Accuracy of ARGOS locations of Pinnipeds at-sea estimated using Fastloc GPS.

ABSTRACT:

Background

ARGOS satellite telemetry is one of the most widely used methods to track the movements of free-ranging marine and terrestrial animals and is fundamental to studies of foraging ecology, migratory behavior and habitat-use. ARGOS location estimates do not include complete error estimations, and for many marine organisms, the most commonly acquired locations (Location Class 0, A, B, or Z) are provided with no declared error estimate.

Methodology/principal findings

We compared the accuracy of ARGOS Locations to those obtained using Fastloc GPS from the same electronic tags on five species of pinnipeds: 9 California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), 4 Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki), 6 Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus), 3 Australian fur seals

SUBMITTER: Costa DP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2806907 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature