Waved Albatross Tracking (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

David Anderson; David Hyrenbach

doi:10.15468/yg7tae

Waved Albatross Tracking (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Citation

Hyrenbach, D. and D. Anderson. 2012. Waved Albatross Tracking. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/324) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/yg7tae accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-22.

Description

Original provider: Wake Forest University Dataset credits: David Anderson, Wake Forest University Abstract: All birds studied via satellite tracking were nesting in the same part of the breeding colony at Punta Cevallos, on the eastern point of Isla Española (Galápagos archipelago). In 2000 and 2001, a tape attachment method was used to attach Platform Transmitter Terminals (PTTs; Microwave Telemetry Inc., Columbia MD USA) to the dorsal feathers of birds at the nest. The birds were tracked using the satellites of the Argos System (Service Argos, Largo MD USA). In 2000, five PTTs used this duty cycle, while two others transmitted continuously, and in 2001 all six transmitters transmitted continuously. Purpose: The 21 birds tracked during incubation in 2000 and 2001 were part of a study of sensory ecology and navigation; 10 and 9 of them had, respectively, small (3.5 g) magnets or brass sham magnets affixed to their heads during their trips. All 19 of the magnet and sham birds showed the same 'commuter' foraging behavior seen during previous satellite tracking in 1995 and 1996 (Anderson et al. 1998, Fernández et al. 2001) and in the two unmanipulated birds tracked in 2000 and 2001. The satellite-tracked Waved Albatross traveled to the Peruvian shelf in relatively straight flights, remaining in the upwelling region for several days, and then returning directly to Española.

Funding was provided by the United States National Science Foundation (grant DEB 96-29539 to D.J.A.), the Carlsberg Foundation (to H.M.), the National Geographic Society, Canadian NSERC, the VolkswagenStiftung (Nachwuchgruppen Grant to H.M.), a CIAR Fellowship, an NSERC fellowship, Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (NCE) grants to B.J.F., the Wake Forest University Sullivan and Richter Funds, and the Field Research for Conservation Program at the St. Louis Zoo. Supplemental information: Argos System ground-truthing conducted at the site in 1995 (Anderson et al. 1998) showed that the lowest quality locations, Class B, had a mean error of 17.8 km (9.6 nautical miles; Anderson et al., 1998). Thus, only high-quality Argos locations are presented here. A total of 101 locations from 14 birds (14.9 % LQC-1, 6.9 % LQC-2, 4.0 % LQC-3, 32.7 % LQC-0, 41.6 % LQ-A) and 356 locations from 21 birds (13.2 % LQC-1, 5.3 % LQC-2, 3.4 % LQC-3, 32.0 % LQC-0, 46.1 % LQ-A) are reported for 2000 and 2001, respectively.

References cited:
Anderson, D.J., A.J. Schwandt, and H.D. Douglas. 1998. Foraging ranges of waved albatrosses in the eastern tropical Pacific. In: G. Robertson and R. Gales (eds.). Albatross Biology and Conservation, Surrey Beatty and Sons, Chipping Norton, pp. 180-185.
Fernández, P., D.J. Anderson, P. Sievert, and K.P. Huyvaert. 2001. Foraging destinations of three low-latitude albatross species. Journal of Zoology 254:391-404. This dataset is a summarized representation of the telemetry locations aggregated per species per 1-degree cell.

Purpose

The 21 birds tracked during incubation in 2000 and 2001 were part of a study of sensory ecology and navigation; 10 and 9 of them had, respectively, small (3.5 g) magnets or brass sham magnets affixed to their heads during their trips. All 19 of the magnet and sham birds showed the same 'commuter' foraging behavior seen during previous satellite tracking in 1995 and 1996 (Anderson et al. 1998, Fernández et al. 2001) and in the two unmanipulated birds tracked in 2000 and 2001. The satellite-tracked Waved Albatross traveled to the Peruvian shelf in relatively straight flights, remaining in the upwelling region for several days, and then returning directly to Española.

Funding was provided by the United States National Science Foundation (grant DEB 96-29539 to D.J.A.), the Carlsberg Foundation (to H.M.), the National Geographic Society, Canadian NSERC, the VolkswagenStiftung (Nachwuchgruppen Grant to H.M.), a CIAR Fellowship, an NSERC fellowship, Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (NCE) grants to B.J.F., the Wake Forest University Sullivan and Richter Funds, and the Field Research for Conservation Program at the St. Louis Zoo.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

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Sampling

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Method steps

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Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Phoebastria irrorata
common name: Waved Albatross rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Galápagos archipelago,Peruvian Current

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

David Anderson
originator
position: Primary contact
Wake Forest University
email: da@wfu.edu
homepage: http://www.wfu.edu/~djanders/anderson.htm

David Hyrenbach
originator
position: Primary contact
Duke University Marine Laboratory
email: khyrenba@u.washington.edu
homepage: http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/people/faculty/hyrenbach.html

OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://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: http://seamap.env.duke.edu

David Anderson
owner
position: Primary contact
Wake Forest University
email: da@wfu.edu
homepage: http://www.wfu.edu/~djanders/anderson.htm

David Hyrenbach
owner
position: Primary contact
Duke University Marine Laboratory
email: khyrenba@u.washington.edu
homepage: http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/people/faculty/hyrenbach.html

David Anderson
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Wake Forest University
email: da@wfu.edu
homepage: http://www.wfu.edu/~djanders/anderson.htm

David Hyrenbach
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Duke University Marine Laboratory
email: khyrenba@u.washington.edu
homepage: http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/people/faculty/hyrenbach.html