Sea otter foraging analysis using stable isotopes

The purpose of these data was to analyze sea otter diets around Prince of Wales Island (POW). Sea otter prey was collected in three seasons (May 2018, August 2018, and February 2019) around Prince of Wales Island. Sea otter vibrissae were obtained through the USFWS sea otter tagging program, which m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nicole LaRoche, Matthew Rogers
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity 2020
Subjects:
stable isotope
carbon
nitrogen
Enhydra lutris
sea otter
Metacarcinus magister
Clinocardium nuttallii
Leukoma staminea
Saxidomus gigantea
Cancer oregonensis
Cancer productus
Pugettia productus
Telmessus cheiragonus
Apostichopus californicus
Mytilus trossulus
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Strongylocentrotus franciscanus
Prince of Wales Island
Alaska
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5063/F1FJ2F6T
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Summary:The purpose of these data was to analyze sea otter diets around Prince of Wales Island (POW). Sea otter prey was collected in three seasons (May 2018, August 2018, and February 2019) around Prince of Wales Island. Sea otter vibrissae were obtained through the USFWS sea otter tagging program, which monitors legal sea otter harvest in Alaska. Data from this effort include bulk d13C and d15N stable isotope values. These data are a part of a NOAA collaboration and were collected in part for an NSF-funded project: Apex Predators, Ecosystems, and Community Sustainability (APECS, http://apecs-ak.org/). Other datasets to support this work are also archived with KNB.

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