GPS tracking of adult brown noddies on St Helena Island during 2017/18 and 2018/19 breeding seasons.

GPS tracks collected from incubating and chick rearing adult brown noddies (Anous stolidus) from St helena during two consecutive breeding seasons (2017/18 and 2018/19).

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Last Updated October 18, 2023, 16:40 (CEST)
Created October 18, 2023, 16:39 (CEST)
Region Saint Helena
Language eng
Topic Category Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment
Temporal Extent Start 05/12/2017
Temporal Extent End 17/01/2019
Dataset Reference Date 2019
Lineage 20 GPS (pathtrack nano geo) loggers were used at Egg Island colony. 13 deployed in 17/18 season, 6 recovered, 5 with usable data. 12 deployed in 18/19, three recovered, 2 with usable data. The raw data is held with EMD and copies are held at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). Metadata on deployments and retirevals are held in the seabird tracking database with EMD and RSPB. Tracks are archived on Movebank (St Helena seabirds) as well as Birdlife International Seabird Tracking Database.
Spatial Reference System EPSG:4326
Responsible Organisation Name Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations Open access
Use Constraints Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference Open but Please acknowledge data source as: St Helena Government, Environmental Managament Division, Marine Conservation Section. Oceanographic influences on the St Helena pelagic ecosystem. A Darwin PLUS Initiative project funded by the UK government.
Data Format klm, pos, dat, raw, csv, accdb, pdf
Update Frequency not planned survey completed
Accuracy GPS location taken every 1-3minutes
Resource Type Dataseries, database, report
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 2022/10/10
Metadata Point of Contact data.manager@sainthelena.gov.sh
Unique Resource ID SH-SHG-328