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OAS accession Detail for 0014157, meta_version: 8. Current meta_version is: 8
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Title: NODC Standard Format Marine Birds from Coastal Alaska and Puget Sound Data (1974-1982): Feeding Flock (F037) (NODC Accession 0014157)
Abstract: Feeding Flock (F037) is one of a group of seven datasets related to Marine Birds from Coastal Alaska and Puget Sound Data (1974 -1982). Each dataset uses the NODC Taxonomic Code to indicate species.

Feeding Flock (F037) data type contains data from field observations of marine bird feeding flocks made during air or ship surveys. These data are collected to provide information on marine bird feeding dynamics, community structure, and trophic relationships. Start and end positions, date and elapsed time, course, speed, distance, altitude, platform type and observing techniques are reported for each survey. Environmental information may include meteorological and sea surface conditions, distances to the shoreline and shelf break, ice characteristics, and surface debris, including oil slicks. Flock information may include flock height and dimensions, number of species, number of individuals per species, distance to land, species and number of associated marine mammals, flock behavior, interaction with other species, and arrival/departure activities. These data were collected in 1975 - 1976 for coastal Alaska.
Date received: 19991231
Start date: 19740101
End date: 19821231
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West boundary: -180
East boundary: -130
North boundary: 72
South boundary: 48
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Submitting institution: US DOC; NOAA; NESDIS; National Oceanographic Data Center
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Supplementary information: The data in this accession is a compilation of data from multiple
NODC accessions that were provided in this standard NODC format
or were reformatted into this standard NODC format. Each of the
original accessions that provided data for this collection are available
upon request from NODC.
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Metadata version: 8
Keydate: 2007-03-20 17:38:24+00
Editdate: 2024-02-18 16:02:10+00