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Nesting Period Data for Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) in Alaska

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2012
End Date
2014

Citation

Matsuoka, T.D., Patil, V.P., Hupp, J.W., Leach, A.G., Reed, J.A., Sedinger, J.S., and Ward, D.H., 2024, Nesting period data for Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1EFZHCB.

Summary

This data package contains one table with nest initiation and end dates and clutch sizes from Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) at two breeding colonies in Alaska. Data include nesting period determined by either nest visits or light-level data recorded by geolocators attached tarsal bands.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Alaska Science Center
Originator :
Toshio D Matsuoka, Vijay P Patil, Jerry W Hupp, Alan G Leach, John A Reed, Sedinger, James S, David H Ward
Metadata Contact :
Alaska Science Center
Publisher :
Alaska Science Center
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Alaska Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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blackBrant_nestingPeriod_alaska.csv 3.65 KB text/csv
blackBrant_nestingPeriod_alaska_metadata.html 57.53 KB text/html
blackBrant_nestingPeriod_alaska_metadata.xml
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Purpose

These data were collected to better understand the timing of Black Brant nesting at two breeding colonies in arctic and sub-arctic Alaska.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P1EFZHCB

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