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: 1) transcriptions of nest photographs obtained by time-lapse photography at 1-minute intervals in 2013, 2) transcriptions of nest photographs obtained by time-lapse photography at 1-minute intervals in 2014, and 3) 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. Images are available upon request be contacting gs-ak_asc_datamanagers@usgs.gov.