Publication
Title
GPS tracking data of lesser black-backed gulls and herring gulls breeding at the southern North Sea coast
Author
Abstract
In this data paper, Bird tracking - GPS tracking of Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Herring Gulls breeding at the southern North Sea coast is described, a species occurrence dataset published by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). The dataset (version 5.5) contains close to 2.5 million occurrences, recorded by 101 GPS trackers mounted on 75 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 26 Herring Gulls breeding at the Belgian and Dutch coast. The trackers were developed by the University of Amsterdam Bird Tracking System (UvA-BiTS, http://www.uva-bits.nl). These automatically record and transmit bird movements, which allows us and others to study their habitat use and migration behaviour in great detail. Our bird tracking network is operational since 2013. It is funded for LifeWatch by the Hercules Foundation and maintained in collaboration with UvA-BiTS and the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ). The recorded data are periodically released in bulk as open data (http://dataset.inbo.be/bird-tracking-gull-occurrences), and are also accessible through CartoDB and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Language
English
Source (journal)
ZooKeys
Related dataset(s)
Publication
2016
ISSN
1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI
10.3897/ZOOKEYS.555.6173
Volume/pages
555 (2016) , p. 115-124
ISI
000368401600006
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
Living on the edge – Lesser black-backed gulls foraging and breeding at a coastal-urban interface
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Subject
Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Creation 10.03.2016
Last edited 16.04.2024
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