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Alaska Science Center

USGS Thesaurus Keywords

Wildlife, Terrestrial ecosystems, Wetland ecosystems, Migratory species

ISO 19115 Topic Category

Environment, Biota

Other Subject Keywords

Birds, Carex subspathacea, Plants, Herbivory, Lesser Snow Goose, Grazing, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Capture-recapture studies, Species life history, Plant phenology, Grazing dynamics / Plant ecology, Waterfowl, Black Brant, Migratory birds, Animals/Vertebrates

Place Keywords

Alaska, Colville River Delta, Arctic Coastal Plain

Goose Mass and Vegetation Data, Colville River Delta, Alaska, 2012-2017

This data release contains three tables of information from the Colville River Delta, Alaska (CDR): offtake of Carex subspathacea (2012-2014), standing crop of C. subspathacea (2012-2014), and snow goose and black brant gosling mass data (2012-2017). Data were collected as part of the USGS Changing Arctic Ecosystems Initiative to understand the response of wildlife to rapid physical changes taking place in the Arctic.

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Author(s)	Jerry W Hupp , Daniel R Ruthrauff
Publication Date	2017-03
Beginning Date of Data	2012
Ending Date of Data	2017
Data Contact	U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5066/F72J692N
Citation	Hupp, J.W., and Ruthrauff, D.R., 2017, Goose Mass and Vegetation Data, Colville River Delta, Alaska, 2012-2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F72J692N.
Metadata Contact	U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Metadata Date	2021-12-14
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Access	public
License	http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/

Harvest Source: Alaska Science Center
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