Tracking Data for Kittlitz's Murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris) ...

• Main Authors: John F Piatt, Michelle L. Kissling, Mayumi Arimitsu, David C Douglas
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: U.S. Geological Survey 2021
• Subjects: Animals/Vertebrates; Wildlife; Coastal ecosystems; Marine ecosystems; Birds; Migratory birds; Seasonal distribution; Migratory rates/routes; Seasonal movement; Animal tracking; Species life history; Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies; Telemetry; Overwintering; Breeding sites; Capture-recapture studies; Tracking equipment; Tagging devices; Ornithology; Migratory species; Satellite transmitter; Platform Transmitter Terminal; PTT; Argos; Alaska; Prince William Sound; Kachemak Bay; Icy Bay; Glacier Bay; Kittlitz's Murrelet; Brachyramphus brevirostris; Kodiak Island; Atka Island; Atka; Bering Sea; Pacific; glacier; Kachemak; Kodiak
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5066/p9mmvp9i; https://www.usgs.gov/centers/asc/science/tracking-data-kittlitzs-murrelet-brachyramphus-brevirostris

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Kittlitz's Murrelets, a rare seabird species that nests solitarily on the ground in barren, often alpine areas near the North Pacific and Bering Sea. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Kittlitz's Murrelets (Brachyramphus brevirostris) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Kittlitz's Murrelets (Brachyramphus brevirostris) - Raw Data" -- All raw data collected from Argos satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The quality-controlled, "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical purposes. ...