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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

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

	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

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