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Least tern movements and foraging behavior on the Platte River, Nebraska, 2009-2010

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Publication Date
Start Date
2009
End Date
2010

Citation

Sherfy, M.H., Ring, M.M., Stucker, J.H., Anteau, M.J., Shaffer, T.L., and Sovada, M.A., 2022, Least tern movements and foraging behavior on the Platte River, Nebraska, 2009-2010: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9NJI02I.

Summary

This data set is part of a data release as a companion to a manuscript titled "Foraging movements and colony attendance of least terns (Sternula antillarum) on the central Platte River". This data release includes three tabular digital data file representing movement patterns, behaviors, and foraging success of least terns that nested on sandpits near the Platte River during 2009 and 2010. Movement, behavior, and foraging data were collected at the sandpits where birds nested as well as on riverine sites.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Mark H Sherfy
Originator :
Mark H Sherfy, Megan M Ring, Jennifer H Stucker, Michael J Anteau, Terry L Shaffer, Marsha A Sovada
Metadata Contact :
Mark H Sherfy
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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Least tern movements and foraging behavior on the Platte River, Nebraska, 2009-2010_Final.xml
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		55.98 KB application/fgdc+xml
LETEAOBehaviorsTimes.csv 413.25 KB text/csv
LETEMovements_NestTelemetryData.csv 41.48 MB text/csv
LETEStateBehaviors.csv 235.41 KB text/csv

Purpose

Least terns are a Federally endangered migratory species that nests on sandpits adjacent to the Platte River. The data were collected to assess the frequency and distance of foraging movements by least terns in this system and to evaluate whether sandpits or riverine sites were the primary foraging habitat used by least terns.

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