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Tracking Data for Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans)

June 18, 2024

This data package contains all location data collected by light-level geolocators attached to 68 Black Brant at breeding areas in Alaska. The data include: a deployment attributes file with details of each brant at the time of capture, the raw light-level data in ASCII files as downloaded and decompressed, and twice-daily estimated locations.

Publication Year 2024
Title Tracking Data for Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans)
DOI 10.5066/P134RIKG
Authors Toshio D Matsuoka, Vijay P Patil, Jerry W Hupp, Alan G Leach, John A Reed, James S Sedinger, David H Ward
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Alaska Science Center
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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