Gridded Seabird Density Estimates in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska

Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Arimitsu, Mayumi L. (ORCID: 0000-0001-6982-2238)
Originator: Piatt, John F. (ORCID: 0000-0002-4417-5748)
Originator: Thorson, James T. (ORCID: 0000-0001-7415-1010)
Originator: Kuletz, Kathy (ORCID: 0000-0001-5685-3422)
Originator: Drew, Gary S. (ORCID: 0000-0002-6789-0891)
Originator: Schoen, Sarah K. (ORCID: 0000-0002-5685-5185)
Originator: Cushing, Daniel A.
Originator: Kroeger, Caitlin (ORCID: 0000-0002-7797-4386)
Originator: Sydeman, William J. (ORCID: 0000-0003-1902-4654)
Publication_Date: 20230103
Title: Gridded Seabird Density Estimates in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Other_Citation_Details:
Suggested Citation: Arimitsu, M.L., Piatt, J.F., Thorson, J.T., Kuletz, K., Drew, G.S., Schoen, S.K., Cushing, D.A., Kroeger, C., Sydeman, W.J., 2023, Gridded seabird density estimates in lower Cook Inlet, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P94NDFRI
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P94NDFRI
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Publication_Date: 2002
Title: Seabird and Forage Fish Ecology Program
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: website
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Alaska Science Portal
Issue_Identification: 11
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=11
Description:
Abstract:
This data set provides monthly (March–October) gridded density estimates for seabirds in lower Cook Inlet, Alaska. Gridded density estimates were produced by applying spatiotemporal modeling of at-sea survey data collected between 1975 and 2021 of seabird at-sea surveys available in the North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD; Drew and Piatt 2015). We modeled joint dynamic species distributions of dark shearwaters (Ardenna spp., including A. grisea and A. tenuirostris), black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), common murre (Uria aalge), pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba), Kittlitz’s murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris), marbled murrelet (B. marmoratus), horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata), and tufted puffin (F. cirrhata). Together these species compose 77% of all birds counted on surveys in lower Cook Inlet
Purpose:
We applied spatiotemporal modeling to better understand monthly changes in distribution of seabirds in Cook Inlet.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19750301
Ending_Date: 20210731
Currentness_Reference: observed
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Cook Inlet, Alaska
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -154.0283
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -150.7764
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 60.7377
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 58.6769
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:ASC510
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: Biota
Theme_Keyword: Environment
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA GCMD Earth Science Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Animals/Vertebrates
Theme_Keyword: Birds
Theme_Keyword: Albatrosses/Petrels and Allies
Theme_Keyword: Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies
Theme_Keyword: Use/Feeding habitat
Theme_Keyword: Species life history
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS CSA Biocomplexity Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Marine ecosystems
Theme_Keyword: Coastal ecosystems
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Wildlife
Theme_Keyword: Marine ecosystems
Theme_Keyword: Relative abundance analysis
Theme_Keyword: Population dynamics
Theme_Keyword: Biological informatics
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Seabirds
Theme_Keyword: Species distribution model
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: Cook Inlet
Taxonomy:
Keywords/Taxon:
Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Taxonomic_Keywords: Animals
Taxonomic_Keywords: Birds
Taxonomic_Keywords: Seabirds
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 September 13, 2022, from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database https://www.itis.gov
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7KH0KBK
Classification_System_Modifications:
ITIS currently lists Sooty and Short-tailed Shearwater in the genus Puffinus. However, the most current taxonomic designation by the American Ornithological Society's (AOU) Check-list of North American Birds ( http://checklist.aou.org/taxa ) considers them in the genus Ardenna.
Here, we follow the current AOU designation as described in: Chesser, R.T., Burns, K.J., Cicero, C., Dunn, J.L., Kratter, A.W., Lovette, I.J., Rasmussen, P.C., Remsen, J.V., Jr., Rising, J.D., Stotz, D.F., Winker, K. 2016. Fifty-seventh Supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. The Auk 133(3):544-560 https://doi.org/10.1642/AUK-16-77.1
Taxonomic_Procedures:
Species were identified by skilled observers in the field based on general appearance of plumage, behavior, and vocalizations.
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
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Taxon_Rank_Value: Gnathostomata
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Superclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Tetrapoda
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Procellariiformes
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Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Procellariidae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Ardena
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Ardena griseus
Applicable_Common_Name: Sooty Shearwater
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 174553
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Ardena tenuirostris
Applicable_Common_Name: Short-tailed Shearwater
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 174554
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Charadriiformes
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Alcidae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Brachyramphus
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Brachyramphus brevirostris
Applicable_Common_Name: Kittlitz's Murrelet
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 176998
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Brachyramphus marmoratus
Applicable_Common_Name: Marbled Murrelet
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 176996
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Cepphus
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Cepphus columba
Applicable_Common_Name: Pigeon Guillemot
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 176991
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Fratercula
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Fratercula cirrhata
Applicable_Common_Name: Tufted Puffin
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 177032
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Fratercula corniculata
Applicable_Common_Name: Horned Puffin
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 177029
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Uria
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Uria aalge
Applicable_Common_Name: Common Murre
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 176974
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Laridae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Rissa
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Rissa tridactyla
Applicable_Common_Name: Black-legged Kittiwake
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN: 176875
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
Data_Set_Credit:
Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
VAST v.3.9.0 (www.github.com/James-Thorson-NOAA/VAST) with R version 4.1.2 (R Core Team, 2021).
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Arimitsu, M.L.
Originator: Piatt, J.F.
Originator: Thorson, J.T.
Originator: Kuletz, K.J.
Originator: Drew, G.S.
Originator: Schoen, S.K.
Originator: Cushing, D.A.
Originator: Kroeger, C.
Originator: Sydeman, W.J.
Publication_Date: 2023
Title: Joint spatiotemporal models to predict seabird densities at sea
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Frontiers in Marine Science
Issue_Identification: 10:1078042
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: online
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Other_Citation_Details:
Arimitsu, M.L., Piatt, J.F., Thorson, J.T., Kuletz, K.J., Drew, G.S., Schoen, S.K., Cushing, D.A., Kroeger, C., Sydeman, W.J. 2023. Joint spatiotemporal models to predict seabird densities at sea. Frontiers in Marine Science 10:1078042 doi: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1078042
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1078042
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The modeled density estimates for each grid cell are accompanied by their uncertainty (standard deviation) for each grid cell.
Logical_Consistency_Report: Attribute values fall within expected ranges.
Completeness_Report:
This dataset includes density estimates and standard deviations for each grid cell location, species, and month (March-October).
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Drew, G.S.
Originator: Schoen, S.K.
Originator: Hood, M.D.
Originator: Arimitsu, M.L.
Originator: Piatt, J.F.
Publication_Date: 2005
Title: North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey data release
Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/F7WQ01T3
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: online
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Other_Citation_Details:
Drew, G.S., Schoen, S.K., Hood, M.D., Arimitsu, M.L., Piatt, J.F., 2005, North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD) (ver 4.0, January 2023): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7WQ01T3 [selection criteria: data from lower Cook Inlet between Kennedy Entrance and Kalgin Island (58.8 N – 60.4 N Latitude, 151 W - 154.2 W Longitude)]
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7WQ01T3
Type_of_Source_Media: online database
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2020
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Drew and Piatt 2015
Source_Contribution: Source data for seabird density model results
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Arimitsu, M.L.
Originator: Piatt, J.F.
Originator: Thorson, J.T.
Originator: Kuletz, K.J.
Originator: Drew, G.
Originator: Schoen, S.K.
Originator: Cushing, D.
Originator: Kroeger, C.
Originator: Sydeman, W.J.
Publication_Date: 2023
Title: Joint spatiotemporal models to predict seabird densities at sea
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Frontiers in Marine Science
Issue_Identification: .
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: online
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Other_Citation_Details:
Arimitsu, M.L., Piatt, J.F., Thorson, J.T., Kuletz, K.J., Drew, G., Schoen, S.K., Cushing, D., Kroeger, C., Sydeman, W.J. 2023. Joint spatiotemporal models to predict seabird densities at sea. Frontiers in Marine Science. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.1078042
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1078042
Type_of_Source_Media: online database
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2023
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Arimitsu et al 2023
Source_Contribution: Provides details of the model.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
We applied joint dynamic species distribution modeling (JDSDM) with multivariate vector-autoregressive spatiotemporal (VAST) framework to survey data collected in lower Cook Inlet between 1975 and 2021, and archived in the North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (Drew and Piatt 2015) to produce monthly gridded density predictions (at 5 km x 5 km resolution) and area-weighted abundance estimates for 8 species or species groups within lower Cook Inlet, Alaska. JDSDMs included habitat covariates to inform density predictions in unsampled areas across space and time, and also accounted for changes in observed densities due to differing survey methods and decadal-scale variation in ocean conditions. See Arimitsu et al 2023 for specific details.
Process_Date: Unknown
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
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 (WGS 84)
Ellipsoid_Name: World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS 84)
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: seabird_griddedDensity_cookInlet_arimitsu.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:
Table with gridded density estimates of seabirds at 5 km x 5 km resolution location in the lower Cook Inlet. Presented in a Comma Separated Value (CSV) formatted table.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Lat
Attribute_Definition: Latitude of gridded density estimate
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 58.81051513
Range_Domain_Maximum: 60.38888105
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees (WGS84)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Lon
Attribute_Definition: Longitude of gridded density estimate
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -154.2230049
Range_Domain_Maximum: -151.0425481
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal degrees (WGS84)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Scientific_Name
Attribute_Definition:
Scientific name of seabird species. Taxonomic details provided in the Taxonomy section of this metadata record.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Scientific name of seabird species
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Common_Name
Attribute_Definition:
Common name of seabird species. Taxonomic details provided in the Taxonomy section of this metadata record.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Common name of seabird species
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Month
Attribute_Definition: Month of density estimate
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mar
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: March
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Apr
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: April
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: May
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: May
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Jun
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: June
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Jul
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: July
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Aug
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: August
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sep
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: September
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Oct
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: October
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Density
Attribute_Definition: Gridded model estimate of density
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 9.9e-11
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1932.300676
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Birds per square kilometer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SD
Attribute_Definition: Standard deviation gridded model estimate of density
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.75e-07
Range_Domain_Maximum: 845791.7881
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.
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Online_Option:
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Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P94NDFRI
Fees: None
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Metadata_Date: 20230131
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
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