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Seabird Tracking Database

Seabird Tracking Database - Tracking Ocean Wanderers

Wandering albatross geolocators 2003-06
Wandering Albatross, Bird Island (SGSSI (IGSISS)), GLS

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Data provider / contact information
Richard Phillips/BAS
Location
Country
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Site
South Georgia (Islas Georgias del Sur)
Colony
Bird Island (SGSSI (IGSISS))
Dataset information
Dataset ID
462
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Species
Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)
Device Type
Geolocator (GLS)
Data are interpolated
No
Notes
TOW processing:
- latitude of equinox points corrected by setting random latitude within the range of previous and following 10 non-equinox points
- points on land placed evenly along straight-line path between adjacent points at-sea. If this path w
Meta Data
Breed Stages
Migration
Incubation
Sabbatical
Non-breeding
Brood-guard
Post-guard
Fail (breeding season)
Breeding Statuses
Non-breeding
Breeding
Sexes
Female
Number of Tracks
147
Number of Points
54559