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Tracking Data for Spectacled Eiders (Somateria fischeri)

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
1993
End Date
2011
Last Revision
2021-09-08

Citation

Petersen, M.R., Sexson, M.G., and Douglas, D.C., 2020, Tracking data for Spectacled Eiders (Somateria fischeri) (ver 1.1, September 2021): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9B091HG.

Summary

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Spectacled Eiders, a seaduck species that breeds only in Alaska and Russia and spends the winter exclusively in the Bering Sea. The Alaska breeding population is listed as threatened under provisions of the Endangered Species Act. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Spectacled Eiders (Somateria fischeri) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Spectacled Eiders (Somateria fischeri) - 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 [...]

Child Items (2)

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Alaska Science Center
Originator :
Margaret R Petersen, Matthew Sexson, 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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spectacledEider_USGS_ASC_WildlifeTrackingOverview.html 50.05 KB text/html
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Purpose

These data were collected to better understand the timing and patterns of migratory movements of Spectacled Eiders between breeding areas in Alaska and Russia and their winter area in the Bering Sea.

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