Avian Point Transect Survey, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 2012

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: McNew, Lance B. (ORCID: 0000-0003-0006-7304)
Originator: Handel, Colleen M. (ORCID: 0000-0002-0267-7408)
Publication_Date: 20150130
Title: Avian Point Transect Survey, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 2012
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Avian Point Transect Survey, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 2012
Issue_Identification: ver 2.0, February 2023

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center

Other_Citation_Details:

Suggested Citation: McNew, L.B., Handel, C.M., 2015, Avian point transect survey, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 2012 (ver 2.0, February 2023): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7JS9NG2

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7JS9NG2
Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Publication_Date: 2010
Title:

USGS Changing Arctic Ecosystems: Forecasting Effects of Climate Change on the Distribution and Abundance of Bird Populations across the Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: website
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Alaska Science Portal
Issue_Identification: 289

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=289

Description:

Abstract:

This data package contains three tables: 1) avian point-transect survey data collected on the Seward Peninsula in 2012, 2) locations of all survey sites, and 3) an avian taxonomy table for reference.

Purpose:

Evaluate the potential bias of raw species counts and multi-species occupancy models when estimating species richness during avian point-count surveys.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20120521
Ending_Date: 20120610

Currentness_Reference: observed

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -166.641
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -160.404
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 66.194
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 64.690

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:ASC19

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: Animals/Vertebrates
Theme_Keyword: Birds
Theme_Keyword: Perching Birds
Theme_Keyword: Terrestrial Ecosystems
Theme_Keyword: Alpine/Tundra
Theme_Keyword: Biological Productivity
Theme_Keyword: Community Ecology

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:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Avian abundance
Theme_Keyword: Community structure
Theme_Keyword: Species richness

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: Seward Peninsula

Taxonomy:

Keywords/Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Taxonomic_Keywords: Birds

Taxonomic_System:

Classification_System/Authority:

Classification_System_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: ITIS Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: ITIS Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: online database
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: online
Publisher: ITIS-North America

Other_Citation_Details:

Taxonomic details retrieved January 2, 2023 from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database https://www.itis.gov

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7KH0KBK

Classification_System_Modifications:

Taxonomy within the class aves (birds) is provided in the table "avian_taxonomy_sewardPeninsula_McNew_2012.csv" included with this data package. We follow the American Ornithological Society's (AOU) Checklist of North American Birds (7th edition).

Taxonomic_Procedures:

Species were identified by skilled observers in the field based on general appearance of plumage, behavior, and vocalization.

Taxonomic_Completeness:

Taxonomy is complete for all samples. No voucher specimens were collected.

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
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 174371

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: McNew, L.B.
Originator: Handel, C.M.
Publication_Date: 2015
Title:

Evaluating Species Richness: Biased Ecological Inference Results from Spatial Heterogeneity in Detection Probabilities

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Ecological Applications
Issue_Identification: 25(6):1669-1680

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: online
Publisher: Wiley

Other_Citation_Details:

McNew, L.B., Handel, C.M. 2015. Evaluating species richness: biased ecological inference results from spatial heterogeneity in detection probabilities. Ecological Applications 25(6):1669-1680 doi:10.1890/14-1248.1

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1890/14-1248.1

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Thompson, S.J.
Originator: Handel, C.M.
Originator: Richardson, R.M.
Originator: McNew, L.B.
Publication_Date: 2016
Title:

When Winners Become Losers: Predicted Nonlinear Responses of Arctic Birds to Increasing Woody Vegetation

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:

Series_Name: PlosONE
Issue_Identification: 11(11):e0164755

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: online
Publisher: Plos

Other_Citation_Details:

Thompson, S.J., Handel, C.M., Richardson, R.M., McNew, L.B. 2016. When Winners Become Losers: Predicted Nonlinear Responses of Arctic Birds to Increasing Woody Vegetation. PLOS ONE 11(11):e0164755 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0164755

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164755

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

To determine transcription accuracy, all handwritten field data were visually compared to the data entered into electronic tables.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Attribute values fall within expected ranges and data were checked for duplication and omission.

Completeness_Report:

No data were omitted, there are no missing values. The related habitat data release https://doi.org/10.5066/F7JS9NG2 does not include data from point count 10 sites (McAdamCreek 16-27) for which not habitat data was collected.

Lineage:

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Field
Methodology_Description:

We collected avian point-transect survey data on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, USA, during 21 May – 10 June 2012. We conducted replicated 10-min surveys at 111 points located along 9 transects occurring over gradients of physical and biotic habitat conditions and recorded observations of individual birds identified to species. Survey points, or sites, were located approximately 500 m apart and observations of birds were limited to a maximum distance of 250 m to prevent double counting. We visited each survey site 2–3 times and assumed community closure within the survey period. Mean interval (±SD) between site-specific surveys was 5.8 ± 2.4 days.

Vegetation and habitat data from sampling points are available in an associated USGS data release: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7F18WS3

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Field notes were transcribed into electronic tables.
Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference:

Site names are used to reference specific geographic coordinates.

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
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: avianPointTransect_survey_sewardPeninsula_McNew_2012.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:

Table providing avian point-transect survey data from the Seward Peninsula, Alaska in 2012. Presented in a Comma Separated Value (CSV) formatted table.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Site
Attribute_Definition:

Unique identifier for bird survey and habitat survey location. Corresponds to the 'Site' field in this and the associated USGS data release; "Avian Habitat Data, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 2012" https://doi.org/10.5066/F7F18WS3

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique identifier for bird survey and habitat survey location.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: V1
Attribute_Definition:

Number of individuals of species designated in the 'Alpha_code' column observed during the first of three replicated (V1-V3) surveys.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined.
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 23
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Count

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: V2
Attribute_Definition:

Number of individuals of species designated in the 'Alpha_code' column observed during the second of three replicated (V1-V3) surveys. An 'NA' indicates that the study site was not surveyed.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 28
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Count

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: V3
Attribute_Definition:

Number of individuals of species designated in the 'Alpha_code' column observed during the third of three replicated (V1-V3) surveys. An 'NA' indicates that the study site was not surveyed.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 9
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Count

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Alpha_code
Attribute_Definition:

Unique four-letter code representing the common name of each bird species recorded during the surveys. Taxonomic details are provided in the table "avian_taxonomy_sewardPeninsula_McNew_2012.csv" included with this data package.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Unique four-letter code representing the common name of each bird species recorded during the surveys.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Common_name
Attribute_Definition:

Common name of the recorded bird species. Taxonomic details provided in the table "avian_taxonomy_sewardPeninsula_McNew_2012.csv" included with this data package.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Common name of the recorded bird species.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Scientific_name
Attribute_Definition:

Scientific name of the recorded bird species. Taxonomic details provided in the table "avian_taxonomy_sewardPeninsula_McNew_2012.csv" included with this data package.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Scientific name of the recorded bird species.

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: avianPointTransect_locations_sewardPeninsula_McNew_2012.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:

Table providing geographic coordinates of point-transect survey sites. Presented in a Comma Separated Value (CSV) formatted table.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Site
Attribute_Definition:

Unique identifier for bird survey and habitat survey location. Corresponds to the 'Site' field in this and the associated USGS data releases; "Avian Habitat Data, Seward Peninsula, Alaska 2012": https://doi.org/10.5066/F7F18WS3

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique identifier for bird survey and habitat survey location.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Latitude
Attribute_Definition: Latitude of point-transect survey site
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 64.690142
Range_Domain_Maximum: 65.168642
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees (WGS84)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Longitude
Attribute_Definition: Longitude of point-transect survey site
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -166.357966
Range_Domain_Maximum: -164.001061
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees (WGS84)

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: avian_taxonomy_sewardPeninsula_McNew_2012.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:

Table providing species names and the taxonomic classification of all observed birds species noted in this data release. Presented in a Comma Separated Value (CSV) formatted table.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Common_name
Attribute_Definition: Species common name
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Species common name

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Kingdom
Attribute_Definition: Taxonomic hierarchical level, Kingdom
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Taxonomic hierarchical level, Kingdom

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Phylum
Attribute_Definition: Taxonomic hierarchical level, Phylum
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Taxonomic hierarchical level, Phylum

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Class
Attribute_Definition: Taxonomic hierarchical level, Class
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Taxonomic hierarchical level, Class

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Order
Attribute_Definition: Taxonomic hierarchical level, Order
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Taxonomic hierarchical level, Order

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Family
Attribute_Definition: Taxonomic hierarchical level, Family
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Taxonomic hierarchical level, Family

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Scientific_name
Attribute_Definition: Taxonomic hierarchical level, Species
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Taxonomic hierarchical level, Species

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Alpha_code
Attribute_Definition:

Unique four-letter code representing the common name of each bird species. https://www.birdpop.org/pages/birdSpeciesCodes.php

Attribute_Definition_Source: American Ornithological Union
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Unique four-letter code representing the common name of each bird species.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TSN
Attribute_Definition: Taxonomic Serial Number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Taxonomic hierarchical level, Species

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TSN
Attribute_Definition:

Taxonomic Serial Number, a unique identification number for each species in the ITIS database

Attribute_Definition_Source: ITIS Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique identification number for each species.

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: CSV
Format_Information_Content:

Data are distributed in a Zip package containing data in 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/F7JS9NG2

Fees: None

Avian Point Transect Survey, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 2012

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