Marine Bird and Mammal Surveys in Glacier Fjords of Alaska, 2004-2011

• Main Authors: Mayumi Arimitsu (ORCID: 0000-0001-6982-2238), U.S. Geological Survey research ecologist, John Piatt, U.S. Geological Survey research wildlife biologist, Brielle Heflin, U.S. Geological Survey biological science technician
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: USGS Science Data Catalog 2017
• Subjects: biota; oceans; aquatic birds; marine mammals; aquatic mammals; seabirds; sea ducks; strip transects; transects; DLOG; Prince William Sound; Glacier Bay; Icy Bay; Yakutat Bay; Gulf of Alaska; Alaska; Gavia; Oceanodroma; Histrionicus; Melanitta; Mergus; Haematopus; Phalaropus; Stercorarius; Larus; Rissa; Sterna; Hydroprogne; Onychoprion; Uria; Cepphus; Brachyramphus; Synthliboramphus; Cerorhinca; Fratercula; Corvus; Phalacrocorax; Haliaeetus; Orcinus; Phocoena; Phocoenoides; Balaenoptera; Megaptera; Enhydra; Eumetopias; Phoca; Gavia immer; Gavia adamsii; Gavia stellata; Gavia pacifica; Oceanodroma furcata; Histrionicus histrionicus; Melanitta fusca; Melanitta perspicillata; Mergus merganser; Haematopus bachmani; Phalaropus lobatus; Stercorarius pomarinus; Stercorarius parasiticus; Larus glaucescens; Larus argentatus; Larus canus; Rissa tridactyla; Sterna paradisaea; Hydroprogne caspia; Onychoprion aleuticus; Uria aalge; Cepphus columba; Brachyramphus marmoratus; Brachyramphus brevirostris; Synthliboramphus antiquus; Cerorhinca monocerata; Fratercula corniculata; Fratercula cirrhata; Corvus corax; Corvus caurinus; Phalacrocorax auritus; Phalacrocorax pelagicus; Phalacrocorax urile; Haliaeetus leucocephalus; Orcinus orca; Phocoena phocoena; Phocoenoides dalli; Balaenoptera acutorostrata; Megaptera novaeangliae; Enhydra lutris; Eumetopias jubatus; Phoca vitulina; fratercula; glacier; Orca; rissa tridactyla; Yakutat; uria
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These data describe marine bird and mammal surveys conducted in glacial fjords of coastal Alaska. Data were collected to document the at-sea distribution and abundance of marine birds and mammals in Glacier Bay National Park (2004), Prince William Sound (2010), Icy Bay (2011) and Yakutat Bay (2011)....