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Nesting Flatback Sea Turtle
AusTurtle Inc.
Dataset credit
Data provider Bare Sand Island Flatback, Green and HawksbillPrg Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT)Project partner Research Institute of the Environment and Livelihoods Charles Darwin University, AusTurtle Inc. Cardno Ecology Lab, Inpex, |
Contacts
| Role | Name | Organization | |
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| Primary contact |
Mick Guinea |
Bare Sand Island Flatback, Green and HawksbillPrg |
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| Data entry |
Michael Coyne |
seaturtle.org |
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Citation
Guinea M. 2024. Nesting Flatback Sea Turtle. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1316) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=1145). 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.
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Abstract
Flatback sea turtles were fitted with a slip-on harness (turtle girdle) with Wildlife Computer Splash tags as they returned to the water after nesting on Bare Sand Island.
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Purpose
N/A
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Supplemental information
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References
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Attributes
Overview
This section explains attributes included in the original dataset.
OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only.
Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.
Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
Only minimum required attributes are visible and downloadable online. Other attributes may be obtained upon provider's permission.
Attributes in dataset
| Attribute (table column) | Description |
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| prognum | Program number |
| tag_id | PTT ID |
| lc | Location class |
| iq | Quality indicator |
| dir1 | Dir 1 |
| nb_mes | Number of messages received |
| big_nb_mes | definition not provided |
| best_level | Best signal strength in dB |
| pass_duration | Pass duration in seconds |
| nopc | Number Of Plausibility Checks successful (from 0-4) |
| calcul_freq | Calculated frequency |
| altitude | Altitude used for location calculation |
| sensors | Sensors |
| species | Species name |
| project_id | STAT Project ID |
| lc_filter | Parameters to location filtering |
| speed_filter | Parameters to speed filtering |
| distance_filter | Parameters to distance filtering |
| topo_filter | Parameters to topo filtering |
| time_filter | Parameters to time filtering |
| angle_filter | Parameters to angle filtering |
| life_stage | Life stage of the animal |
| gender | Gender of the animal |
| wetdry | Wet or dry |
| wetdry_filter | Parameters to Wet or dry filterint |
| obs_datetime | Date and time (local time zone) |
| timezone_h | Time difference from UTC |
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| OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 1316 |
| Seabirds | 0 |
| Marine mammals | 0 |
| Sea turtles | 1,594 |
| Rays and sharks | 0 |
| Other species | 0 |
| Non spatial | 0 |
| Non species | 0 |
| Total | 1,594 |
| Date, Begin | 2015-09-18 |
| Date, End | 2016-08-20 |
| Temporal prec. | 111111 |
| Latitude | -14.56 - -11.42 |
| Longitude | 124.38 - 130.59 |
| Coord. prec. | 3 decimal digits |
| Platform | Tag |
| Data type | Telemetry location |
| Tracklines | YES (ID: 1317) |
| Traveled (km) | 7,987 |
| Travel hours | 10,287 |
| Contr. through | Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool |
| Registered | 2015-10-06 |
| Updated | 2024-02-29 |
| Status | Published |
Sharing policy |
Permission required |
| Shared with |
SWOT
OBIS*
GBIF (via DOI)*
* Aggregated summary |
| See metadata in static HTML |
| See metadata in FGDC XML |
| See download history / statistics |
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