README This data file is published by the Movebank Data Repository (www.datarepository.movebank.org). As of the time of publication, a version of this published animal tracking dataset can be viewed on Movebank (www.movebank.org) in the study "Long-tailed Jaeger - PTT - Canadian Arctic" (Movebank Study ID 1978859802). Individual attributes in the data files are defined below, in the NERC Vocabulary Server at http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB and in the Movebank Attribute Dictionary at www.movebank.org/cms/movebank-content/movebank-attribute-dictionary. Metadata describing this data package are maintained at https://datacite.org. This data package includes the following data files: Long-tailed Jaeger - PTT - Canadian Arctic.csv Long-tailed Jaeger - PTT - Canadian Arctic-reference-data.csv LTJA_transmitter_01.jpeg LTJA_transmitter_02.jpeg Data package citation: Seyer Y, Therrien J-F, Gauthier G, Bêty J. 2022. Data from: Study "Long-tailed Jaeger - PTT - Canadian Arctic". Movebank Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.384g5hc7 These data are described in the following written publication: Seyer Y, Gauthier G, Bêty J, Therrien J-F, Lecomte N. 2021. Seasonal variations in migration strategy of a long-distance Arctic-breeding seabird. Mar Ecol Prog Ser. 677:1-16. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13905 ----------- Terms of Use This data file is licensed by the Creative Commons Zero (CC0 1.0) license. The intent of this license is to facilitate the re-use of works. The Creative Commons Zero license is a "no rights reserved" license that allows copyright holders to opt out of copyright protections automatically extended by copyright and other laws, thus placing works in the public domain with as little legal restriction as possible. However, works published with this license must still be appropriately cited following professional and ethical standards for academic citation. 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If the data owner does not provide an Animal ID, an internal Movebank animal identifier is sometimes shown. example: 91876A, Gary units: none entity described: individual same as: individual local identifier link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000016 animal life stage: The age class or life stage of the animal at the beginning of the deployment. Can be years or months of age or terms such as 'adult', 'subadult' and 'juvenile'. Best practice is to define units in the values if needed (e.g. '2 years'). example: juvenile, adult units: not defined entity described: deployment link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000018 animal reproductive condition: The reproductive condition of the animal at the beginning of the deployment. example: lactating units: none entity described: deployment link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000021 animal ring ID: A number or color scheme for a band or ring attached to the animal. example: 26225 units: none entity described: individual link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000022 animal sex: The sex of the animal. Allowed values are m = male f = female u = unknown format: controlled list entity described: individual link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000023 animal taxon: The scientific name of the species on which the tag was deployed, as defined by the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS, www.itis.gov). If the species name can not be provided, this should be the lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined and that is used in the ITIS taxonomy. Additional information can be provided using the term 'taxon detail' format: controlled list entity described: individual same as: individual taxon canonical name link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000024 Argos best level: Best signal strength, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: -117 units: dB entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000027 Argos calcul freq: Calculated frequency, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 401.6732709 units: Hz entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000028 Argos IQ: This quality indicator gives information on the transmitter in terms of two digits, X and Y. X is the first digit and indicates residual error on the frequency calculation Y is the second digit and indicates transmitter oscillator frequency drift between two satellite passes. Values provided in Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). Values obtained through some Argos channels do not include leading 0s, so 1-digit values indicate X = 0 and blank values or values of '0' indicate both X and Y = 0. Allowed values are X = 0: No calculation of residual frequency error (fewer than four messages received) X = 1,2,3: Unsatisfactory convergence of calculation X = 4: Residual frequency error > 1.5 Hz X = 5: 0.15 Hz < residual frequency error < 1.5 Hz X = 6: Residual frequency error < 0.15 Hz Y = 0: No check on transmit frequency drift, as the two results are more than 12 hours apart Y = 1: Frequency discrepancy > 400 Hz Probably due to transmit frequency discrepancy, change of oscillator, etc Y = 2: Previous location is less than 1/2 hour old. Frequency discrepancy > 30 Hz, i.e. F/F (over 10 min) >2.5 E-8 Y = 3: Frequency drift > 4 Hz/minute, i.e. F/F (10 min) > 1.10-7 Y = 4: Frequency drift < 4 Hz/minute, i.e. F/F (10 min) < 1.10-7 Y = 5: Frequency drift < 2 Hz/minute, i.e. F/F (10 min) < 5.10-8 Y = 6: Frequency drift < 1 Hz/minute, i.e. F/F (10 min) < 2.5 . 10-8 Y = 7: Frequency drift < 0.4 Hz/minute, i.e. F/F (10 min) < 1.10-8 Y = 8: Frequency drift < 0.2 Hz/minute, i.e. F/F (10 min) < 5.10-9 format: controlled list entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000031 Argos lat1: Solution 1. platform latitude in degrees and thousandths of degrees, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 19.493 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000032 Argos lat2: Solution 2. platform latitude in degrees and thousandths of degrees, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 14.773 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000033 Argos LC: The location class retrieved from Argos (0, 1, 2, 3, A, B, Z), Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011) format: controlled list entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000034 Argos lon1: Solution 1. platform longitude in degrees and thousandths of degrees, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 99.712 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000035 Argos lon2: Solution 2. platform longitude in degrees and thousandths of degrees, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 120.286 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000036 Argos nb mes: The number of messages received [to calculate location], Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 8 units: none entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000037 Argos nb mes 120: The number of messages received by the satellite at a signal strength greater than -120 decibels, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 2 units: none entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000038 Argos NOPC: Number of plausibility checks successful (from 0-4), Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 3 units: none entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000039 Argos pass duration: Time elapsed between the first and last message received by the satellite, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 118 units: s entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000041 Argos sensor 1: The value of the first Argos sensor, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). Units are specific to the sensor. example: 229 units: none entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000045 Argos sensor 2: The value of the second Argos sensor, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). Units are specific to the sensor. example: 42 units: none entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000046 Argos sensor 3: The value of the third Argos sensor, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). Units are specific to the sensor. example: 3 units: none entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000047 Argos sensor 4: The value of the fourth Argos sensor, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). Units are specific to the sensor. example: 63 units: none entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000048 Argos valid location algorithm: Indicates which of the two location estimates provided by Argos is the valid location, using a user-selected filter algorithm in Movebank. Allowed values are 1 = The Argos filter algorithm has chosen the primary location (solution 1, lat1/lon1) as the valid location 2 = The Argos filter algorithm has chosen the alternate location (solution 2, lat2/lon2) as the valid location format: controlled list entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000050 attachment type: The way a tag is attached to an animal. Values are chosen from a controlled list: collar = The tag is attached by a collar around the animal's neck fin mount = The tag is attached to the animal's fin glue = The tag is attached to the animal using glue harness = The tag is attached to the animal using a harness implant = The tag is placed under the skin of the animal tape = The tag is attached to the animal using tape other = user specified format: controlled list entity described: deployment link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000052 deploy off timestamp: The timestamp when the tag deployment ended, as defined by the data owner. example: 2009-10-01 12:00:00.000' format: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS units: UTC or GPS time entity described: deployment same as: deploy off date link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000077 deploy on latitude: The geographic latitude of the location where the animal was released. Intended primarily for cases in which the animal release location has higher accuracy than that derived from sensor data. example: 27.3516 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system entity described: deployment link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000078 deploy on longitude: The geographic longitude of the location where the animal was released. Intended primarily for cases in which the animal release location has higher accuracy than that derived from sensor data. example: -97.3321 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system entity described: deployment link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000079 deploy on person: The name of the person/people who attached the tag to the animal and began the deployment. example: G. Smith units: none entity described: deployment link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000080 deploy on timestamp: The timestamp when the tag deployment started. example: 2008-08-30 18:00:00.000' format: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS units: UTC or GPS time entity described: deployment same as: deploy on date link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000081 deployment end type: A categorical classification of the tag deployment end, from a controlled list: captured = The tag remained on the animal but the animal was captured or confined dead = The deployment ended with the death of the animal that was carrying the tag equipment failure = The tag stopped working fall off = The attachment of the tag to the animal failed, and it fell of accidentally other = other released = The tag remained on the animal but the animal was released from captivity or confinement removal = The tag was purposefully removed from the animal unknown = The deployment ended by an unknown cause format: controlled list entity described: deployment link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000084 deployment ID: A unique identifier for the deployment of a tag on animal, provided by the data owner. If the data owner does not provide a Deployment ID, an internal Movebank deployment identifier may sometimes be shown. example: Jane-Tag42 units: none entity described: deployment link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000085 event ID: An identifier for the set of values associated with each event, i.e. sensor measurement. A unique event ID is assigned to every time-location or other time-measurement record in Movebank. If multiple measurements are included within a single row of a data file, they will share an event ID. If users import the same sensor measurement to Movebank multiple times, a separate event ID will be assigned to each. example: 6340565 units: none entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000103 location lat: The geographic latitude of the location as estimated by the sensor. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. example: -41.0982423 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000145 location long: The geographic longitude of the location as estimated by the sensor. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. example: -121.1761111 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000146 manipulation type: The way in which the animal was manipulated during the deployment. Additional information can be provided using 'manipulation comments'. Values are chosen from a controlled list: confined = The animal's movement was restricted to within a defined area none = The animal received no treatment other than the tag attachment relocated = The animal was released from a site other than the one at which it was captured manipulated other = The animal was manipulated in some other way, such as a physiological manipulation format: controlled list entity described: deployment link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000155 manually marked outlier: Identifies events flagged manually as outliers, typically using the Event Editor in Movebank, and may also include outliers identified using other methods. Outliers have the value TRUE. units: none entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000156 sensor type: The type of sensor with which data were collected. All sensors are associated with a tag id, and tags can contain multiple sensor types. Each event record in Movebank is assigned one sensor type. If values from multiple sensors are reported in a single event, the primary sensor is used. Values are chosen from a controlled list: acceleration = The sensor collects acceleration data accessory measurements = The sensor collects accessory measurements, such as battery voltage acoustic telemetry = The sensor transmits an acoustic signal that is detected by receivers to determine location Argos Doppler shift = The sensor uses Argos Doppler shift to determine location barometer = The sensor records air or water pressure bird ring = The animal is identified by a band or ring that has a unique identifier GPS = The sensor uses GPS to determine location magnetometer = The sensor records the magnetic field natural mark = The animal is identified by a unique natural marking orientation = Quaternion components describing the orientation of the tag are derived from accelerometer and gyroscope measurements radio transmitter = The sensor transmits a radio signal that is detected by receivers to determine location solar geolocator = The sensor collects light levels, which are used to determine position (for processed locations) solar geolocator raw = The sensor collects light levels, which are used to determine position (for raw light-level measurements) solar geolocator twilight = The sensor collects light levels, which are used to determine position (for twilights calculated from light-level measurements) format: controlled list entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000170 study name: The name of the study in Movebank. example: Coyotes, Kays and Bogan, Albany NY units: none entity described: study (event) link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000173 study site: A location such as the deployment site or colony, or a location-related group such as the herd or pack name. example: Pickerel Island North units: none entity described: deployment link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000175 tag ID: A unique identifier for the tag, provided by the data owner. If the data owner does not provide a tag ID, an internal Movebank tag identifier may sometimes be shown. example: 2342 units: none entity described: tag same as: tag local identifier link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000181 tag manufacturer name: The company or person that produced the tag. example: Holohil units: none entity described: tag link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000183 tag mass: The mass of the tag. example: 24 units: grams entity described: tag link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000184 tag model: The model of the tag. example: T61 units: none entity described: tag link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000185 tag readout method: The way the data are received from the tag. Values are chosen from a controlled list: satellite = Data are transferred via satellite phone network = Data are transferred via a phone network, such as GSM or AMPS other wireless = Data are transferred via another form of wireless data transfer, such as a VHF transmitter/receiver tag retrieval = The tag must be physically retrieved in order to obtain the data format: controlled list entity described: deployment link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000188 timestamp: The date and time corresponding to a sensor measurement or an estimate derived from sensor measurements. example: 2008-08-14 18:31:00.000' format: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS units: UTC or GPS time entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000200 visible: Determines whether an event is visible on the Movebank map. Values are calculated automatically, with TRUE indicating the event has not been flagged as an outlier by 'algorithm marked outlier', 'import marked outlier' or 'manually marked outlier', or that the user has overridden the results of these outlier attributes using 'manually marked valid' = TRUE. Allowed values are TRUE or FALSE. units: none entity described: event link: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB/current/MVB000209 ----------- Images LTJA_transmitter_01.jpeg: Attachment of a satellite transmitter (PTT-100, Microwave Telemetry) on the back of a Long-tailed Jaeger (photo by D. Sarrazin). LTJA_transmitter_02.jpeg: Attachment of a satellite transmitter (PTT-100, Microwave Telemetry) on the back of a Long-tailed Jaeger (photo by D. Sarrazin). ----------- More Information For more information about this repository, see www.movebank.org/cms/movebank-content/data-repository, the FAQ at https://www.datarepository.movebank.org/faq, or contact us at support@movebank.org.