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.
Summary
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.). Version History: First release: January 2015 Revised: February 2023 (ver. 2.0)
Summary
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.).
Version History:
First release: January 2015
Revised: February 2023 (ver. 2.0)
McNew, L.B. and Handel, C.M., 2015, Avian point transect survey; Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 2012 (ver. 2.0, February 2023): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7JS9NG2
The purpose is to evaluate the potential bias of raw species counts and multi-species occupancy models when estimating species richness during avian point-count surveys.
