Dugong Diving Behavior and Buoyancy Control Data from Multi-Sensor Tags

Multi-sensor tag data from seven mature dugongs deployed in New Caledonia (2019) and Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia (2021). The data, collected by Renae N Lambourne, investigates lung-mediated buoyancy control strategies during shallow dives. Deployments lasted between 10 and 35 hours per animal.

Use Cases

• Modeling oxygen store management strategies based on dive depth and duration.
• Analyzing the relationship between fluke beat frequency and body angle during descent and ascent.
• Comparing lung-mediated buoyancy control in shallow-diving species versus deeper-diving marine mammals.

Strengths

• Data originates from seven mature dugongs, providing a multi-individual sample.
• Deployments lasted 10–35 hours, offering extended behavioral observation periods.
• Data collection occurred in two distinct geographic locations: New Caledonia and Western Australia.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small (820.0 KB), indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Data gathered using multi-sensor tags attached to free-ranging dugongs.

Time Range

2019 and 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:40:14; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New Caledonia and Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia