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2015 Behavior Study

Entity (ENT)  |  Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:51661  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Entity Info
Data Attributes
Catalog Details

Summary

Description

2015 Behavior Study, conducted to collect data for social network analysis

Entity Information

Entity Type
Spreadsheet

Data Attribute / Type Description
Date
DATE 		Calendar date
Observer
TEXT 		Observer's initials
Island_Beach
TEXT 		Name of island sector (on Laysan) or beach (on Oahu) where observations took place
Data_Type
TEXT 		Describes the type of seal usage for the beach being observed: general, favored bachelor site (bach), favored mother-pup site (mompup), favored site for male-female pairs (mfpair)
Focal_area_size
NUMBER 		In instances where seals were visible far down the beach, the focal observation area was constrained to what could be reliably observed, indicated here in meters
Temp
NUMBER 		Temp Temperature
Clouds
NUMBER 		Estimated cloud cover
Wind
TEXT 		Estimated wind speed/direction
Precip
NUMBER 		Severity of precipitation from 0 (none) to 3 (heavy)
Max_Seals_in_100m
NUMBER 		Maximum number of seals observed within 100m of the observation area
Seal1
TEXT 		Letter indicating first seal in an interaction
SEAL1ID
TEXT 		Identification of first seal in an interaction
Sex1
TEXT 		Sex of first seal in an interaction
Size1
TEXT 		Size class (proxy for age) first seal in an interaction
Seal2
TEXT 		Letter indicating second seal in an interaction
SEAL2ID
TEXT 		SEAL2ID Identification of second seal in an interaction
Sex2
TEXT 		Sex of second seal in an interaction
Size2
TEXT 		Size class (proxy for age) second seal in an interaction
Time
TEXT 		Time of day of observation
Beach
NUMBER 		Indication whether seals were on the beach (1) or in the water (0)
Distance
NUMBER 		Distance class describing proximity of seals in the observed interaction
Behavior1
TEXT 		Codes for interaction behaviors
Behavior2
TEXT 		Codes for interaction behaviors
Behavior3
TEXT 		Codes for interaction behaviors
Behavior4
TEXT 		Codes for interaction behaviors
Notes
TEXT 		Notes

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Item Identification

Title: 2015 Behavior Study

Entity Information

Entity Type: Spreadsheet
Description:

2015 Behavior Study, conducted to collect data for social network analysis

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 Date DATE Calendar date
100
 Observer TEXT Observer's initials
100
 Island_Beach TEXT Name of island sector (on Laysan) or beach (on Oahu) where observations took place
100
 Data_Type TEXT Describes the type of seal usage for the beach being observed: general, favored bachelor site (bach), favored mother-pup site (mompup), favored site for male-female pairs (mfpair)
100
 Focal_area_size NUMBER In instances where seals were visible far down the beach, the focal observation area was constrained to what could be reliably observed, indicated here in meters
100
 Temp NUMBER Temp Temperature
100
 Clouds NUMBER Estimated cloud cover
100
 Wind TEXT Estimated wind speed/direction
100
 Precip NUMBER Severity of precipitation from 0 (none) to 3 (heavy)
100
 Max_Seals_in_100m NUMBER Maximum number of seals observed within 100m of the observation area
100
 Seal1 TEXT Letter indicating first seal in an interaction
100
 SEAL1ID TEXT Identification of first seal in an interaction
100
 Sex1 TEXT Sex of first seal in an interaction
100
 Size1 TEXT Size class (proxy for age) first seal in an interaction
100
 Seal2 TEXT Letter indicating second seal in an interaction
100
 SEAL2ID TEXT SEAL2ID Identification of second seal in an interaction
100
 Sex2 TEXT Sex of second seal in an interaction
100
 Size2 TEXT Size class (proxy for age) second seal in an interaction
100
 Time TEXT Time of day of observation
100
 Beach NUMBER Indication whether seals were on the beach (1) or in the water (0)
100
 Distance NUMBER Distance class describing proximity of seals in the observed interaction
100
 Behavior1 TEXT Codes for interaction behaviors
100
 Behavior2 TEXT Codes for interaction behaviors
100
 Behavior3 TEXT Codes for interaction behaviors
100
 Behavior4 TEXT Codes for interaction behaviors
100
 Notes TEXT Notes

Attribute Details

Date

CC ID: 733450
Data Storage Type: DATE
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Calendar date

Observer

CC ID: 733451
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Observer's initials

Island_Beach

CC ID: 733452
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Name of island sector (on Laysan) or beach (on Oahu) where observations took place

Data_Type

CC ID: 733453
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Describes the type of seal usage for the beach being observed: general, favored bachelor site (bach), favored mother-pup site (mompup), favored site for male-female pairs (mfpair)

Focal_area_size

CC ID: 733454
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

In instances where seals were visible far down the beach, the focal observation area was constrained to what could be reliably observed, indicated here in meters

Temp

CC ID: 733455
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Temp Temperature

Clouds

CC ID: 733456
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Estimated cloud cover

Wind

CC ID: 733457
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Estimated wind speed/direction

Precip

CC ID: 733458
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Severity of precipitation from 0 (none) to 3 (heavy)

Max_Seals_in_100m

CC ID: 733459
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Maximum number of seals observed within 100m of the observation area

Seal1

CC ID: 733460
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Letter indicating first seal in an interaction

SEAL1ID

CC ID: 733461
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Identification of first seal in an interaction

Sex1

CC ID: 733462
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Sex of first seal in an interaction

Size1

CC ID: 733463
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Size class (proxy for age) first seal in an interaction

Seal2

CC ID: 733464
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Letter indicating second seal in an interaction

SEAL2ID

CC ID: 733465
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

SEAL2ID Identification of second seal in an interaction

Sex2

CC ID: 733466
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Sex of second seal in an interaction

Size2

CC ID: 733467
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Size class (proxy for age) second seal in an interaction

Time

CC ID: 733468
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Time of day of observation

Beach

CC ID: 733469
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Indication whether seals were on the beach (1) or in the water (0)

Distance

CC ID: 733470
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Distance class describing proximity of seals in the observed interaction

Behavior1

CC ID: 733471
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Codes for interaction behaviors

Behavior2

CC ID: 733472
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Codes for interaction behaviors

Behavior3

CC ID: 733473
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Codes for interaction behaviors

Behavior4

CC ID: 733474
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Codes for interaction behaviors

Notes

CC ID: 733475
Data Storage Type: TEXT
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Notes

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 51661
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:51661
Metadata Record Created By: Vikram Khurana
Metadata Record Created: 2018-02-27 20:34+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2018-02-27
Owner Org: PIFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2018-02-27
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2019-02-27