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Data from Common Murre Die-off Surveys and Necropsies Following the North Pacific Marine Heatwave, 2015-2016

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These data are in two tables relating to a die-off of Common Murres in the north Pacific, 2015-2016. The tables provide: 1) beach survey locations, date, time, distance surveyed (kilometers), and number of Common Murre carcasses observed during surveys conducted along the coastline of Alaska to document the 2015-2016 die-off of Common Murres coincident with the North Pacific marine heatwave, and 2) Common Murre necropsy results from carcasses collected during the die-off, including: bird identification number, collection date, collection location, and body and tissues measurements.

Author(s): Schoen, S. K.; Piatt, J. F.; Arimitsu, M. L.

Suggested Citation:
Schoen, S. K., Piatt, J. F. and Arimitsu, M. L., 2020, Data from Common Murre die-off surveys and necropsies following the north Pacific marine heatwave, 2015-2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9E8RE9I.

Referenced Publication(s):

Piatt, J. F., J. K. Parrish, H. M. Renner, S. K. Schoen, T. T. Jones, M. L. Arimitsu, K. J. Kuletz, B. Bodenstein, M. Garcia-Reyes, R. S. Duerr, R. M. Corcoran, R. A. S. Kaler, and et al. 2020. Extreme mortality and reproductive failure of common murres resulting from the northeast Pacific marine heatwave of 2014-2016. PLoS One 15(1):e0226087. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0226087


DataID: 272 | doi:10.5066/P9E8RE9I | Date Posted Online: 2020-01-10 | Last Updated: 2020-01-10 15:57:55

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