Sea Otter Spraint Data from Kachemak Bay, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park and Prince William Sound

Description

These data are part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long-term monitoring program. This dataset consists of observations of sea otter (Enhydra lutris) fecal samples (spraint). Observers examined fresh spraint piles to identify major prey classes in the samples and to determine sea otter diets in the Gulf of Alaska region.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
55 The metadata original format https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.ASC464.xml
55 Landing page for access to the data https://doi.org/10.5066/P9EDM6NL

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  • environment
  • coastal-habitat
  • alaska
  • coastal-ecosystems
  • ecology
  • intertidal-environments
  • field-sampling
  • biota
  • wildlife
  • gulf-of-alaska
  • marine-mammals
  • prince-william-sound
  • otters
  • kenai-fjords-national-park
  • usgs-asc464
  • katmai-national-park-and-preserve
  • benthic-habitat
  • prey-consumption
  • marine-environment-monitoring
  • kachemak-bay
  • animals-vertebrates
  • aquatic-biology
  • marine-ecosystems
  • benthic-ecosystems
  • aquatic-ecosystems
  • foraging-behavior

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