Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) Nest Characteristics and Nesting Behavior Classifications from Time-lapse Photographs and Nest Visit Data; Point Lonely, Alaska, 2013-2014

Description

This data release contains three tables of information on behavior and productivity of greater white-fronted geese nesting near Point Lonely, Alaska, 2013-2014: transcriptions of nest photographs obtained by time-lapse photography at 1-minute intervals in 2013 and 2014, and characteristics of nests monitored with cameras and via periodic nest visits during 2013-2014. Data were collected as part of the USGS Changing Arctic Ecosystems Initiative to understand the effects of industrial and researcher disturbance on Arctic-nesting geese.

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Name Format Description Link
55 The metadata original format https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.ASC133.xml
55 Landing page for access to the data https://doi.org/10.5066/F7NV9GP9

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  • greater-white-fronted-goose
  • alaska
  • nesting-activity
  • biota
  • birds
  • ducks-geese-swans
  • nesting-behavior
  • biological-classification
  • vertebrates
  • animals
  • nests
  • usgs-asc133
  • arctic-goose
  • lonely-air-station
  • north-slope

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