Mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA, and Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada, 2008-2023
September 29, 2025
Dataset includes a) counts of mountain goats for multiple surveys across 37 sites inside Glacier National Park 2008-2019, along with biotic and abiotic conditions used in analysis of trend including snow, precipitation, temperature, landcover and habituation; b) predicted numbers of goats using each survey area; and c) microsatellite genotypes for goat pellet samples collected 2019-2023 across Glacier National Park and Waterton Lakes National Park for assessment of genetic structure and diversity.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Title | Mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA, and Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada, 2008-2023 |
| DOI | 10.5066/P91GTUL3 |
| Authors | Tabitha A Graves, William M Janousek, Michael J. Yarnall, Eliza (Contractor) D Stein, Rachel Crowhurst, Clinton C Epps, Jami Belt |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) |
| USGS Organization | Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK) Headquarters |
| Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |