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		<citeinfo><origin>Costa D</origin><pubdate>2024</pubdate><title>Northern elephant seals post-molting 2015 MALES</title><onlink>https://doi.org/10.82144/e5f9a505</onlink><serinfo><sername>OBIS-SEAMAP</sername><issue>1308</issue></serinfo><pubinfo><pubplace>https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1308</pubplace><publish>OBIS-SEAMAP</publish></pubinfo><geoform>vector digital data</geoform><othercit>originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=1126)</othercit><edition>1.0.0</edition></citeinfo>
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	<abstract>Please contact data provider</abstract><supplinf>Visit STAT's project page for additional information at http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=1126</supplinf></descript><timeperd><timeinfo><rngdates><begdate>20150819</begdate><enddate>20160105</enddate></rngdates></timeinfo><current>ground condition</current></timeperd><status><progress>Complete</progress><update>As needed</update></status><spdom><descgeog>Ocean</descgeog><bounding><westbc>178.986</westbc><eastbc>238.16</eastbc><northbc>59.189</northbc><southbc>36.851</southbc></bounding>
	</spdom><keywords><theme><themekt>None</themekt><themekey>Marine Biology</themekey></theme></keywords><taxonomy><keywtax><taxonkt>Taxon covered</taxonkt><taxonkey>Marine mammals</taxonkey></keywtax><taxonsys><classsys><classcit><citeinfo><origin>Integrated Taxonomic Information System</origin><pubdate>Unknown</pubdate><title>Integrated Taxonomic Information System</title><geoform>Not applicable</geoform><othercit>Downloaded April, 2004</othercit><onlink>http://www.itis.usda.gov/</onlink></citeinfo></classcit></classsys><ider><cntinfo><cntperp><cntper>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</cntper><cntorg>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</cntorg></cntperp><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype><address>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</address><city>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</city><state>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</state><postal>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</postal><country>Refer to the contact information of the dataset</country></cntaddr><cntvoice>Not provided</cntvoice></cntinfo></ider><taxonpro>Identified by observers or researchers conducting the survey</taxonpro></taxonsys><taxoncl><taxonrn>Kingdom</taxonrn><taxonrv>Animalia</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Phylum</taxonrn><taxonrv>Chordata</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Subphylum</taxonrn><taxonrv>Vertebrata</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Class</taxonrn><taxonrv>Mammalia</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Subclass</taxonrn><taxonrv>Theria</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Infraclass</taxonrn><taxonrv>Eutheria</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Order</taxonrn><taxonrv>Carnivora</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Suborder</taxonrn><taxonrv>Caniformia</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Family</taxonrn><taxonrv>Phocidae</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Genus</taxonrn><taxonrv>Mirounga</taxonrv><taxoncl><taxonrn>Species</taxonrn><taxonrv>Mirounga angustirostris</taxonrv></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxoncl></taxonomy>
	<accconst>The telemetry dataset is publicly visualized on the OBIS-SEAMAP web site. However, the data is not available for download without permission from the data provider.</accconst><useconst>1. Not to use data obtained from OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without proper attribution to the original data provider(s) and OBIS-SEAMAP unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Citations or credits are suggested as attribution. If the data you downloaded come from multiple datasets, a citation or credit to each of the datasets is required.&#13;
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Suggested citation for this dataset:&#13;
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Costa D. 2024. Northern elephant seals post-molting 2015 MALES. 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP and originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=1126). https://doi.org/10.82144/e5f9a505.&#13;
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Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP:&#13;
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Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115&#13;
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2. To forward the citation of any publication / report that made use of the data / tools provided by OBIS-SEAMAP for inclusion in our list of references.&#13;
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3. Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. &#13;
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4. The burden for determining fitness for use of the downloaded data for any analyses lies entirely with the user. OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers do not support outcomes of your analyses that used the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP.&#13;
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5. To consider inclusion of the accompanying transect (effort) dataset if available into the methodology of your analyses.&#13;
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6. Not to redistribute the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP through any media without contect from OBIS-SEAMAP and the original data providers unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy.</useconst><ptcontac>
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			<cntperp><cntper>Daniel Costa</cntper><cntorg>Costa Lab Mammals</cntorg></cntperp>
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				<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
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		<cntvoice>unknown</cntvoice><cntemail>costa@ucsc.edu</cntemail></cntinfo>
	</ptcontac><datacred>Data provider: Costa Lab Mammals; Originating data center: Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT); Project sponsor or sponsor description: Costa Lab, UC Santa Cruz</datacred>
	<native>Relational database</native>
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	<crossref><citeinfo><origin>Coyne, M. S., and B. J. Godley</origin><pubdate>2005</pubdate><title>OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions</title><geoform>vector digital data</geoform><serinfo><sername>Marine Ecology Progress Series</sername><issue>Vol. 301: 1-7</issue></serinfo><onlink>http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v301/feature/</onlink></citeinfo></crossref><crossref><citeinfo><origin>Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach</origin><pubdate>2009</pubdate><title>OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions</title><serinfo><sername>Oceanography</sername><issue>22(2):104-115</issue></serinfo></citeinfo></crossref></idinfo>
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			<attraccr>All attributes were measured and recorded during the survey and validated by the data provider.</attraccr></attracc>
		<logic>Permissible values for date and time and coordinates were validated by the data provider and the OBIS-SEAMAP data manager. Species identification by the data provider was matched with Integrated Taxonomic Information System.</logic>
		<complete>All observation records are included.</complete><lineage><procstep><procdesc>Data were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.</procdesc><procdate>20250925</procdate></procstep></lineage></dataqual><spdoinfo><direct>Point</direct></spdoinfo><spref><horizsys><geograph>
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<eainfo><detailed><enttyp><enttypl>Biogeographic data</enttypl><enttypd>Biogeographic data</enttypd><enttypds>Not applicable</enttypds></enttyp></detailed><overview><eaover>This section explains attributes included in the original dataset.&#13;
OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only.&#13;
Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.</eaover><eadetcit>Costa Lab, UC Santa Cruz</eadetcit></overview>
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				<cntorg>Nicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ.</cntorg>
				<cntper>OBIS-SEAMAP</cntper>
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				<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
				<address>A328, LSRC</address><city>Durham</city><state>NC</state><postal>27708</postal><country>USA</country>
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			<cntvoice>919-613-8021</cntvoice>
			<cntemail>seamap-contact@duke.edu</cntemail>
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	</distrib><resdesc>OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 1308</resdesc><distliab>Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets.&#13;
Also please refer to Use Constraints.</distliab>
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		<ordering>Go to the OBIS-SEAMAP web site.</ordering>
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	<cntper>Ei Fujioka</cntper>
	<cntorg>Nicholas School, Duke University</cntorg></cntperp><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype><address>A328, LSRC</address><city>Durham</city><state>NC</state><postal>27708</postal><country>USA</country></cntaddr>
			<cntvoice>919-613-8021</cntvoice>
			<cntemail>seamap-contact@duke.edu</cntemail>
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