M.R., Flint, P.L., Mulcahy, D.M., and Douglas, D.C., 2021, Tracking data for Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) (ver 1.0, September 2021): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9JH3EXV.

Summary

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Common Eiders, a sea duck species found across Alaska and the Arctic. Some populations migrate between distant breeding and wintering areas while others are essentially nonmigratory. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) - 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.

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Contacts

Point of Contact :
Alaska Science Center
Originator :
Margaret R Petersen, Paul L Flint, 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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commonEider_USGS_ASC_WildlifeTrackingOverview.xml
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commonEider_USGS_ASC_WildlifeTrackingOverview.html 46.14 KB text/html
versionHistory.txt 694 Bytes text/plain

Purpose

These data were collected to better understand the timing and patterns of migratory movement of Common Eiders between breeding areas in Alaska and wintering areas along the north Pacific and Bering Sea coast of North America and Asia.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9JH3EXV

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