Locations Collected 1985-2015 from Female Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) with Dependent Young Instrumented in the Southern Beaufort Sea with Satellite-linked Transmitters by the USGS

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Pagano, Anthony M. (ORCID:0000-0003-2176-0909)
Originator: Douglas, David C. (ORCID:0000-0003-0186-1104)
Originator: Durner, George M. (ORCID:0000-0002-3370-1191)
Originator: Atwood, Todd C. (ORCID:0000-0002-1971-3110)
Publication_Date: 2018
Title:
Locations Collected 1985-2015 from Female Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) with Dependent Young Instrumented in the Southern Beaufort Sea with Satellite-linked Transmitters by the USGS
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Anchorage, AK
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Other_Citation_Details:
Suggested citation: Pagano, A.M., Douglas, D.C., Durner, G.M., Atwood, T.C. 2018. Locations Collected 1985-2015 from Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) Instrumented in the Southern Beaufort Sea with Satellite-linked Transmitters by the USGS: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7RV0MK4.
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7RV0MK4
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: USGS Alaska Science Center, Polar Bear Research Program
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:
Changing Arctic Ecosystems: The effects of declining sea ice on polar bear behaviors and energetic rates
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: website
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Anchorage, AK
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Online_Linkage: https://alaska.usgs.gov/portal/project.php?project_id=379
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset contains a select subset of Argos and GPS locations collected by satellite data collection systems from collared adult female polar bears that were instrumented in the southern Beaufort Sea between 1985-2015.
Purpose:
These data were collected to gain insights into movements of southern Beaufort Sea polar bears. These data were collected from adult female polar bears who had dependent young at the time of their collar application and whose satellite-linked transmitters transmitted location data for at least 300 days.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19850506
Ending_Date: 20150331
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent: southern Beaufort Sea
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: 165.590787
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -110.966
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 84.057
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 58.6789
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:ASC170
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Biocomplexity Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Animals
Theme_Keyword: Locations
Theme_Keyword: Marine mammals
Theme_Keyword: Megafauna
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA GCMD Earth Science Keywords Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: mammals
Theme_Keyword: vertebrates
Theme_Keyword: telemetry
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Theme_Keyword: Ursus maritimus
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: Beaufort Sea
Taxonomy:
Keywords/Taxon:
Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Taxonomic_Keywords: single species
Taxonomic_Keywords: Animals
Taxonomic_Keywords: vertebrates
Taxonomic_Keywords: mammals
Taxonomic_System:
Classification_System/Authority:
Classification_System_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Alfred L. Gardner
Originator: W. Christopher Wozencraft
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title: Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: profile
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Integrated Taxonomic Classification System
Issue_Identification: 180542
Online_Linkage:
Taxonomic_Procedures: none
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Mammalia
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Carnivora
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Ursidae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Ursus
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Ursus maritimus
Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints:
For purposes of publication or dissemination, citations or credit should be given to the author and the U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center. It is strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data to evaluate limitations, restrictions or intended use.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Pagano, Anthony M.
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 4210 University Drive
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99508
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7000
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Sequeira, Ana M. M.
Originator: Rodríguez, Jorge P.
Originator: Eguíluz, Victor M.
Originator: Harcourt, Robert G.
Originator: Hindell, Mark A.
Originator: Sims, David W.
Originator: Duarte, Carlos M.
Originator: Costa, Daniel P.
Originator: Fernández-Gracia, Juan
Originator: Ferreira, Luciana C.
Originator: Hays, Graeme C.
Originator: Heupel, Michelle R.
Originator: Meekan, Mark G.
Originator: Aven, Allen M.
Originator: Bailleul, Fred
Originator: Baylis, Alastair
Originator: Berumen, Michael L.
Originator: Braun, Camrin D.
Originator: Burns, Jennifer
Originator: Caley, M. Julian
Originator: Campbell, Richard
Originator: Carmichael, Ruth H.
Originator: Clua, Eric
Originator: Einoder, Luke
Originator: Friedlaender, Ari
Originator: Goebel, Mike E.
Originator: Goldsworthy, Simon D.
Originator: Guinet, Christophe
Originator: Gunn, John
Originator: Hamer, Derek
Originator: Hammerschlag, Neil
Originator: Hammill, Mike O.
Originator: Hückstädt, Luis A.
Originator: Humphries, Nicolas E.
Originator: Lea, Mary-Anne
Originator: Lowther, Andrew
Originator: Mackay, Alice
Originator: McHuron, Elizabeth
Originator: McKenzie, Jane
Originator: McLeay, Lachlan
Originator: McMahon, Clive R.
Originator: Mengersen, Kerrie L.
Originator: Muelbert, Monica C.
Originator: Pagano, Anthony M.
Originator: Page, Bradley
Originator: Nuno, Queiroz
Originator: Robinson, Patrick W.
Originator: Shaffer, Scott A.
Originator: Shivji, Mahmood S.
Originator: Skomal, Gregory B.
Originator: Thorrold, Simon R.
Originator: Amtmann-Villegas, Stella
Originator: Weise, Michael
Originator: Wells, Randall S.
Originator: Wetherbee, Bradley M.
Originator: Wiebkin, Annelise
Originator: Wienecke, Barbara
Originator: Thums, Michele
Publication_Date: 2018
Title:
Convergence of marine megafauna movement patterns in coastal and open oceans
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Online
Publisher: National Academy of Sciences
Other_Citation_Details: PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1716137115
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted.
Logical_Consistency_Report: Not applicable.
Completeness_Report:
Data set is considered complete for the information presented. Instances in which the GPS failed to record a fix are denoted by N/A.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Transmitter locations were determined by the Argos System with accuracy from < 250 m to > 1500 m (see http://www.argos-system.org/web/en/78-faq.php#faq-theme-55) or via the processing of global positioning system onboard the transmitter with accuracy of < 30 m.
Lineage:
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field
Methodology_Description:
We programmed Argos transmitters with a duty cycle of 4-12 hours every 1-7 days to transmit digitally encoded messages that could be received by the Argos System (Argos, www.argos-system.org). We programmed collars that estimated locations onboard with the use of a GPS to process a location estimate every 1-8 hours, which were then retained in a memory bank onboard the collar and transmitted with a duty cycle of 4 hours every 1-2 days to the Argos data collection system as a digitally encoded message.
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Douglas, D.C., R. Weinzierl, S.C. Davidson, R. Kays, M. Wikelski, and G. Bohrer
Publication_Date: 2012
Title: Moderating Argos location errors in animal tracking data
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: London, England
Publisher: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B
Other_Citation_Details: 6:999-1007
Online_Linkage: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-210X.2012.00245.x
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Tomkiewicz, S., M.R. Fuller, J.G. Kie, and K.K. Bates
Publication_Date: 2010
Title:
Global positioning system and associated technologies in animal behaviour and ecological research
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: London, England
Publisher: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B
Other_Citation_Details: 365:2163-2176
Online_Linkage: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2010.0090
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
We collected Argos satellite telemetry locations from a sample of 40 adult female polar bears between 6 May 1985 and 26 March 2012.
Process_Date: Unknown
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
We collected GPS satellite telemetry locations from a sample of 22 adult female polar bears between 5 April 2004 and 31 March 2015.
Process_Date: Unknown
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
We used the Douglas Argos-filter (Douglas et al. 2012) with the 'hybrid' option to filter Argos locations with an algorithm based on spatial redundancy, movement rates, and turning angles with a maximum rate of 10 km/h and rejected locations at the apex of highly acute angles (RATECOEF = 15). We selected the location that was the highest quality per duty-cycle. GPS locations were not filtered.
Process_Date: Unknown
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
We selected data from adult female polar bears who had dependent young at the time of their collar application and whose satellite-linked transmitters transmitted location data for at least 300 days.
Process_Date: Unknown
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: World Geodetic System of 1984
Ellipsoid_Name: World Geodetic System of 1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: PolarBear_satellite_location_data_southernBeaufortSea_1985_2015
Entity_Type_Definition:
Satellite locations of southern Beaufort Sea polar bears, 1985-2015
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Bear
Attribute_Definition: Sample identifier.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 62
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Type
Attribute_Definition:
Indicates whether locations were determined by Argos or GPS satellites.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Argos
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Locations determined by Argos satellites.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: GPS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Locations determined by GPS satellites.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Date
Attribute_Definition:
The date (MM/DD/YYYY) the location was obtained in Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 05/06/1985
Range_Domain_Maximum: 3/31/2015
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Time
Attribute_Definition:
The time (HH:MM:SS) the location was obtained in Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 00:00:00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 23:59:59
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Latitude
Attribute_Definition: The latitude measurement from a satellite-linked transmitter.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 58.6789
Range_Domain_Maximum: 84.057
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Longitude
Attribute_Definition: The longitude measurement from a satellite-linked transmitter.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -179.97129
Range_Domain_Maximum: 179.992
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LocationQuality
Attribute_Definition:
A value provided by the ARGOS system regarding the accuracy of the location (see http://www.argos-system.org/web/en/78-faq.php#faq-theme-55 for specifications on associated accuracies for the categories in that column).
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: L3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The location was obtained with 4 messages or more with an estimated error of <250m.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ARGOS system
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: L2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The location was obtained with 4 messages or more with an estimated error of <500m.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ARGOS system
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: L1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The location was obtained with 4 messages or more with an estimated error of <1500m.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ARGOS system
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: L0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The location was obtained with 4 messages or more with an estimated error of >1500m.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ARGOS system
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: LA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The location was obtained with 3 messages with no accuracy estimation.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ARGOS system
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: LB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The location was obtained with 1 or 2 messages with no accuracy estimation.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ARGOS system
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: LZ
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The location process failed.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ARGOS system
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Country: USA
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