Southern Ocean Bird and Mammal Foraging Behavior with Biotelemetry Data

Raw time series data on depth, water temperature, light, and swim speed for birds and mammals in the Southern Ocean, collected using time/depth recorders and satellite telemetry. Stomach temperature and heart rate data are available in some instances, though sparse. The dataset is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in July 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling diving behavior and foraging depth based on recorded depth and swim speed time series.
• Analyzing physiological responses to environmental conditions based on sparse stomach temperature and heart rate data.
• Studying animal movement and habitat use by integrating ancillary location data from a separate logger.
• Investigating the relationship between water temperature and animal activity patterns in the Southern Ocean.

Strengths

• Data includes multiple concurrent time series measurements: depth, water temperature, light, and swim speed.
• Data collection employed multiple instrument types: time/depth recorders and satellite telemetry.
• Ancillary location data was recorded from a separate logger, providing spatial context.

Limitations

• Stomach temperature and heart rate data are described as sparse, limiting their utility for some analyses.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected using time/depth recorders and satellite telemetry.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-22 01:38:53.738584; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southern Ocean