Data Set Citation
Piper W of Chapman University and Walcott C of Cornell University.Long-term Investigation of Territorial Behavior and Population Dynamics in the Common Loon (Audio File Metadata) 1997-2011.
datastar.52.7
Data Tables, Images, and Other Entities:
Metadata download:Ecological Metadata Language (EML) File
Data Table:
Name:Loon Audio Files Metadata
Description:This table provides metadata (including lake name, yodel number, band information, US Fish and Wildlife Service number) for the audio files in this data set.
Online Distribution Info:
Download File: ecogrid://knb/datastar.53.2
Physical Structure Description:
Object Name:loon_audio_files_1997-2009_final.txt
Size:440633 byte
Text Format:
Number of Header Lines:1
Record Delimiter:#x0A
Attribute Orientation:column
Simple Delimited:
Field Delimeter:#x09
Number Of Records:5191
Attribute(s) Info:
Attribute Description
(label and definition)
Measurement Type and Domain
Directory - The name of the directory where the audio file will be located.   nominal
DefDirectory name
         
Subdirectory - The name of the subdirectory where the audio file will be located. (Only applicable for audio files from the year 2009. A value of -999 indicates that no subdirectory exists.)   nominal
DefSubdirectory name (2009 files only)
         
Filename - The filename of the audio file   nominal
DefFilename
         
Lake - Name of lake where recording took place.   nominal
DefLake name
         
Yodelnum - Yodel number recorded. -999 indicates missing data or no data available   nominal
DefYodel number
         
Bands - Bands of loon observed. For a complete explanation of coding convention for bands colors, refer to the separate table bands_codes.csv UNB indicates an unbanded loon; -999 indicates missing data or no data available   nominal
DefBands
         
Date - Date of recording   dateTime
FormatYYYY-MM-DD
Precision1 day
         
USFWNo - US Fish and Wildlife number identifying the loon in the recording. UNB indicates an unbanded loon; -999 indicates missing data or no data available   nominal
DefUS Fish & Wildlife number
         
Data Table:
Name:bands_codes_audio.csv
Description:Bands Codes
Online Distribution Info:
Download File: ecogrid://knb/datastar.54.1
Physical Structure Description:
Object Name:bands_codes_audio.csv
Size:450 byte
Text Format:
Number of Header Lines:1
Record Delimiter:#x0A
Attribute Orientation:column
Simple Delimited:
Field Delimeter:,
Number Of Records:15
Attribute(s) Info:
Attribute Description
(label and definition)
Measurement Type and Domain
Code - Code used when describing bands   nominal
DefCode
         
Description - Corresponding description for code   nominal
DefDescription of code
         
Data Table:
Name:yodel_measurements.txt
Description:Duration, interval and frequency measurements of yodel calls recorded from a banded population of common loons, Gavia immer, 1997-2011.
Online Distribution Info:
Download File: ecogrid://knb/datastar.130.1
Physical Structure Description:
Object Name:yodel_measurements.txt
Size:311950 byte
Text Format:
Number of Header Lines:1
Record Delimiter:#x0A
Attribute Orientation:column
Simple Delimited:
Field Delimeter:#x09
Number Of Records:6074
Attribute(s) Info:
Attribute Description
(label and definition)
Measurement Type and DomainMissing Value Code
LAKE - Name of lake.   nominal
DefLake name
Code-999
Explindicates missing data or no data available
       
DATE - Date of recording.   dateTime
FormatYYYY-MM-DD
Precision
Code-999
Explindicates missing data or no data available
       
YODEL_NO - Sequence number of yodels in a given day.   ratio
Unitnumber
Precision1
Typewhole
Code-999
Explindicates missing data or no data available
       
DINTRO - Interval in milliseconds between the end of the introduction and the beginning of the first repeat syllable.   ratio
Unitmillisecond
Typewhole
Code-999
Explindicates missing data or no data available
       
DGAP - Interval in milliseconds between the end of the introduction and the beginning of the first repeat syllable.   ratio
Unitmillisecond
Typewhole
Code-999
Explindicates missing data or no data available
       
FINTRO1U - Peak frequency of the second harmonic of the end of the first note of the introduction.   ratio
Unithertz
Typewhole
Code-999
Explindicates missing data or no data available
       
FINTRO3 - Peak frequency of the last note of the introduction.   ratio
Unithertz
Typewhole
Code-999
Explindicates missing data or no data available
       
NO_SYL - Number of repeat syllables in the yodel.   ratio
Unitnumber
Precision0.5
Typereal
Code-999
Explindicates missing data or no data available
       
BAND - US Fish and wildlife band number of the loon.   nominal
Defband number
Code-999
Explindicates missing data or no data available
CodeUN
Explunbanded
       
Data Set Owner(s):
Individual: Walter Piper
Organization:Chapman University
Position:Associate Professor
Address:
One University Drive,
Orange, CA 92866 USA
Phone:
(714)997-690 (voice)
Phone:
(714)532-6048 (fax)
Email Address:
wpiper@chapman.edu
Web Address:
http://www1.chapman.edu/~wpiper
Individual: Charles Walcott
Organization:Cornell University
Position:Prof Emeritus
Abstract:
 
This data package includes metadata only for the audio files from The Loon Project (http://www1.chapman.edu/~wpiper/index.html). This metadata includes contextual information including the location and date of the recording, and any identifiers associated with the observed loon. To download the audio files associated with this metadata, go to eCommons@Cornell: The Loon Project Datasets, located at this URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/13095. Each entry in eCommons contains all of the audio files for a particular year, in one or more zip files. Each zip file is structured so that when it is uncompressed, audio files will be found in the directory structure indicated by the data table located in this data package.
Keywords:
Thesaurus:Global Change Master Directory Science Keywords
 
  • Loons
  • Population Dynamics
 
  • Lincoln County, Wisconsin
  • Oneida County, Wisconsin
  • Vilas County, Wisconsin
License and Usage Rights:
 
This data set and accompanying metadata may be used for non-commercial academic, research, and other professional purposes. Permission to use the data is granted to the Data User subject to the following terms: 1) Data User will cite the data set owner in derivative works or publications that use the data set. 2) Data User will share any derivative works for non-commercial academic, research, and other professional purposes. 3) Data User will notify users that such derivative work is a modified version and not the original data and documentation distributed by the data set owner.
Geographic Coverage:
Geographic Description:Oneida, Vilas, Lincoln Counties, Wisconsin, USA.
Bounding Coordinates:
West:  -90.15194  degrees
East:  -89.0375  degrees
North:  46.08444  degrees
South:  45.51111  degrees
Temporal Coverage:
Begin:
1997
End:
2011
Taxonomic Coverage:
Taxon:
Rank NameRank ValueCommon Names
ClassAves
  OrderGaviiformes
    FamilyGaviidae
      GenusGavia
        SpeciesGavia immerCommon Loon
Contact:
Individual: Walter Piper
Organization:Chapman University
Position:Associate Professor
Address:
One University Drive,
Orange, CA 92866 USA
Phone:
(714)997-690 (voice)
Phone:
(714)532-6048 (fax)
Email Address:
wpiper@chapman.edu
Web Address:
http://www1.chapman.edu/~wpiper
Project Info:
Title: Long-term Investigation of Territorial Behavior and Population Dynamics in the Common Loon
Personnel:
Individual: Walter Piper
Organization:Chapman University
Position:Associate Professor
Address:
One University Drive,
Orange, CA 92866 USA
Phone:
(714)997-690 (voice)
Phone:
(714)532-6048 (fax)
Email Address:
wpiper@chapman.edu
Web Address:
http://www1.chapman.edu/~wpiper
Role:
Principal Investigator
Funding:
This research has been funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF 0717055). For more information, please visit the following website: http://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0717055
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