Inventory Data of Lowland-Breeding Birds and Associated Vegetation Types on the Alaska Peninsula, 2004-2007 - Habitat Photos

Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Tibbitts, T.Lee (ORCID: 0000-0002-0290-7592)
Originator: Savage, Susan E.
Originator: Sesser, Kristin A.
Originator: Kaler, Robb S.A.
Publication_Date: 20190301
Title:
Inventory Data of Lowland-Breeding Birds and Associated Vegetation Types on the Alaska Peninsula, 2004-2007 - Habitat Photos
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: photograph
Series_Information:
Series_Name:
Inventory Data of Lowland-Breeding Birds and Associated Vegetation Types on the Alaska Peninsula, 2004-2007
Issue_Identification: ver 2.0, May 2022
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Other_Citation_Details:
Suggested Citation: Tibbitts, T.L., Savage, S.E., Sesser, K.A., Kaler, R.S.A., 2019, Inventory data of lowland-breeding birds and associated vegetation types on the Alaska Peninsula, 2004-2007 (ver 2.0, May 2022): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FR8FLZ
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FR8FLZ
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Publication_Date: 2001
Title: Population Status and Ecology of North Pacific Shorebirds
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: website
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Alaska Science Portal
Issue_Identification: 82
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Other_Citation_Details:
This is a link to the broader USGS Alaska Science Center research project supported by these data. Users will find a description of the research project and links to associated reports, publications, and data products.
Online_Linkage: https://alaska.usgs.gov/portal/project.php?project_id=82
Description:
Abstract:
These are original photos from a stratified random survey to inventory the birds breeding in lowlands (elevation below 100m) of the Alaska Peninsula, during summers 2004-2007. Data were collected at 792 survey points (10-minute point counts) on 52 5-km x 5-km plots. The data are in a ZIP package containing 2824 JPEG photos of vegetation at the survey points and a CSV table with an inventory of the photos.
Purpose:
This was the first systematic inventory of birds in the lowlands (elevation below 100 m) of the Alaska Peninsula to determine their breeding distributions and habitat associations in this remote region. These data form a baseline to monitor any future changes in bird distribution and abundance on the Alaska Peninsula.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20040513
Ending_Date: 20070526
Currentness_Reference: observed
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
The Alaska Peninsula in southwest Alaska; south of the Naknek River and north of Port Moller.
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -160.39
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -155.93
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 58.48
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 56.10
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:ASC456
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: Biota
Theme_Keyword: Environment
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA GCMD Earth Science Keyword Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Earth Science
Theme_Keyword: Biological Classification
Theme_Keyword: Animals/Vertebrates
Theme_Keyword: Birds
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS CSA Biocomplexity Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Migratory birds
Theme_Keyword: Seasonal distribution
Theme_Keyword: Distribution
Theme_Keyword: Habitat preferences
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Wildlife
Theme_Keyword: Biogeography
Theme_Keyword: Habitats
Theme_Keyword: Natural resource management
Theme_Keyword: Ornithology
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Emperor Goose
Theme_Keyword: Snow Goose
Theme_Keyword: Greater White-fronted Goose
Theme_Keyword: Cackling Goose
Theme_Keyword: Canada Goose
Theme_Keyword: Tundra Swan
Theme_Keyword: Northern Shoveler
Theme_Keyword: Gadwall
Theme_Keyword: Eurasian Wigeon
Theme_Keyword: American Wigeon
Theme_Keyword: Mallard
Theme_Keyword: Northern Pintail
Theme_Keyword: Green-winged Teal
Theme_Keyword: Canvasback
Theme_Keyword: Greater Scaup
Theme_Keyword: Harlequin Duck
Theme_Keyword: Surf Scoter
Theme_Keyword: White-winged Scoter
Theme_Keyword: Black Scoter
Theme_Keyword: Long-tailed Duck
Theme_Keyword: Bufflehead
Theme_Keyword: Common Goldeneye
Theme_Keyword: Barrow's Goldeneye
Theme_Keyword: Common Merganser
Theme_Keyword: Red-breasted Merganser
Theme_Keyword: Willow Ptarmigan
Theme_Keyword: Rock Ptarmigan
Theme_Keyword: Horned Grebe
Theme_Keyword: Red-necked Grebe
Theme_Keyword: Sandhill Crane
Theme_Keyword: Black-bellied Plover
Theme_Keyword: Pacific Golden-plover
Theme_Keyword: Semipalmated Plover
Theme_Keyword: Whimbrel
Theme_Keyword: Hudsonian Godwit
Theme_Keyword: Marbled Godwit
Theme_Keyword: Black Turnstone
Theme_Keyword: Dunlin
Theme_Keyword: Rock Sandpiper
Theme_Keyword: Least Sandpiper
Theme_Keyword: Pectoral Sandpiper
Theme_Keyword: Semipalmated Sandpiper
Theme_Keyword: Western Sandpiper
Theme_Keyword: Short-billed Dowitcher
Theme_Keyword: Wilson's Snipe
Theme_Keyword: Red-necked Phalarope
Theme_Keyword: Spotted Sandpiper
Theme_Keyword: Wandering Tattler
Theme_Keyword: Greater Yellowlegs
Theme_Keyword: Parasitic Jaeger
Theme_Keyword: Long-tailed Jaeger
Theme_Keyword: Black-legged Kittiwake
Theme_Keyword: Glaucous-winged Gull
Theme_Keyword: Short-billed Gull (formerly Mew Gull)
Theme_Keyword: Aleutian Tern
Theme_Keyword: Arctic Tern
Theme_Keyword: Red-throated loon
Theme_Keyword: Common Loon
Theme_Keyword: Pacific Loon
Theme_Keyword: Double-crested Cormorant
Theme_Keyword: Golden Eagle
Theme_Keyword: Northern Harrier
Theme_Keyword: Northern Goshawk
Theme_Keyword: Bald Eagle
Theme_Keyword: Rough-legged Hawk
Theme_Keyword: Short-eared Owl
Theme_Keyword: Belted Kingfisher
Theme_Keyword: Downy Woodpecker
Theme_Keyword: Merlin
Theme_Keyword: Gyrfalcon
Theme_Keyword: Peregrine Falcon
Theme_Keyword: Alder Flycatcher
Theme_Keyword: Northern Shrike
Theme_Keyword: Black-billed Magpie
Theme_Keyword: Common Raven
Theme_Keyword: Black-capped Chickadee
Theme_Keyword: Tree Swallow
Theme_Keyword: Bank Swallow
Theme_Keyword: American Dipper
Theme_Keyword: Gray-cheeked Thrush
Theme_Keyword: Hermit Thrush
Theme_Keyword: American Robin
Theme_Keyword: Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Theme_Keyword: American Pipit
Theme_Keyword: Pine Grosbeak
Theme_Keyword: Common Redpoll
Theme_Keyword: Lapland Longspur
Theme_Keyword: American Tree Sparrow
Theme_Keyword: Fox Sparrow
Theme_Keyword: White-crowned Sparrow
Theme_Keyword: Golden-crowned Sparrow
Theme_Keyword: Savannah Sparrow
Theme_Keyword: Orange-crowned Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Yellow Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Yellow-rumped Warbler
Theme_Keyword: Wilson's Warbler
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: Alaska Peninsula
Place_Keyword: Naknek River
Place_Keyword: Port Moller
Taxonomy:
Keywords/Taxon:
Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Taxonomic_Keywords: Birds
Taxonomic_System:
Classification_System/Authority:
Classification_System_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Clements, J.F.
Originator: Schulenberg, T.S.
Originator: Iliff, M.J.
Originator: Billerman, S.M.
Originator: Fredericks, T.A.
Originator: Gerbracht, J.A.
Originator: Lepage, D.
Originator: Sullivan, B.L.
Originator: Wood, C.L.
Publication_Date: 2021
Title: The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2021
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: online database
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: online
Publisher: Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Other_Citation_Details:
Clements, J.F., Schulenberg, T.S., Iliff, M.J., Billerman, S.M., Fredericks, T.A., Gerbracht, J.A., Lepage, D., Sullivan, B.L., Wood, C.L. 2021. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/updateindex/
Online_Linkage: https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/
Classification_System_Modifications:
Taxonomy within the class aves (birds) is provided in the data tables. We follow the most current (as of April 2022) taxonomic designations of the eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2021 (which closely aligns with American Ornithological Union's (AOU) Checklist of North American Birds (7th edition, with updates through the 60th supplement.)
Taxonomic_Procedures:
Species were identified by skilled observers in the field based on general appearance of feathers and plumage, behavior, and vocalization.
Taxonomic_Completeness:
Provided here is the classification of birds to the rank of class. Further details of taxonomy are provided in the table "birdInventory_taxonomy_AKPen_tibbitts_2004_2007.csv" included with this data package.
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subkingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Bilateria
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Infrakingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Deuterostomia
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Vertebrata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Infraphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Gnathostomata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Superclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Tetrapoda
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Aves
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
It is requested that the authors and the USGS Alaska Science Center be cited for any subsequent publications that reference this dataset.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 4210 University Drive
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99508
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ascweb@usgs.gov
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Savage, S.E.
Originator: Tibbitts, T.L.
Originator: Sesser, K.A.
Originator: Kaler, R.S.A.
Publication_Date: 2018
Title: Inventory of Lowland-Breeding Birds on the Alaska Peninsula
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management
Issue_Identification: 9(2):637-658
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: online
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Other_Citation_Details:
Savage, S.E., Tibbitts, T.L., Sesser, K.A., Kaler, R.S.A. 2018. Inventory of lowland-breeding birds on the Alaska Peninsula. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 9(2):637–658 doi:10.3996/082017-JFWM-070
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3996/082017-JFWM-070
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Data are original field photos.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Attribute values fall within expected ranges and data were checked for duplication and omission.
Completeness_Report: No collected data were omitted.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Positions were obtained using handheld Garmin GPSs. Positional accuracy estimated to be within 3 meters.
Lineage:
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field
Methodology_Description:
Observers conducted 792 10-min point counts of birds within 52 5-km × 5-km plots that were randomly selected and stratified by elevation and land cover. At the end of each 10-min survey, observers took photos of vegetation in the four cardinal directions.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Original vegetation photos (captured in JPG format) were renamed with the Plot, Transect, and Point ID and well as the direction the photo faces. Photos were sorted into folders by Plot ID.
Process_Date: Unknown
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
Plot numbers and survey point names are used to reference specific geographic coordinates.
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS84)
Ellipsoid_Name: World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS84)
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: birdInventory_point_Photos_AKPen_tibbitts_2004_2007.zip
Entity_Type_Definition:
At most of the bird count points one photo was taken at each of the 4 cardinal directions to document the habitat and vegetation. This is a ZIP package containing 2824 JPG photos of vegetation at the points and a photo inventory table ("photoInventory.csv"). Photo names were determined by the concatenation of Plot number (116-1844), Transect ID (A-Z), Point number (1-9), and direction of photo. Photo names (minus the direction) correspond to the "Plot_TransPt" attribute in all tables included with this data package. The photos are organized into folders which are named with individual the identifier of the plot, which corresponds to the "Plot" attribute in other tables included with this data package.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Author Defined
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: photoInventory.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:
Table with an inventory of photos taken at each of the 792 10-min bird count points. At most of the 10-min bird count points, one photo was taken at each of the 4 cardinal directions to document the habitat and vegetation. Presented as Comma Separated Value (CSV) formatted table and located within the "birdInventory_point_Photos_AKPen_tibbitts_2004_2007.zip" package.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Author Defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Plot
Attribute_Definition:
Individual identifier of the 5-km x 5-km bird count plots. Corresponds to the "Plot" attribute in other tables included with this data package. The geographic bounding coordinates of the plots are provided in the table "birdInventory_plot_LatLong_AKPen_tibbitts_2004_2007.csv" included in this data package.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 116
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1844
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Plot_TransPt
Attribute_Definition:
Individual identifier of each 10-min bird count point. Composed from the: Plot number, Transect ID, and Point Number. Corresponds to the "Plot_TransPt" attribute in all tables included with this data package. The geographic coordinates are provided in the table "birdInventory_point_LatLong_AKPen_tibbitts_2004_2007.csv" included in this data package.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unique identifier: determined by the concatenation of Plot number (116-1844), Transect ID (A-Z), and Point number (1-9).
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Photo_N
Attribute_Definition:
File name of the photo; taken facing north. Blank cells indicate that no photo was taken.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unique identifier: determined by the concatenation of Plot number (116-1844), Transect ID (A-Z), Point number (1-9), and direction of photo.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Photo_E
Attribute_Definition:
File name of the photo; taken facing east. Blank cells indicate that no photo was taken.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unique identifier: determined by the concatenation of Plot number (116-1844), Transect ID (A-Z), Point number (1-9), and direction of photo.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Photo_S
Attribute_Definition:
File name of the photo; taken facing south. Blank cells indicate that no photo was taken.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unique identifier: determined by the concatenation of Plot number (116-1844), Transect ID (A-Z), Point number (1-9), and direction of photo.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Photo_W
Attribute_Definition:
File name of the photo; taken facing west. Blank cells indicate that no photo was taken.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unique identifier: determined by the concatenation of Plot number (116-1844), Transect ID (A-Z), Point number (1-9), and direction of photo.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Photo_Other1
Attribute_Definition:
File name of the photo; taken facing another direction. Blank cells indicate that no photo was taken.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unique identifier: determined by the concatenation of Plot number (116-1844), Transect ID (A-Z), Point number (1-9), and direction of photo.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Photo_Other2
Attribute_Definition:
File name of the photo; taken facing another direction. Blank cells indicate that no photo was taken.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unique identifier: determined by the concatenation of Plot number (116-1844), Transect ID (A-Z), Point number (1-9), and direction of photo.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 4210 University Drive
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99508
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ascweb@usgs.gov
Resource_Description:
The U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center is the authoritative source and distributor of these data.
Distribution_Liability:
Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes or on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: JPG, CSV
Format_Information_Content:
Data are distributed in a Zip package containing data in JPG and CSV format and FGDC metadata in XML and HTML formats.
File_Decompression_Technique:
Compression applied by the 7-Zip utility using the default compression level [5]. The file can be decompressed and unpacked by open source or commercially available unzip tools.
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FR8FLZ
Fees: None
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20220504
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 4210 University Drive
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99508
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ascweb@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name:
FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM)
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999
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