README This data file is published by the Movebank Data Repository (www.datarepository.movebank.org). As of the time of publication, a version of this published animal tracking dataset can be viewed on Movebank (www.movebank.org) in the study "Satellite Tracking of Oceanic Loggerhead Turtles in the Mediterranean" (Movebank Study ID 1134407259). Individual attributes in the data files are defined below, in the NERC Vocabulary Server at http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/MVB and in the Movebank Attribute Dictionary at www.movebank.org/cms/movebank-content/movebank-attribute-dictionary. Metadata describing this data package are maintained at https://datacite.org. This data package includes the following data files: Satellite Tracking of Oceanic Loggerhead Turtles in the Mediterranean.csv Satellite Tracking of Oceanic Loggerhead Turtles in the Mediterranean-reference-data.csv ft20_dive_Hochscheid.csv Data package citation: Hochscheid S. 2020. Data from: Study "Satellite Tracking of Oceanic Loggerhead Turtles in the Mediterranean". Movebank Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.1f1h87r8 These data are described in the following written publication: Chimienti M, Blasi MF, Hochscheid S. 2020. Movement patterns of large juvenile loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean Sea: ontogenetic space use in a small ocean basin. Ecol Evol. 10(14):6978-6992. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6370 ----------- Terms of Use This data file is licensed by the Creative Commons Zero (CC0 1.0) license. The intent of this license is to facilitate the re-use of works. The Creative Commons Zero license is a "no rights reserved" license that allows copyright holders to opt out of copyright protections automatically extended by copyright and other laws, thus placing works in the public domain with as little legal restriction as possible. 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If the data owner does not provide an Animal ID, an internal Movebank animal identifier is sometimes shown. example: 91876A, Gary units: none entity described: individual same as: individual local identifier animal life stage: The age class or life stage of the animal at the beginning of the deployment. Can be years or months of age or terms such as 'adult', 'subadult' and 'juvenile'. Best practice is to define units in the values if needed (e.g. '2 years'). example: juvenile, adult units: not defined entity described: deployment animal sex: The sex of the animal. Allowed values are m = male f = female u = unknown format: controlled list entity described: individual animal taxon: The scientific name of the species on which the tag was deployed, as defined by the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS, www.itis.gov). If the species name can not be provided, this should be the lowest level taxonomic rank that can be determined and that is used in the ITIS taxonomy. Additional information can be provided using the term 'taxon detail'. example: Buteo swainsoni format: controlled list entity described: individual same as: individual taxon canonical name Argos altitude: Altitude used for location calculation, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 27 units: m entity described: event Argos best level: Best signal strength, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: -117 units: dB entity described: event Argos calcul freq: Calculated frequency, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 401.6732709 units: Hz entity described: event Argos error radius: One standard deviation (sigma) of the estimated location error, assuming isotropic error, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 229 units: m entity described: event Argos GDOP: Geometric dilution of precision, a measure of the effect of the geometry of the satellite-beacon configuration on location accuracy, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 254 units: m/Hz entity described: event Argos IQ: This quality indicator gives information on the transmitter in terms of two digits, X and Y. X is the first digit and indicates residual error on the frequency calculation Y is the second digit and indicates transmitter oscillator frequency drift between two satellite passes. Values provided in Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). Values obtained through some Argos channels do not include leading 0s, so 1-digit values indicate X = 0 and blank values or values of '0' indicate both X and Y = 0. Allowed values are X = 0: No calculation of residual frequency error (fewer than four messages received) X = 1,2,3: Unsatisfactory convergence of calculation X = 4: Residual frequency error > 1.5 Hz X = 5: 0.15 Hz < residual frequency error < 1.5 Hz X = 6: Residual frequency error < 0.15 Hz Y = 0: No check on transmit frequency drift, as the two results are more than 12 hours apart Y = 1: Frequency discrepancy > 400 Hz Probably due to transmit frequency discrepancy, change of oscillator, etc Y = 2: Previous location is less than 1/2 hour old. Frequency discrepancy > 30 Hz, i.e. F/F (over 10 min) >2.5 E-8 Y = 3: Frequency drift > 4 Hz/minute, i.e. F/F (10 min) > 1.10-7 Y = 4: Frequency drift < 4 Hz/minute, i.e. F/F (10 min) < 1.10-7 Y = 5: Frequency drift < 2 Hz/minute, i.e. F/F (10 min) < 5.10-8 Y = 6: Frequency drift < 1 Hz/minute, i.e. F/F (10 min) < 2.5 . 10-8 Y = 7: Frequency drift < 0.4 Hz/minute, i.e. F/F (10 min) < 1.10-8 Y = 8: Frequency drift < 0.2 Hz/minute, i.e. F/F (10 min) < 5.10-9. example: 68 format: controlled list units: none entity described: event Argos lat1: Solution 1. platform latitude in degrees and thousandths of degrees, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 19.493 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system entity described: event Argos lat2: Solution 2. platform latitude in degrees and thousandths of degrees, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 14.773 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system entity described: event Argos LC: The location class retrieved from Argos (0, 1, 2, 3, A, B, Z), Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011) format: controlled list units: none entity described: event Argos lon1: Solution 1. platform longitude in degrees and thousandths of degrees, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 99.712 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system entity described: event Argos lon2: Solution 2. platform longitude in degrees and thousandths of degrees, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 120.286 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system entity described: event Argos nb mes: The number of messages received [to calculate location], Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 8 units: none entity described: event Argos nb mes 120: The number of messages received by the satellite at a signal strength greater than -120 decibels, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 2 units: none entity described: event Argos NOPC: Number of plausibility checks successful (from 0-4), Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 3 units: none entity described: event Argos orientation: The orientation of the semi-major axis of the error elipse, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 83 units: degrees clockwise from north entity described: event Argos pass duration: Time elapsed between the first and last message received by the satellite, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 118 units: s entity described: event Argos sat ID: The satellite identifier, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: P units: none entity described: event Argos semi major: Length of the semi-major axis of the error ellipse, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 300 units: m entity described: event Argos semi minor: Length of the semi-minor axis of the error ellipse, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). example: 175 units: m entity described: event Argos sensor 1: The value of the first Argos sensor, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). Units are specific to the sensor. example: 229 units: none entity described: event Argos sensor 2: The value of the second Argos sensor, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). Units are specific to the sensor. example: 42 units: none entity described: event Argos sensor 3: The value of the third Argos sensor, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). Units are specific to the sensor. example: 3 units: none entity described: event Argos sensor 4: The value of the fourth Argos sensor, Argos diagnostic data (definition from Argos User's Manual 2011). Units are specific to the sensor. example: 63 units: none entity described: event Argos valid location algorithm: Indicates which of the two location estimates provided by Argos is the valid location, using a user-selected filter algorithm in Movebank. Allowed values are 1 = The Argos filter algorithm has chosen the primary location (solution 1, lat1/lon1) as the valid location 2 = The Argos filter algorithm has chosen the alternate location (solution 2, lat2/lon2) as the valid location format: controlled list units: none entity described: event attachment type: The way a tag is attached to an animal. Values are chosen from a controlled list: collar = The tag is attached by a collar around the animal's neck glue = The tag is attached to the animal using glue harness = The tag is attached to the animal using a harness implant = The tag is placed under the skin of the animal tape = The tag is attached to the animal using tape other = user specified format: controlled list entity described: deployment data processing software: Name of the software program/s, scripts, etc. used to process raw sensor data and derive location estimates. example: BASTrack units: none entity described: deployment deploy off timestamp: The timestamp when the tag deployment ended. example: 2009-10-01 12:00:00.000 format: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS units: UTC or GPS time entity described: deployment same as: deploy off date deploy on latitude: The geographic latitude of the location where the animal was released (intended primarily for instances in which the animal release and tag retrieval locations have higher accuracy than those derived from sensor data). example: 27.3516 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system entity described: deployment deploy on longitude: The geographic longitude of the location where the animal was released (intended primarily for instances in which the animal release and tag retrieval locations have higher accuracy than those derived from sensor data). example: -97.3321 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system entity described: deployment deploy on timestamp: The timestamp when the tag deployment started. example: 2008-08-30 18:00:00.000 format: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS units: UTC or GPS time entity described: deployment same as: deploy on date deployment comments: Additional information about the tag deployment that is not described by other reference data terms. example: body length 154 cm; condition good units: none entity described: deployment deployment end comments: A description of the end of a tag deployment, such as cause of mortality or notes on the removal and/or failure of tag. example: data transmission stopped after 108 days. Cause unknown units: none entity described: deployment deployment end type: A categorical classification of the tag deployment end, from a controlled list: captured = The tag remained on the animal but the animal was captured or confined dead = The deployment ended with the death of the animal that was carrying the tag equipment failure = The tag stopped working fall off = The attachment of the tag to the animal failed, and it fell of accidentally other = other released = The tag remained on the animal but the animal was released from captivity or confinement removal = The tag was purposefully removed from the animal unknown = The deployment ended by an unknown cause format: controlled list units: none entity described: deployment deployment ID: A unique identifier for the deployment of a tag on animal, provided by the data owner. If the data owner does not provide a Deployment ID, an internal Movebank deployment identifier may sometimes be shown. example: Jane-Tag42 units: none entity described: deployment duty cycle: Remarks associated with the duty cycle of a tag during the deployment, describing the times it is on/off and the frequency at which it transmits or records data. Units and time zones should be defined in the remarks. example: 15-min fixes from 8:00-18:00 local time (0:00-10:00 UTC) units: not defined entity described: deployment event ID: An identifier for the set of values associated with each event, i.e. sensor measurement. A unique event ID is assigned to every time-location or other time-measurement record in Movebank. If multiple measurements are included within a single row of a data file, they will share an event ID. If users import the same sensor measurement to Movebank multiple times, a separate event ID will be assigned to each. example: 6340565 units: none entity described: event location accuracy comments: Comments about the values provided in 'location error text', 'location error numerical', 'vertical error numerical', 'lat lower', 'lat upper', 'long lower' and/or 'long upper'. The percentile uncertainty can be provided using 'location error percentile'. example: 1 standard deviation errors, assuming normal distribution, provided by the GPS unit units: none entity described: deployment location lat: The geographic latitude of the location as estimated by the sensor. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. example: -41.0982423 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system entity described: event location long: The geographic longitude of the location as estimated by the sensor. Positive values are east of the Greenwich Meridian, negative values are west of it. example: -121.1761111 units: decimal degrees, WGS84 reference system entity described: event manipulation comments: Additional comments about the way in which the animal was manipulated during the deployment. Use 'manipulation type' to define the general type of manipulation. example: Relocated from breeding colony on Smithers Island to release location at 70.02E, 21.21S units: none entity described: deployment manipulation type: The way in which the animal was manipulated during the deployment. Values are chosen from a controlled list: confined = The animal's movement was restricted to within a defined area none = The animal received no treatment other than the tag attachment relocated = The animal was released from a site other than the one at which it was captured manipulated other = The animal was manipulated in some other way, such as a physiological manipulation. format: controlled list entity described: deployment sensor type: The type of sensor with which data were collected. All sensors are associated with a tag id, and tags can contain multiple sensor types. Each event record in Movebank is assigned one sensor type. If values from multiple sensors are reported in a single event, the primary sensor is used. Values are chosen from a controlled list: acceleration = The sensor collects acceleration data accessory measurements = The sensor collects accessory measurements, such as battery voltage Argos Doppler shift = The sensor uses Argos Doppler shift to determine position barometer = The sensor records air or water pressure bird ring = The animal is identified by a band or ring that has a unique identifier GPS = The sensor uses GPS to determine location magnetometer = The sensor records the magnetic field natural mark = The animal is identified by a unique natural marking orientation = Quaternion components describing the orientation of the tag are derived from accelerometer and gyroscope measurements radio transmitter = The sensor is a classical radio transmitter solar geolocator = The sensor collects light levels, which are used to determine position (for processed locations) solar geolocator raw = The sensor collects light levels, which are used to determine position (for raw light-level measurements) solar geolocator twilight = The sensor collects light levels, which are used to determine position (for twilights calculated from light-level measurements). format: controlled list entity described: event study name: The name of the study in Movebank. example: Coyotes, Kays and Bogan, Albany NY units: none entity described: study, event study site: A location such as the deployment site or colony, or a location-related group such as the herd or pack name. example: Pickerel Island North units: none entity described: deployment tag ID: A unique identifier for the tag, provided by the data owner. If the data owner does not provide a tag ID, an internal Movebank tag identifier may sometimes be shown. example: 2342 units: none entity described: tag same as: tag local identifier tag manufacturer name: The company or person that produced the tag. example: Holohil units: none entity described: tag tag mass: The mass of the tag. example: 24 units: grams entity described: tag tag model: The model of the tag. example: T61 units: none entity described: tag tag readout method: The way the data are received from the tag. Values are chosen from a controlled list: satellite = Data are transferred via satellite phone network = Data are transferred via a phone network, such as GSM or AMPS other wireless = Data are transferred via another form of wireless data transfer, such as a VHF transmitter/receiver tag retrieval = The tag must be physically retrieved in order to obtain the data. format: controlled list entity described: deployment tag serial no: The serial number of the tag. example: MN93-33243 units: none entity described: tag timestamp: The date and time corresponding to a sensor measurement or an estimate derived from sensor measurements. example: 2008-08-14 18:31:00.000 format: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS units: UTC or GPS time entity described: event visible: Determines whether an event is visible on the Movebank map. Values are calculated automatically, with TRUE indicating the event has not been flagged as an outlier by 'algorithm marked outlier', 'import marked outlier' or 'manually marked outlier', or that the user has overridden the results of these outlier attributes using 'manually marked valid' = TRUE. Allowed values are TRUE or FALSE. units: none entity described: event ----------- File ft20_dive_Hochscheid.csv These definitions are specific to this original data file from the author, as provided by the Sea Mammal Research Unit at University of St Andrews. This file contains dive data associated with the tracking data. REF: A three-part code (e.g. rs3-Fred-07): The first part identifies the batch of tags, the second part is the name or number of the animal, the third part is the year (same as deployment ID above). PTT: Argos PTT number used (same as tag ID above). CNT: The number of times that this record was received. DE_DATE: Dive end: the time at which the depth crossed the threshold on the return to the surface. TIME: The time of day in GMT. SURF_DUR: Surface duration (seconds): the length of time following DE_DATE before the next dive or other event began. DIVE_DUR: Dive duration (seconds): the length of time between the crossing of the dive- start threshold on the descent and DE_DATE. MAX_DEP: The maximum dive depth recorded. D1-D5: Intermediate depth points (metres) in the dive. For most deployments one of these is guaranteed to be the maximum depth (so MAX_DEP is not transmitted). T1-5: The percentage of DIVE_DUR elapsed since the beginning of the dive at each of the intermediate depth points. N_DEPTHS: The number of intermediate dive points present. N_SPEEDS: The number of intermediate speeds present. DEPTH_STR: D1-D5 values as a comma-separated string. PROPN_STR: T1-T5 values as a comma-separated string. GRP_NUMBER: Shows which dives were sent in the same transmission. DS_DATE: The date from DS ARGOS message closest in time to the recording of the dive data. START_LAT: An approximate latitude for the start of the dive, interpolated along the track joining the filtered positions either side of the dive in time. START_LON: An approximate longitude for the start of the dive, interpolated along the track joining the filtered positions either side of the dive in time. LAT: An approximate latitude for the end of the dive, interpolated along the track joining the filtered positions either side of the dive in time. LON: An approximate longitude for the end of the dive, interpolated along the track joining the filtered positions either side of the dive in time. ----------- More Information For more information about this repository, see www.movebank.org/cms/movebank-content/data-repository, the FAQ at www.movebank.org/cms/movebank-content/data-repository-faq, or contact us at support@movebank.org.