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Marine ecology near Tufted Puffin colonies across the Aleutian Archipelago and Alaska Peninsula, 2012-2014

Data Download [36.5MB] | AK Science Portal | Project Site | Date Range: 2012 - 2014

In the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea between August 2012-2014, data were collected on sea surface temperature and salinity data, marine bird and mammal surveys, hydroacoustic backscatter data, marine environment surrounding Tufted Puffin colonies, and body condition and diets of Tufted Puffin chicks.

Data sets included:

Oceanographic Conditions (Temperature and Salinity), North Pacific and Bering Sea 2012-2014 Metadata
Marine Bird and Mammal Surveys, North Pacific and Bering Sea 2012-2014 Metadata
Tufted Puffin Colony Environmental Data, North Pacific and Bering Sea, 2012-2014 Metadata
Hydroacoustic Surveys, North Pacific and Bering Sea, 2012 and 2014 Metadata
Tufted Puffin Chick Body Conditions, North Pacific and Bering Sea, 2012-2014 Metadata
Tufted Puffin Chick Diets, North Pacific and Bering Sea, 2012-2014 Metadata

Author(s): Schoen, S. K.; Heflin, B.; Piatt, J. F.; Arimitsu, M. L.; Drew, G. S.; Douglas, D. C.; Renner, M.

Suggested Citation:
Schoen, S. K., Heflin, B., Piatt, J. F., Arimitsu, M. L., Drew, G. S., Douglas, D. C. and Renner, M., 2018, Marine ecology near Tufted Puffin colonies across the Aleutian Archipelago and Alaska Peninsula, 2012-2014: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7TQ60GV.

Referenced Publication(s):

Schoen, S. K., J. F. Piatt, M. L. Arimitsu, B. Heflin, E. N. Madison, G. S. Drew, M. Renner, N. A. Rojek, D. C. Douglas, and A. R. DeGange. 2018. Avian predator buffers against variability in marine habitats with flexible foraging behavior. Marine Biology 165:47. doi:10.1007/s00227-018-3304-4


DataID: 187 | doi:10.5066/F7TQ60GV | Date Posted Online: 2018-02-15 | Last Updated: 2019-07-29 12:41:42

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