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A scientist examines the teeth and skull of a sea otter

By Alaska Science Center
A person sitting on a rock and touching a sea otter jawbone while wearing orange gloves.
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A scientist examines the teeth from a sea otter skull found on a beach at Katmai Nation Park and Preserve. Teeth are collected in the field and each sea otter is aged using cementum annuli counts. Cementum annuli are the rings of collagen fibers in tooth roots.

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Sea Otter Mortality Age Data from Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Prince William Sound, Alaska, 2006-2017 Sea Otter Mortality Age Data from Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Prince William Sound, Alaska, 2006-2017

These data are part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long term monitoring program, nearshore monitoring component. The dataset is a comma separated file exported from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. The data consist of information related to collection of sea otter carcasses. Collectors walked selected shorelines searching for signs of carcasses. Date, location, carcass condition, parts...
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Sea Otter Mortality Age Data from Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Prince William Sound, Alaska, 2006-2017 Sea Otter Mortality Age Data from Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Prince William Sound, Alaska, 2006-2017

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