Kasatochi Crested and Least Auklet Survey Data, 1996-2016
February 10, 2020
Crested (Aethia cristatella) and Least Auklets (Aethia pusilla) are crevice-nesting birds that breed in large mixed colonies at relatively few sites in the Aleutian Chain, Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska and Sea of Okhotsk. Time-lapse imagery of nesting habitat was collected over the summers of 2010, 2012, and 2013 to assess use of the primary pre-eruption colony site. At-sea surveys collected relative abundance data to identify shifts in distributions of Crested and Least Auklets around Kasatochi and Koniuji Islands.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Title | Kasatochi Crested and Least Auklet Survey Data, 1996-2016 |
| DOI | 10.5066/F7513WDS |
| Authors | Gary S Drew, John F Piatt |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) |
| USGS Organization | Alaska Science Center |
| Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |
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