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Sea Otter Aerial Survey Data from Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, 1999-2012

February 4, 2020

The data package "Sea Otter Aerial Survey Data from Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, 1999-2012"; provides raw data for examining abundance and distribution of northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska, based on data collected during a series of population-wide aerial surveys. The USGS aerial sea otter surveys have been completed multiple times using consistent methodology involving aerial-based counts. The surveys provide data and a population estimate that Park and other Federal management agencies use for decision making and planning additional research. This data package includes a series of files with the raw digital data that was used for population estimates and population modeling found in related manuscripts.

Publication Year 2020
Title Sea Otter Aerial Survey Data from Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, 1999-2012
DOI 10.5066/P9SBAFF6
Authors George G Esslinger
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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