Black Oystercatcher Nest and Diet Data from Kachemak Bay, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Prince William Sound
Dates
Publication Date
2017-04-25
Start Date
2006
End Date
2024
Last Revision
2024-10-01
Citation
U.S. Geological Survey - Alaska Science Center, National Park Service - Southwest Alaska Inventory and Monitoring Network, and University of Alaska Fairbanks - College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, 2017, Black Oystercatcher nest and diet data from Kachemak Bay, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Prince William Sound (ver. 3.0, October 2024): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7WH2N5Q.
Summary
These data are part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long-term monitoring program, nearshore monitoring component. The dataset is comprised of six comma separated values (.csv) file exported from a relational database. The data consist of: 1) transect summary, 2) nest details, 3) egg float and stage data, 4) chicks diets, 5) chick diet taxonomy, and 6) Gulf Watch Alaska contributors. Version History: First release: April 2017 Revised: November 2023 (ver. 2.0) Revised: October 2024 (ver. 3.0)
Summary
These data are part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long-term monitoring program, nearshore monitoring component. The dataset is comprised of six comma separated values (.csv) file exported from a relational database. The data consist of: 1) transect summary, 2) nest details, 3) egg float and stage data, 4) chicks diets, 5) chick diet taxonomy, and 6) Gulf Watch Alaska contributors.
Version History:
First release: April 2017
Revised: November 2023 (ver. 2.0)
Revised: October 2024 (ver. 3.0)
Robinson, B.H., Coletti, H.A., Phillips, L.M., Powell, A.N., 2018. Are prey remains accurate indicators of chick diet? A comparison of diet quantification techniques for Black Oystercatchers. Wader Study 125(1):20-32. https://doi.org/10.18194/ws.00105
These data describe the nest status, productivity, chick diet, and egg float stages of Black Oystercatchers (Haematopus bachmani) in the northern Gulf of Alaska.
Data were collected from survey transects at sites nested in four sampling blocks: Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and western Prince William Sound. Study site locations are described in the "Monitoring Site Locations" data release: https://doi.org/10.5066/F78S4N3R (Coletti et al. 2017).
