Tracking Data for Pacific Loons (Gavia pacifica)

This data release includes 1 child item with tracking data for Pacific Loons, a species that breeds throughout much of Alaska and winters throughout the Pacific Ocean basin, along the coasts of East Asia and North America. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Pacific Loons (Gavia pacifica) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters.

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Biota, All tags... Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Colville River Delta, Distribution, Ecological Dynamics, Environment, Gavia pacifica, Loons, Migration, Migration (organisms), Migration pathway, Migratory birds, Migratory strategies, North Slope, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Pacific Americas flyway, Pacific Loons, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species Life History, Species Migration, Staging area, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Fewer tags

Child Item 1: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Yellow-billed Loons (Gavia adamsii) - Processed Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 92 satellite transmitters attached to adult Yellow-billed Loons on their breeding range in Arctic Alaska and Canada, 2002-2017. The raw data were processed to accomplish two goals: flag implausible location estimates and decode raw sensor data. Three Comma Separate Value (CSV) tables are included in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release: 1) the "diag_filteredLocations" table contains one record for every location estimate collected, accompanied by a binary flag that denotes an algorithm's plausibility...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Atqasuk, All tags... Biota, Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Cambridge Bay, Canada, Chipp River, Distribution, East Asia flyway, Ecological Dynamics, Environment, Gavia adamsii, Ikpikpuk, Inigok, Loons, Migration, Migration (organisms), Migration pathway, Migratory birds, Migratory strategies, NPR-A, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, North Slope, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Pacific Americas flyway, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Seward Peninsula, Species Life History, Species Migration, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Wintering area, Yellow-billed loon, Fewer tags

Tracking Data for Red-throated Loons (Gavia stellata)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Red-throated Loons, a species that breeds in coastal areas throughout Alaska and winters along the Pacific coasts of North America and Eurasia. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Red-throated Loons (Gavia stellata) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Red-throated Loons (Gavia stellata) - Raw Data" All raw data collected from Argos satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical purposes. Version History: First release: December 2017 Revised:...

Categories: Data, Data Release - Revised; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Biota, All tags... Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Copper River Delta, Distribution, East Asia flyway, Ecological Dynamics, Environment, Gavia stellata, Loons, Migration, Migration (organisms), Migration pathway, Migratory birds, Migratory strategies, NPR-A, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, North Slope, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Pacific Americas flyway, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Point Lay, Red-throated Loon, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Seward Peninsula, Species Life History, Species Migration, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Wintering area, Yukon Delta, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Fewer tags

Serum biochemistries of Pacific black brant

The data set contains results for nine serum biochemistries in molting Pacific black brant (Branta bernicla nigricans). These data were used to calculate reference intervals (sometimes referred to as normal values) for the nine serum biochemistries. All brant were after-hatch year. All samples were collected in 2006 and 2007 in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area, Alaska.

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Alaska, Arctic Coastal Plain, Serum biochemistry, Teshekpuk Lake Special Area, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC)

Understanding the Links between Climate and Waterbirds Across North America

Ducks and other waterfowl in the U.S. are valued and enjoyed by millions of birdwatchers, artists, photographers and citizens for their beauty and appeal. Waterfowl also provide game for hunters throughout the country and act as an important source of revenue for states and local communities. Loss of habitat and migration corridors due to land use changes and changes in climate threaten these birds, however more scientific information is needed to understand these processes. This project used available annual surveys of duck counts, along with data on the location and availability of ponds and temperature and precipitation patterns, to model where across the continental landscape waterfowl were present and if their...

Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2011, Adaptive Harvest Management, Aerial Survey, Alaska, Alaska CASC, All tags... Birds, Birds, Breeding Survey, CASC, Completed, North America, Population Survey, Projects by Region, Stationarity, Survey, Waterbirds, Waterfowl, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, density and occupancy modeling, Fewer tags

Modeling Future Storm Impacts on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

The western coast of Alaska is a remote region, rich in wildlife and providing critical nesting habitat for many of Alaska’s seabirds. It is also home to indigenous communities who rely upon the region’s natural resources to support a traditional lifestyle of hunting, gathering, and fishing. Although the region is frequently subject to extensive inland flooding from Bering Sea storms, little is known about the extent and frequency of flooding and its impacts on vegetation, wildlife, and water quality. Furthermore, information is lacking about how climate change and sea-level rise (which can influence the frequency and intensity of storms and subsequent flooding) are affecting this area, its communities, and their...

Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2012, Alaska, Alaska CASC, CASC, Completed, All tags... Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Extreme Weather, Extreme Weather, Projects by Region, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, Storm Surge, Water, Coasts and Ice, Water, Coasts and Ice, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Fewer tags

Child Item 2: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus) - Raw Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 53 satellite transmitters attached to Emperor Geese on their breeding range in western Alaska, 1999-2003. Five data files are included in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. Two data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DIAG (Diagnostic) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular Comma Separate Value (CSV) format. Two other data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DS (Dispose) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular CSV format. The...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Anser canagicus, Argos, All tags... Biota, Birds, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Coastal ecosystems, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Emperor goose, Environment, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, Tundra ecosystems, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Waterfowl, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Yukon Delta, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Fewer tags

Tracking Data for Yellow-billed Loons (Gavia adamsii)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Yellow-billed loons, a species that breeds in coastal areas of western and northern Alaska and adjacent regions of Russia and Canada. This species winters along the Pacific coasts of North America and Eurasia. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Yellow-billed Loons (Gavia adamsii) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Yellow-billed Loons (Gavia adamsii) - Raw Data" All raw data collected from Argos satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Atqasuk, All tags... Biota, Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Cambridge Bay, Canada, Chipp River, Distribution, East Asia flyway, Ecological Dynamics, Environment, Gavia adamsii, Ikpikpuk, Inigok, Loons, Migration, Migration (organisms), Migration pathway, Migratory birds, Migratory strategies, NPR-A, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, North Slope, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Pacific Americas flyway, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Seward Peninsula, Species Life History, Species Migration, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Wintering area, Yellow-billed loon, Fewer tags

Child Item 2: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Red-throated Loons (Gavia stellata) - Raw Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 92 satellite transmitters attached to Red-throated Loons on their breeding range in coastal areas throughout Alaska, 2000-2010. Five data files are included in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. Two data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DIAG (Diagnostic) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular Comma Separate Value (CSV) format. Two other data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DS (Dispose) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a...

Categories: Data, Data Release - Revised; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Biota, All tags... Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Copper River Delta, Distribution, East Asia flyway, Ecological Dynamics, Environment, Gavia stellata, Loons, Migration, Migration (organisms), Migration pathway, Migratory birds, Migratory strategies, NPR-A, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, North Slope, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Pacific Americas flyway, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Point Lay, Red-throated Loon, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Seward Peninsula, Species Life History, Species Migration, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Wintering area, Yukon Delta, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Fewer tags

Child Item 2: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Yellow-billed Loons (Gavia adamsii) - Raw Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 92 satellite transmitters attached to adult Yellow-billed Loons on their breeding range in Arctic Alaska and Canada, 2002-2017. Five data files are included in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. Two data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DIAG (Diagnostic) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular Comma Separate Value (CSV) format. Two other data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DS (Dispose) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Atqasuk, All tags... Biota, Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Cambridge Bay, Canada, Chipp River, Distribution, East Asia flyway, Ecological Dynamics, Environment, Gavia adamsii, Ikpikpuk, Inigok, Loons, Migration, Migration (organisms), Migration pathway, Migratory birds, Migratory strategies, NPR-A, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, North Slope, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Pacific Americas flyway, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Seward Peninsula, Species Life History, Species Migration, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Wintering area, Yellow-billed loon, Fewer tags

Gavia Species Identification and Diet Composition from Feces, Central North Slope, Alaska, 2012-2014

This data set is comprised of one table with sampling information and NCBI BioProject accession numbers for sequence information of this amplicon-based study targeting Loon (Gavia sp.) and fish species expected in lake systems of the North Slope of Alaska from fecal samples. Highly conserved primers which could differentiate species of interest were developed for five portions of gavia mtDNA genes (COXI, CytB, ND1, ND2, and ND5) and two portions of fish mtDNA genes (12S, and CytB). The reference sequences and conserved primer sets to identify species present were developed using publicly available data from NCBI GenBank.

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animals/Vertebrates, Aquatic ecosystems, Biota, Birds, All tags... Coastal ecosystems, Cytochrome b, Cytochrome oxidase I, DNA Primers, DNA sequencing, DNA, Mitochondrial, Diets, Environment, Environmental DNA, Food fishes, Genetic markers, Genetics, Genetics, Loons, Migratory birds, NADH 1, NADH 2, NADH 5, North Slope, Polymerase chain reaction, Species/Population Interactions, Tundra ecosystems, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wetland ecosystems, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Wildlife food habits, eDNA, Fewer tags

Tracking Data for Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Emperor Geese, a waterfowl species endemic to the Bering Sea region that breeds primarily in western Alaska on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and spends the winter in southwestern Alaska and throughout the Aleutian Islands. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus) - Raw Data" All raw data collected from Argos satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Anser canagicus, Argos, All tags... Biota, Birds, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Coastal ecosystems, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Emperor goose, Environment, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, Tundra ecosystems, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Waterfowl, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Yukon Delta, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Fewer tags

Child Item 1: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus) - Processed Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 53 satellite transmitters attached to Emperor Geese on their breeding range in western Alaska, 1999-2003. The raw data were processed to accomplish two goals: flag implausible location estimates and decode raw sensor data. Three Comma Separate Value (CSV) tables are included in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release: 1) the "diag_filteredLocations" table contains one record for every Argos location estimate collected, accompanied by a binary flag that denotes an algorithm's plausibility check (based on...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Anser canagicus, Argos, All tags... Biota, Birds, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Coastal ecosystems, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Emperor goose, Environment, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, Tundra ecosystems, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Waterfowl, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Yukon Delta, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Fewer tags

Child Item 1: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Pacific Loons (Gavia pacifica) - Processed Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release. This data release contains data collected by the Argos System from 12 satellite transmitters attached to Pacific Loons on their breeding range in arctic, 2015-2016. The raw data were processed to accomplish two goals: flag implausible location estimates and decode raw sensor data. Two Comma Separate Value (CSV) tables are included in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release: 1) the "diag_filteredLocations" table contains one record for every location estimate, accompanied by a binary flag that denotes an algorithm's plausibility check. Each record also includes a 'Tracking_Status'...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Biota, All tags... Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Colville River Delta, Distribution, Ecological Dynamics, Environment, Gavia pacifica, Loons, Migration, Migration (organisms), Migration pathway, Migratory birds, Migratory strategies, North Slope, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Pacific Americas flyway, Pacific Loons, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species Life History, Species Migration, Staging area, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Fewer tags

Circumpolar assessment of ecological mismatch between avian herbivores and plant phenology

The timing of breeding is constrained in Arctic ecosystems and small temporal differences in when individuals breed can have large effects on fitness. Arctic ecosystems are generally warming more rapidly than other ecosystems which, for migratory species, can cause an imbalance, or mismatch, between when they have evolved to breed versus when it is optimal to breed environmentally. Geese are abundant herbivores summering in tundra ecosystems, and whose presence has important feedbacks on ecosystem processes. Some goose populations have already exhibited signs that spring vegetation phenology is occurring earlier than individuals are able to breed, with a consequent effect on their reproductive fitness. The magnitude...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: All Working Groups, Completed, Ecosystems, Land Resources, plants

Child Item 1: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Red-throated Loons (Gavia stellata) - Processed Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 92 satellite transmitters attached to Red-throated Loons on their breeding range in coastal areas throughout Alaska, 2000-2010. The raw data were processed to accomplish two goals: flag implausible location estimates and decode raw sensor data. Three Comma Separate Value (CSV) tables are included in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release: 1) the "diag_filteredLocations" table contains one record for every location estimate collected, accompanied by a binary flag that denotes an algorithm's plausibility...

Categories: Data, Data Release - Revised; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Biota, All tags... Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Copper River Delta, Distribution, East Asia flyway, Ecological Dynamics, Environment, Gavia stellata, Loons, Migration, Migration (organisms), Migration pathway, Migratory birds, Migratory strategies, NPR-A, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, North Slope, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Pacific Americas flyway, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Point Lay, Red-throated Loon, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Seward Peninsula, Species Life History, Species Migration, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Wintering area, Yukon Delta, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Fewer tags