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TOPP Summary of SSM-derived Telemetry

Dataset homepage

Citation

Ganong, J. 2012. TOPP Summary of SSM-derived Telemetry. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/632) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/7zkca3 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-15.

Description

Original provider: Census of Marine Life Tagging of Pacific Predators Dataset credits: Census of Marine Life TOPP Purpose: This is the product for upload into OBIS, derived from all the TOPP SSM data in OBIS-SEAMAP. Supplemental information: All telemetry data are aggregated per species per 1 degree grid representing only species existence in the cells. This dataset is not meant to be published on OBIS-SEAMAP but uploaded into OBIS.

Purpose

This is the product for upload into OBIS, derived from all the TOPP SSM data in OBIS-SEAMAP.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

NA

Sampling

NA

Method steps

  1. NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  1. Phoebastria nigripes
    common name: Black-footed Albatross rank: species
  2. Balaenoptera musculus
    common name: Blue Whale rank: species
  3. Zalophus californianus
    common name: California Sea Lion rank: species
  4. Dermochelys coriacea
    common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
  5. Balaenoptera physalus
    common name: Fin Whale rank: species
  6. Megaptera novaeangliae
    common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
  7. Phoebastria immutabilis
    common name: Laysan Albatross rank: species
  8. Mirounga angustirostris
    common name: Northern Elephant Seal rank: species
  9. Puffinus griseus
    common name: Sooty Shearwater rank: species
  10. Physeter macrocephalus
    common name: Sperm Whale rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Pacific

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

James Ganong
originator
position: Primary contact
Stanford University
email: jganong@stanford.edu
OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: https://seamap.env.duke.edu
OBIS-SEAMAP
distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: https://seamap.env.duke.edu
James Ganong
owner
position: Primary contact
Stanford University
email: jganong@stanford.edu
James Ganong
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Stanford University
email: jganong@stanford.edu
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