Fatty acid signature data of potential yellow-billed loon prey in the Arctic coastal plain of Alaska, 2009-2011.

• Main Authors: Haynes, Trevor B., Schmutz, Joel A., Bromaghin, Jeffrey F., Iverson, Sara J., Padula, Veronica M., Rosenberger, Amanda E.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: USGS Science Data Catalog 2016
• Subjects: biota; Quantitative fatty acid signature analysis; diet composition; diet estimation; predator-prey; Gavia adamsii; yellow-billed loon; Alaska; Arctic coastal plain of Alaska; Dallia; Esox; Liopsetta; Cottus; Osmerus; Pungitius; Gasterosteus; Thymallus; Coregonus; Lota; Dallia pectoralis; Esox lucius; Liopsetta glacialis; Cottus cognatus; Osmerus mordax; Pungitius pungitius; Gasterosteus aculeatus; Thymallus arcticus; Coregonus nasus; Coregonus sardinella; Lota lota; Arctic; lota
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/15ffa7da-cb76-4f28-be6e-85857aca0cf0

This dataset contains fatty acid data expressed as mass percent of total fatty acids for several species potentially preyed upon by yellow-billed loons. These data were utilized in a quantitative fatty acid signature analysis to estimate the diet of yellow-billed loons nesting on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska (Haynes et al. 2015).