Sea Otter Aerial Survey Data from the outer Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, 2019
December 1, 2021
This dataset consists of three tables related to abundance and distribution of northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) near the outer Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, based on data collected during a series of population-wide aerial surveys in June 2019. The dataset consists of: (1) sea otter counts along strip transects, (2) sea otter counts in Intensive Search Unit (ISU) within the transects, and (3) Transect coordinates.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Title | Sea Otter Aerial Survey Data from the outer Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, 2019 |
| DOI | 10.5066/P9TTJVBC |
| Authors | George G Esslinger, Daniel H Monson, Brian H Robinson |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
| USGS Organization | Alaska Science Center |
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