Marine Bird and Mammal Survey Data from Kachemak Bay, Katmai National Park and Preserve, and Kenai Fjords National Park ...

• Main Authors: Daniel N Esler, Heather A. Coletti, U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, National Park Service Southwest Alaska Inventory and Monitoring Network
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: U.S. Geological Survey 2017
• Subjects: Animals/Vertebrates; Mammals; Marine mammals; Wildlife; Coastal ecosystems; Marine ecosystems; Ecology; FOS Biological sciences; Birds; Field inventory and monitoring; Macroinvertebrates; Marine environment monitoring; Alaska; Spatial distribution; Nearshore ecology; Gulf of Alaska; Kenai Fjords National Park; Katmai National Park and Preserve; Community ecology; Population density; Marine environments; Field sampling; Kachemak Bay; Shorebirds; Seabirds; Intertidal zone; Relative abundance; Environmental proxies; Population trend; Kachemak
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5066/f7416v6h; https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5a385566e4b0d05ee8b28345

These data are part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long term monitoring program, nearshore monitoring component. The dataset is a series of comma separated files exported from a survey software program (DLog, Ford Consulting, Portland, OR). The data consists of date, time, latitude, longitude, species abbreviation, count, and behavior. Each year the observers attempt to sample the same set of transects although weather, tide state and other factors can interfere with this goal. Transects are in Alaska and include locations in Katmai National Park and Preserve and Kenai Fjords National Park. Other researchers conduct similar surveys in Prince William Sound. The time interval includes 2012-2016. ...