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Child Item 2: Marine Bird and Mammal Surveys in Gulf of Alaska Fjords, 2004-2011

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2004
End Date
2011

Citation

Arimitsu, M.L., Piatt, J.F., and Heflin, B.H., 2017, Glacier runoff in Gulf of Alaska fjords, 2004-2011: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7K072DR.

Summary

This is a child item of the USGS Data Release: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7K072DR These data describe marine bird and mammal surveys conducted in glacial fjords of coastal Alaska. Data were collected to document the at-sea distribution and abundance of marine birds and mammals in Glacier Bay National Park (2004), Prince William Sound (2010), Icy Bay (2011) and Yakutat Bay (2011). Following standard US Fish and Wildlife protocols for strip surveys.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Alaska Science Center
Originator :
Mayumi Arimitsu, John F Piatt, Brielle H Heflin
Metadata Contact :
Alaska Science Center
Publisher :
Alaska Science Center
Distributor :
USGS ScienceBase Team
SDC Data Owner :
Alaska Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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marineBirdMammalSurvey_GulfofAlaskaFjords_2004-2011.csv 5.13 MB text/csv
marineBirdMammalSurvey_taxonomy_GulfofAlaskaFjords_2004-2011.csv 3.89 KB text/csv
marineBirdMammalSurvey_GulfofAlaskaFjords_2004-2011_metadata.html 85.85 KB text/html

Purpose

The purpose of this data is to understand the relationship of marine bird and mammal distribution and abundance to the fjord ecosystem.

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