Archive of Sediment Data Collected in 2014 and 2015 From Around Breton and Gosier Islands, Breton National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana

• Main Authors: Bernier, Julie C, Kelso, Kyle W, Tuten, Thomas Max, Stalk, Chelsea A, Flocks, James G
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: U.S. Geological Survey 2017
• Subjects: USGS Sediment Sample Data Release Louisiana; Breton Island
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5066/f79c6vkf; http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/data-release/doi-F79C6VKF

Breton Island, located at the southern end of the Chandeleur Islands, supports one of Louisiana?s largest historical brown pelican nesting colonies. Although the brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) was delisted as an endangered species in 2009, nesting areas are threatened by continued land loss...