Fish Species Composition and Diet Information in Lakes of the Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska, 2011-2013

• Main Author: Laske, Sarah M.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: USGS Science Data Catalog 2018
• Subjects: biota; inlandWaters; Species composition; Species richness; Isotopes; prey; Stomach contents; Diet; isotopic analysis; North Slope Borough; Alaska; Arctic; Arctic Coastal Plain; Coregonus; Thymallus; Salvelinus; Dallia; Esox; Osmerus; Cottus; Pungitius; Lota; Coregonus nasus; Coregonus sardinella; Coregonus pidschian; Thymallus arctius; Salvelinus alpinus; Dallia pectoralis; Esox lucius; Osmerus mordax; Cottus cognatus; Pungitius pungitius; Lota lota; north slope; pidschian; lota
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/1aaf850f-31c5-44b2-8160-02d565e93544

This dataset provides information on fish species composition and their diet information for 16 lakes and 16 ponds at two locations on the central Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska. In one table, we provide the presence of fish species and the total species count for each lake or pond sampled. This table also includes metrics of surface water connectivity to the stream network. In a second table, stomach content information is provided for fish collected during summer sampling periods (late June to mid-August) over three years (2011–2013). The third table includes stable carbon isotope and stable nitrogen isotope signature data for fish species and snails (the baseline organism) from 16 water bodies at one study location in 2013.