Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: A. S. Fischbach (ORCID: 0000-0002-6555-865X)
Originator: W. S. Beatty (ORCID: 0000-0003-0013-3113)
Originator: C. V. Jay (ORCID: 0000-0002-9559-2189)
Originator: M. S. Udevitz (ORCID: 0000-0003-4659-138X)
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:
Pacific Walrus Behavior Data and Associated Chukchi Sea Ice Observations and Projections for use with Bioenergetics Models to Forecast Walrus Body Condition
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: A. S. Fischbach, W. S. Beatty, C.V. Jay, M.S. Udevitz, 2017, Pacific Walrus Behavior Data and Associated Chukchi Sea Ice Observations and Projections for use with Bioenergetics Models to Forecast Walrus Body Condition: U.S. Geological Survey data release,
https://doi.org/10.5066/F7XG9Q2T.
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7XG9Q2T
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Chadwick Jay
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: Walrus Research
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Website
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Online_Linkage: https://alaska.usgs.gov/science/biology/walrus/
Description:
Abstract:
This data release comprises 3 datasets used to develop forecasts of autumn body condition for adult female Pacific walruses in the Chukchi Sea during mid and late century time periods. The activity dataset contains daily telemetry records for 218 adult female walruses tracked for periods of 7 to 104 days during 2008-2014, in the Chukchi Sea. Records include the number of hours the walrus was in the water, number of hours the walrus was foraging, study area region where the walrus was located, depths of the foraging locations, and the proportion of the region covered by sea ice. The movement dataset contains telemetry records for 94 of these walruses, giving the dates they moved from one region to another, and the date of the beginning of minimum ice period for that year. The projected-ice dataset contains daily projections of ice conditions in the study area regions derived from 7 general circulation models of future ice availability for mid-century (2045-2054) and late-century (2090-2099) time periods. The movement and activity datasets were developed to model walrus activity and movement as functions of sea ice conditions. The projected-ice dataset was developed to provide input for those models to forecast future walrus activity and movement. Forecasting autumn body condition requires linkage to bioenergetics models.
Purpose:
Develop models of walrus activity and movement as functions of sea ice conditions, forecast future walrus activity and movement as functions of projected future sea ice conditions, and link to bioenergetics models to forecast autumn body condition for adult female Pacific walruses in the Chukchi Sea during mid and late century time periods.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20080604
Ending_Date: 20991130
Currentness_Reference: ground condition & projected
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Chukchi Sea
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -174.40000
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -156.88000
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 72.84000
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 66.61000
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:ASC146
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: haulout
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: mammals
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Biocomplexity Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: activity
Theme_Keyword: behavior
Theme_Keyword: forage
Theme_Keyword: foraging behavior
Theme_Keyword: sea ice
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: Chukchi Sea
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: Marine
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: Summer
Temporal_Keyword: Autumn
Taxonomy:
Keywords/Taxon:
Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Taxonomic_Keywords: Walrus
Taxonomic_Keywords: Pacific walrus
Taxonomic_Keywords: Odobenus rosmarus divergens
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: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Mammalia
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Carnivora
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Odobenidae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Odobenus
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Odobenus rosmarus
Applicable_Common_Name: Walrus
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
It is requested that the authors and 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.
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: M. S. Udevitz
Originator: C. V. Jay
Originator: R. L. Taylor
Originator: A. S. Fischbach
Originator: W. S. Beatty
Originator: S. R. Noren
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:
Forecasting consequences of changing sea ice availability for Pacific walruses
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Ecosphere
Publisher: Wiley
Online_Linkage: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.2014/full