Description
This dataset consists of shorebird chick measurements (wing, primary feather 10, diagonal tarsus, and bill length) and body mass for various shorebird species captured in Alaska and Canada during 1978-2022. Researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey - Alaska Science Center, and collaborators from many government agencies and research institutions have studied shorebirds at numerous sites across North America. This release includes over 2,000 observations relating to 17 shorebird species.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Metadata | XML | The metadata original format | Open resource |
| Digital Data | XML | Landing page for access to the data | Open resource |
Tags
- age-estimation-methods
- alaska
- anchorage
- animal-morphology
- animals-vertebrates
- arctic-coastal-plain
- avian-physiology
- biota
- birds
- body-size
- canada
- capturing-animals
- churchill
- colville-river-delta
- eielson-air-force-base
- environment
- growth-rate
- james-bay
- joint-base-elmendorf-richardson
- kenai-fjords-national-park
- migratory-birds
- mingan-archipeligo
- plovers
- sandpipers
- seward-peninsula
- shorebirds
- terrestrial-ecosystems
- tundra-ecosystems
- tutakoke-river
- usgs-asc497
- waders-gulls-auks-and-allies
- wetland-ecosystems
- wildlife
- yukon-delta