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Potential Kittlitz's Murrelet Nesting Habitat in North America

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2016-07-01

Citation

Felis J.J., Kissling M.L., Kaler R.S.A., Kenney L.A., and Lawonn M.J., 2016, Identifying Kittlitz’s Murrelet nesting habitat in North America at the landscape scale: U.S. Geological Survey data release, http://dx.doi.org/10.5066/F71V5C2W.

Summary

Using nest records and locations to identify landscape-scale parameters (distance to coast, elevation, slope, and land cover) that provide potential nesting habitat, we produced a final map classifying 12% (70,411 km2) of the lands assessed as potential Kittlitz’s Murrelet nesting habitat with dense but distinct patches located in northern Alaska and a more uninterrupted, narrow band extended across coastal mountainous areas in the Pacific Coastal Mountains, Alaska Peninsula Mountains, and Aleutian Islands. The regional variation in habitat-capable parameter values indicate the Kittlitz’s Murrelet may be able to use a variety of habitats for nesting depending on availability. Future nesting habitat studies that employ spatially random [...]

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Point of Contact :
Jonathan J Felis
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U.S Geological Survey - ScienceBase
Metadata Contact :
Jonathan J Felis
Originator :
Jonathan J Felis

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datasA1_FGDC.xml
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datasA1_raster.zip
“Raster data file TIFF format” 		11.6 MB application/zip
Potential_Habitat_Raster.JPG
“Potential Habitat Snapshot” 		thumbnail 82.45 KB image/jpeg

Purpose

This map provides a raster representation of potential Kittlitz's Murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris) nesting habitat in Alaska and nearshore Canada.

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The authors of these data require that data users contact them regarding intended use and to assist with understanding limitations and interpretation. Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Potential Habitat Snapshot
Potential Habitat Snapshot

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