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Goose Mass and Vegetation Data, Colville River Delta, Alaska, 2012-2017

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This data release contains three tables of information from the Colville River Delta, Alaska (CDR): offtake of Carex subspathacea (2012-2014), standing crop of C. subspathacea (2012-2014), and snow goose and black brant gosling mass data (2012-2017). Data were collected as part of the USGS Changing Arctic Ecosystems Initiative to understand the response of wildlife to rapid physical changes taking place in the Arctic.

Author(s): Hupp, J. W.; Ruthrauff, D. R.

Suggested Citation:
Hupp, J. W. and Ruthrauff, D. R., 2017, Goose Mass and Vegetation Data, Colville River Delta, Alaska, 2012-2017 (ver. 2.0, August 2020): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F72J692N.

Version History:
First release: February 2017
Revised: August 2020 (ver. 2.0)

Referenced Publication(s):

Hupp, J. W., D. H. Ward, K. R. Hogrefe, J. G. Sedinger, P. D. Martin, A. Stickney, and T. Obritschkewitsch. 2017. Growth of black brant and snow goose goslings in northern Alaska. Journal of Wildlife Management 81(5):846-857. doi:10.1002/jwmg.21246

Ruthrauff, D. R., V. P. Patil, J. W. Hupp, and D. H. Ward. 2021. Life-history attributes of Arctic-breeding birds drive uneven responses to environmental variability across different phases of the reproductive cycle. Ecology and Evolution 11(24):18514-18530. doi:10.1002/ece3.8448


DataID: 103 | doi:10.5066/F72J692N | Date Posted Online: 2017-02-21 | Last Updated: 2020-11-12 12:03:10

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