Tufted Puffin Chick Body Conditions, North Pacific and Bering Sea, 2012-2014

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Sarah K. Schoen, ORCID: 0000-0002-5685-5185
Originator: Brielle M. Heflin
Originator: John F. Piatt
Originator: Mayumi L. Arimitsu
Publication_Date: 201802
Title:

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: Schoen, S.K., Heflin, B.M., Piatt, J.F., Arimitsu, M.L., 2018, Tufted Puffin Chick Body Conditions, North Pacific and Bering Sea, 2012-2014: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7TQ60GV.

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7TQ60GV
Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: USGS Alaska Science Center, Marine and Freshwater Ecology
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: Seabirds and Forage Fish Ecology Program
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: website
Publication_Information:

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

Online_Linkage: https://alaska.usgs.gov/portal/project.php?project_id=11

Description:

Abstract:

Data were collected to index the body condition of Tufted Puffin chicks on colonies in the North Pacific and Bering Sea during August or 2012-2014. This dataset contains information on every chick measured. Data consists of: colony name, date, wing chord (mm), mass (g), culmen (mm), tarsus (mm), body condition (mass/wing), and burrow observations. Chick body condition was only used for analyses if there were measurements from 12 or more chicks at each colony.

Purpose:

Seabirds are strongly shaped by the energetic constraints they face in supplying food to their chicks at centralized colonies while foraging for patchily distributed prey in surrounding waters. The purpose of these data are to compare chick conditions among the colonies and find how they differ with different prey availability.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20120814
Ending_Date: 20140822

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Our study area spanned 2,400 km from Kodiak Island in the northern Gulf of Alaska westward along the Alaska Peninsula to the terminus of the Aleutian Archipelago.

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 173.0736
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -156.63800
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 56.791
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 51.588

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:ASC169

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: oceans

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: ecology

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Tufted puffins
Theme_Keyword: chick conditions
Theme_Keyword: mass
Theme_Keyword: culmen
Theme_Keyword: tarsus
Theme_Keyword: wing chord
Theme_Keyword: burrow

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Alaska
Place_Keyword: Alaska Peninsula
Place_Keyword: Aleutian Islands
Place_Keyword: North Pacific
Place_Keyword: Bering Sea
Place_Keyword: Alaska

Taxonomy:

Keywords/Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Taxonomic_Keywords: animals

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: database
Other_Citation_Details:

Disclaimer: ITIS taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and up-to-date information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in provisions of treaties to which the United States is a party, wildlife statutes, regulations, and any applicable notices that have been published in the Federal Register. For further information on U.S. legal requirements with respect to protected taxa, please contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved [October, 15, 2014], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov

Online_Linkage: http://www.itis.gov

Taxonomic_Procedures:

Organisms are compared to reference texts and identified by trained experts in the field of invertebrate taxonomy. Visual identification is used with a reference key when necessary. Scientific names are verified with ITIS.

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia
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: Superclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Tetrapoda
Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Aves
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: Fratercula
Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Fratercula cirrhata
Applicable_Common_Name: Tufted puffin

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. It is strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data to evaluate data set limitations, restrictions or intended use.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Sarah K. Schoen
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 4210 University Drive
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99508

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ascweb@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

This work was funded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Ecosystems Mission Area, and the Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) program of both USGS and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The USFWS Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (AMNWR) and the Aleutian and Bering Sea Islands LCC also provided financial and logistic support. We are grateful to AMNWR managers Steve Delehanty, Jeff Williams, and Heather Renner for program support and for the use of data from Aiktak and Buldir, and to Captain William Pepper and crew of the R/V Tig ̂lax ̂ for outstanding research logistic support in the Aleutians. Additional advice and support was provided by Vernon Byrd, Scott Hatch, Lisa Spitler, and Bill Sydeman. We are especially grateful to those who joined us in the field work and contributed enthusiastically to our data collection: Josh Adams, Allison Anholt, Amanda Gladics, Keith Hobson, Kelli Johnson, Forrest Piatt, Barry Sampson, Jane Sullivan, and Ajay Varma. Any use of trade names is for descriptive purposes only and does not represent endorsement by the federal government.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

The original data is stored as comma separated text files and is also made available in this format for dissemination.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Sarah K. Schoen
Originator: John F. Piatt
Originator: Mayumi L. Arimitsu
Originator: Brielle M. Heflin
Originator: Erica N. Madison
Originator: Gary S. Drew
Originator: Martin Renner
Originator: Nora A. Rojek
Originator: David C. Douglas
Originator: Anthony R. DeGange
Publication_Date: 201802
Title:

Avian predator buffers against variability in marine habitats with flexible foraging behavior

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Marine Biology
Issue_Identification: Unknown

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: on line
Publisher: Springer

Other_Citation_Details:

Schoen SK, Piatt JF, Arimitsu ML, Heflin BM, Madison EN, Drew GS, Renner M, Rojek NA, Douglas DC, DeGange AR (2018) Avian predator buffers against variability in marine habitats with flexible foraging behavior. Mar Bio 3304. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-018-3304-4

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-018-3304-4

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: USGS Alaska Science Center
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: Seabirds and Forage Fish Ecology Program
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: web site
Publication_Information:

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

Other_Citation_Details: Program information website.
Online_Linkage:

https://alaska.usgs.gov/science/biology/seabirds_foragefish/foragefish/index.php

Analytical_Tool:

Analytical_Tool_Description:

Various tools were used in measuring the chicks - wing chord rulers for wing (mm), calipers to measure culmen (mm) and tarsus (mm), and PESOLA® to measure mass (g).

Tool_Access_Information:

Online_Linkage: NA
Tool_Access_Instructions: NA

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

All chick measurements were collected and recorded by trained biologist using wing chord rulers for wing (mm), calipers to measure culmen (mm) and tarsus (mm), and PESOLA® to measure mass (g).

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Data are checked against field data sheets for missing values, outliers, and inconsistencies.

Completeness_Report:

Data is observational, there will be missing data or NA, and some fields are not relevant or obtainable during collection.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: NA

Lineage:

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Field
Methodology_Description:

Tufted Puffin chicks were removed from burrows, and we measured their mass (g), length of wing chord (mm), culmen (mm), and tarsus (mm; Table 1). Mass was measured using PESOLA® spring scales to the nearest gram, calipers were used to measure the culmen and tarsus to the nearest millimeter, and a wing ruler was used to measure the wing chord to the nearest millimeter. The amount of effort necessary to find chicks varied greatly among colonies due to differences in burrow depth, density, substrate, and occupancy.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Chick body condition was only used for analyses if there were measurements from 12 or more chicks at a colony. We calculated an index of chick condition by dividing chick mass (g) by wing chord length (mm), averaged chick condition per colony, and then compared chick condition between ecoregions using ANOVA.

Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference:

Chick condition data was collected from colonies in the Aleutian Islands and Alaska Peninsula.

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
Ellipsoid_Name: World Geodetic System of 1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label:

TuftedPuffin_ChickBodyConditions_NorthPacific_BeringSea_2012-2014

Entity_Type_Definition: Tufted Puffin chick measurements and burrow conditions
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Identifier
Attribute_Definition: Chick identification number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 408
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: number

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: island
Attribute_Definition: Island at which the chick was found
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Location name

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: latitude
Attribute_Definition: latitudinal coordinate of the Tufted puffin colony
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 51.58818
Range_Domain_Maximum: 56.7917
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: longitude
Attribute_Definition: longitudinal coordinate of the Tufted puffin colony
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -179.05253
Range_Domain_Maximum: 173.94593
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ecoregion
Attribute_Definition:

Ecological region identified for analyses and comparison among colonies

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WCA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Western-Central Aleutians
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: EA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Eastern Aleutians
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: AP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Alaska Peninsula
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: date
Attribute_Definition: Date the chick was grubbed and measured
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 08/14/2012
Range_Domain_Maximum: 08/16/2014
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: dd/mm/yyyy

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: burrow
Attribute_Definition: Tufted puffin burrow ID
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: text, field identification units

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: wing_mm
Attribute_Definition: Tufted Puffin chick wing chord measurement
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 24
Range_Domain_Maximum: 160
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: mass_g
Attribute_Definition: Tufted Puffin chick mass
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 75
Range_Domain_Maximum: 642
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: grams

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: condition_mass/wing
Attribute_Definition:

Tufted Puffin chick condition calculated by dividing mass by wing chord measurements

Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.080581
Range_Domain_Maximum: 5.972222
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: condition

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: culmen_mm
Attribute_Definition: Tufted Puffin chick culmen length
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 21
Range_Domain_Maximum: 44
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: tarsus_mm
Attribute_Definition: Tufted Puffin chick tarsus length
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 20
Range_Domain_Maximum: 45
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: millimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: entrance_sign
Attribute_Definition: Description of the entrance to the burrow
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: text

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: adult
Attribute_Definition: Tufted puffin adult present in the burrow
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Y
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: yes
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: N
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: no
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: comments
Attribute_Definition: Other observational comments
Attribute_Definition_Source: Author defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: text

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

This dataset contains Tufted Puffin chick measurements from colonies in the North Pacific and Bering Sea 2012-2014

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: USGS Alaska Science Center

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 4210 University Drive
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99508

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ascweb@usgs.gov

Resource_Description:

Processed_Hydroacoustic_NASC120Hz_NorthPacific_BeringSea_2012_data.csv, Processed_Hydroacoustic_NASC120Hz_NorthPacific_BeringSea_2014_data.csv

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 (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: CSV
Format_Information_Content:

Zip file containing the data in CSV file format and FGDC metadata in XML and HTML formats.

File_Decompression_Technique:

Use WinZip, pkUnzip, or other open source or commercially available unzip tool.

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7TQ60GV

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20201125
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

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

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

Tufted Puffin Chick Body Conditions, North Pacific and Bering Sea, 2012-2014

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