Marine Bird and Mammal Survey Data from Prince William Sound, Alaska
Description
One table with the results from surveys conducted to document the at-sea distribution and abundance of marine birds and mammals in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Surveys followed standard U.S. Fish and Wildlife protocols for strip surveys. Data include: transect ID, date, time, latitude, longitude, record number, data type, animal species, count, behavior, plumage, distance, observers, observer conditions, the altitude of the survey, ice presence, trip ID, Beaufort, transect type, transect width, and comments.
Resources
| Name |
Format |
Description |
Link |
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55 |
Landing page for access to the data |
https://doi.org/10.5066/F74J0C9Z |
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55 |
The metadata original format |
https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.ASC103.xml |
Tags
- environment
- pelagic-habitat
- alaska
- coastal-ecosystems
- oceans
- biota
- gulf-of-alaska
- marine-mammals
- prince-william-sound
- usgs-asc103
- fish
- seabirds
- aquatic-mammals
- aquatic-birds
- fisheries
- sea-ducks
- animals-vertebrates
- marine-fishery-resources
- marine-ecosystems