Satellite telemetry of King Eiders from northern Alaska 2002-2009

Original provider:
University of Alaska Fairbanks and U. S. Geological Survey

Dataset credits:
U.S. Geological Survey Outer Continental Shelf Program<br>
U.S. Minerals Management Service<br>
U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit<br>
North Slope Borough<br>
ConocoPhillips Alaska<br>
Sea Duck Joint Venture<br>
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service<br>
German Academic Exchange Service

Abstract:
King Eiders are large sea ducks that nest in Arctic ecosystems around the world and migrate and winter at sea. Since 2002, the University of Alaska Fairbanks has tracked the migration and movements of King Eiders from breeding grounds in northern Alaska. This dataset includes all the locations provided by satellite-tracked King Eiders between June 2002 and December 2008. King Eiders migrated from breeding grounds in northern Alaska to winter regions in the Bering Sea. Females returned to breeding grounds in Alaska, whereas males dispersed over 50% of the species global range in the summer after capture.