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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

Marine ecosystems, Population dynamics, Marine biology

ISO 19115 Topic Category

Biota, Environment

Other Subject Keywords

Albatross and Allies, Marine mammals, Marine bird, Pelicans and Allies, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Birds, Sandpipers, Aquatic birds, Sea ducks, Seabird, Eagles/Falcons/Hawks and Allies, Loons, Grebes, Ducks/Geese/Swans

Place Keywords

Canada, Sea of Okhotsk, Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, North Pacific, Chukchi Sea, Alaska, Sea of Japan, Beaufort Sea, Bering Sea

North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD)

The North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD) is maintained by the USGS Alaska Science Center and includes survey transect data designed and conducted by numerous partners primarily to census seabirds at sea. The data provided here relate to observations of marine birds and mammals observed during at-sea surveys throughout the North Pacific including the Arctic Ocean, Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea, Bering Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, and Barents Sea. This data release contains 5 tables including observation data, survey locations, taxonomic designations of observed birds and mammals, summary information about each dataset added to the database, and a table showing changes made to the database from version 4.0 to 4.1.

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Author(s) Gary S Drew orcid, Sarah K Schoen orcid, Marla Hood orcid, Mayumi Arimitsu orcid, John F Piatt orcid
Publication Date 2005-08-11
Beginning Date of Data 1973
Ending Date of Data 2022
Data Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/F7WQ01T3
Citation Drew, G.S., Schoen, S.K., Hood, M., Arimitsu, M., and Piatt, J.F., 2005, North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7WQ01T3.
Metadata Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Metadata Date 2024-04-05
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