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Avian Habitat Data; Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 2012

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This data package contains two tables with habitat measurements from each sampling point used in avian point-transect surveys on the Seward Peninsula in 2012 and the locations of those sites. Measurements include percent cover and canopy height of alder (Alnus spp.), dwarf birch (Betula spp.), ericaceous shrubs (e.g., Empetrum, Vaccinium spp.), herbaceous, lichen (e.g., Cladonia spp.), and willow (Salix spp.).

Author(s): McNew, L. B.; Handel, C. M.

Suggested Citation:
McNew, L. B. and Handel, C. M., 2015, Avian Habitat Data; Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 2012 (ver. 2.0, February 2023): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7F18WS3.

Version History:
First release: January 2015
Revised: February 2023(ver. 2.0)

Referenced Publication(s):

McNew, L. B. and C. M. Handel. 2015. Evaluating species richness: biased ecological inference results from spatial heterogeneity in species detection probabilities. Ecological Applications 25:1669-1680. doi:10.1890/14-1248.1

Thompson, S. J., C. M. Handel, R. M. Richardson, and L. B. McNew. 2016. When winners become losers: Predicted nonlinear responses of arctic birds to increasing woody vegetation. PLoS One 11(11):e0164755. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0164755


DataID: 5 | doi:10.5066/F7F18WS3 | Date Posted Online: 2015-01-30 | Last Updated: 2023-02-15 08:57:43

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