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Accelerometer Data from Collared Female Polar Bears in the Beaufort Sea, 2009-2016

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2009
End Date
2016

Citation

Rode, K.D., 2020, Accelerometer data from collared female Polar Bears in the Beaufort Sea, 2009-2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7NZ85T1.

Summary

This dataset includes accelerometer data collected on collars deployed on female polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea from 2009-2016. The accelerometer was built in to collars by Telonics, Inc. and provides a single activity value of the number of seconds active per time interval of data collection. Data were collected every 15-30 minutes. GPS and ARGOs locations collected via collars were used to generate a CRAWL model, as referenced within the data set, of estimated locations that match the time frame of activity sensor data collection and are provided with this dataset. CRAWL data were also used to determine the habitat (land or sea ice) occupied by the bear at the end of the interval of activity data collection. Temperature [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Alaska Science Center
Originator :
Karyn D Rode
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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Purpose

These data were gathered as part of on-going long-term research to understand the ecology and behavior of polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea. This data set was used to examine circadian rhythmicity in polar bears.

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