Data for Evaluating Efficacy of 1- versus 2-prong Radio Transmitter Attachment for Scoters in Alaska and Washington, 2008-2010

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Lewis, Tyler L.
Originator: Esler, Daniel
Originator: Uher-Koch, Brian D.
Originator: Dickson, Rian D.
Originator: Anderson, Eric M.
Originator: Evenson, Joseph R.
Originator: Hupp, Jerry W.
Originator: Flint, Paul L.
Publication_Date: 2018
Title:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska
Publisher: U. S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details:

Suggested citation: Lewis, T.L., Esler, D., Uher-Koch, B.D., Dickson, R.D., Anderson, E.M., Evenson, J.R., Hupp, J.W., and Flint, P.L., 2018, Data for Evaluating Efficacy of 1- versus 2-prong Radio Transmitter Attachment for Scoters in Alaska and Washington, 2008-2010: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F79S1PZJ.

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F79S1PZJ
Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Daniel Esler
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: Nearshore Marine Ecosystem Research Program
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: website
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center

Online_Linkage: https://alaska.usgs.gov/portal/project.php?project_id=99

Description:

Abstract:

A major challenge of wildlife telemetry is choosing an attachment technique that maximizes transmitter retention while minimizing negative side effects. For waterbirds, attachment of transmitters with subcutaneous anchors has been an effective and well-established technique, having been used on >40 species. This method was recently modified to include a second subcutaneous anchor, presumably increasing transmitter retention beyond that of single-anchor attachments. This putative benefit may be offset, however, by increased health risks related to additional incisions and subcutaneous protrusions. To test this potential trade-off, we attached radio transmitters to surf scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) and white-winged scoters (M. fusca) during the flightless remigial molt and winter using single- (121 scoters) and double-anchor (128 scoters) attachment techniques. The data described here are generated by this research project. Results of this work are published in the journal Wildlife Society Bulletin.

Purpose: Allow evaluation of radio attachment methods.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2008
Ending_Date: 2010

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Southeast Alaska and Salish Sea. No geospatial data is contained in this dataset.

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -138.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 60.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:ASC162

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: wildlife
Theme_Keyword: biological population management
Theme_Keyword: natural resource management
Theme_Keyword: ornithology
Theme_Keyword: plant and animal tagging

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: State of Washington

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Southeast

Taxonomy:

Keywords/Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Taxonomic_Keywords: surf scoters
Taxonomic_Keywords: white wing scoters
Taxonomic_Keywords: sea ducks

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: Subphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Vertebrata
Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Superclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Tetrapoda
Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Aves
Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Anseriformes
Applicable_Common_Name:

Ducks, Geese, Screamers, Swans, Waterfowl, canards, cygnes, oies, sauvagine

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Anatidae
Applicable_Common_Name: Ducks, Geese, Swans, canards, cygnes, oies
Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Melanitta
Applicable_Common_Name: Scoters
Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Melanitta fusca
Applicable_Common_Name:

Velvet Scoter, Negreta ala blanca, macreuse brune, White-winged Scoter

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Melanitta perspicillata
Applicable_Common_Name: Negreta nuca blanca, Surf Scoter, macreuse à front blanc

Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints:

None. Users are advised to read the data set's metadata thoroughly to understand appropriate use and data limitations.

Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Tyler L. Lewis
Originator: Daniel Esler
Originator: Brian D. Uher-Koch
Originator: Rian D. Dickson
Originator: Eric M. Anderson
Originator: Joseph R. Evenson
Originator: Jerry W. Hupp
Originator: Paul L. Flint
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:

Attaching transmitters to waterbirds using one versus two subcutaneous anchors: retention and survival trade-offs

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Wiley Online Library
Publisher: Wildlife Society Bulletin

Other_Citation_Details:

Lewis, T.L., D. Esler, B.D. Uher-Koch, R.D. Dickson, E.M. Anderson, J.R. Evenson, J.W. Hupp, and P.L. Flint. 2017. Attaching transmitters to waterbirds using one versus two subcutaneous anchors: retention and survival trade-offs. Wildlife Society Bulletin 41:691-700.

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.833

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Data are considered to be accurate and of adequate quality and resolution to answer the stated objectives.

Logical_Consistency_Report: not applicable
Completeness_Report: data are complete as presented.
Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: not applicable

Lineage:

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Field
Methodology_Description:

In brief, two species of scoters (surf and white-winged) were captured at two life stages (remigial molt and winter) and two types of radio attachment methods (1-prong and 2-prong) were used. Radio retention and survival were tracked for marked individuals and then compared to see if these varied by attachment method. Details are presented in the associated manuscript.

Methodology_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Attaching transmitters to waterbirds using one versus two subcutaneous anchors: retention and survival trade-offs

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Wiley Online Library
Publisher: Wildlife Society Bulletin

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: https:/doi.org/10.1002/wsb.833

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Capture and radio-telemetry data were proofed for accuracy soon after collection. Telemetry records were examined to determine dates upon which each individual was heard active or heard dead or determined to be missing, in order to populate the fate data column; this was done manually on an individual by individual basis and double-checked to confirm accuracy.

Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference:

No spatial data were collected. Locations are simply "Southeast Alaska" or "Washington".

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Scoter_Radio_Prong_Data.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:

Data are in a CSV spreadsheet with records for individual birds as rows and attributes as columns.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Annual_Cycle_Stage
Attribute_Definition: Season during which scoters were captured.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Winter
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Between November and March
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Remigial Molt
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Between July and September
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Location
Attribute_Definition:

Categorical descriptor differentiating study areas in Southeast Alaska and the Salish Sea

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SEAK
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southeast Alaska
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SALS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The Salish Sea of Washington State and British Columbia.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: State
Attribute_Definition: US state
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: AK
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Alaska
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Washington
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Year
Attribute_Definition: Calendar year.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2008
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2009

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Species
Attribute_Definition: One of 2 scoter species in the study.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SUSC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Surf Scoter
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WWSC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: White-winged scoter
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sex
Attribute_Definition: 2-category indicator of gender
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: M
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Male
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: F
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Female
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Age
Attribute_Definition: Categorical description of age class
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: HY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Hatch year, i.e., captured within 1 year of hatch
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ATY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: After-third-year, i.e., older than 3 years old
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: AHY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: After-hatch-year, i.e., at least 1 year old
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Second year, i.e., within the second year of life
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ASY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: After-second-year, i.e., at least 3 years old
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Frequency
Attribute_Definition: VHF radio transmitter frequency
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 164.110
Range_Domain_Maximum: 173.993

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Num_Prongs
Attribute_Definition:

The number of prongs with which the radio transmitter was attached to the bird.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Date_Deployed
Attribute_Definition:

The date that the bird was captured and radio transmitter attached.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2008-07-30
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2009-12-11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Date_Last_Heard_Active
Attribute_Definition:

The date on which the radio transmitter signal was last heard by observers.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2008-08-03
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2010-03-30

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Date_First_Heard_on_Mortality_Missing
Attribute_Definition:

The date on which the radio transmitter was first detected with a mortality signal (doubled transmission pulse rate) or was not detected at all.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2008-08-10
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2010-03-25

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Fate
Attribute_Definition:

The fate of the bird based on information from the radio transmitter.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mort
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mortality, i.e., confirmed dead.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Alive
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Confirmed to have survived the study period.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Missing
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The radio signal was not detected by the end of the study period, so determination of dead or alive was not possible.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Data for Evaluating Efficacy of 1- versus 2-prong Radio Transmitter Attachment for Scoters in Alaska and Washington, 2008-2010

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