Statewide Alaska Tern Occurrences
Citation
Moore E, McDonald T, Schaefer A, Kaler R, Oehlers S, Renner H, Corcoran R, Boldenow M, Goldstein M, Lyons D, Renner M, Cooper E (2024). Statewide Alaska Tern Occurrences. Version 1.1. USFWS-AK. Occurrence dataset. https://ipt-obis.gbif.us/resource?r=usfws_alaska_tern_colonies&v=1.1 https://doi.org/10.15468/7mzh97 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-11.Description
These records are a compilation of tern colony locations known in Alaska, first compiled in August of 2023. These records include observations of both Aleutian and Arctic terns. This dataset is the result of a comprehensive search for any known Aleutian tern colony locations in Alaska, and it includes Arctic terns because they often share the same breeding habitat.The primary purpose of this dataset was to create a habitat model to inform future field work in 2024 and 2025.
Purpose
The primary purpose of this dataset was to create a habitat model to inform future field work in 2024 and 2025.
Sampling Description
Study Extent
Data for this project came from many sources. We targeted our search for records to the known breeding range of Aleutian terns within Alaska; however, we included any records we found in eastern Russia.Sampling
Records in this dataset are a combination of many sampling events and from incidental observations.Quality Control
We conducted quality control by building an interactive map application where species experts reviewed all points for accuracy. Any points with errors (such as points located off the coast) or with insufficient taxonomy information or date were removed.Method steps
- Steps in this project included 1) Data gathering, 2) Compilation and quality control review 3) Standardization for use in a habitat model and for data publication.
Taxonomic Coverages
Birds, specifically Terns in the Alaska region.
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Animaliarank: kingdom
Geographic Coverages
This dataset primarily includes records for Alaska, with a few records in eastern Russia when points were available.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Elizabeth Mooreoriginator
position: Landscape Ecologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Alaska
US
email: elizabeth_moore@fws.gov
userId: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8389-606X
Trent McDonald
originator
position: Principal Statistician
McDonald Data Sciences
US
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7608-6988
Anne Schaefer
originator
position: Research Associate
Prince William Sound Science Center
US
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6610-9047
Robb Kaler
originator
position: Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
US
Susan Oehlers
originator
position: Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Forest Service
Heather Renner
originator
position: Supervisory Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
US
Robin Corcoran
originator
position: Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
US
Megan Boldenow
originator
position: Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
US
Michael Goldstein
originator
position: BIL Program Lead
U.S. Forest Service
US
Don Lyons
originator
position: Director, Conservation Science of Audubon's Seabird Institute
National Audubon Society, Oregon State University
US
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4486-9261
Martin Renner
originator
position: Wildlife Biologist
Tern Again Consulting
US
Erin Cooper
originator
position: Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Forest Service
US
Elizabeth Moore
metadata author
position: Landscape Ecologist
USFWS
Alaska
US
email: elizabeth_moore@fws.gov
userId: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8389-606X
Elizabeth Moore
user
position: Landscape Ecologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
US
email: elizabeth_moore@fws.gov
userId: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8389-606X
Elizabeth Moore
administrative point of contact
position: Landscape Ecologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Alaska
US
email: elizabeth_moore@fws.gov
userId: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8389-606X