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Falk Huettmann
Unknown
UAF - Inside Passage, BC, Ferry Transects
Fairbanks, Alaska
University of Alaska
false
This data set contains survey data from the Inside Passage in British Columbia, Canada. It covers waterbird, seabird and some sea mammal data, collected with DISTANCE Sampling surveys from one side of the ferry for July 1999.
Provide general abundance information on seabirds and sea mammals for the Inside Passage and apply DISTANCE Sampling survey methods.
199907
ground condition
Currently no maintenance, future work is planned.
Inside Passage: Port Hardy, Bella Bella, Prince Ruperr, Canada
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seabird ecology
seabird monitoring
seabird surveys
index of relative abundance
sea mammal surveys
none
Western Canada
British Columbia
Port Hardy
Prince Rupert
Bella Bella
none
Ancient Murrelet
Black Oystercatcher
Brachyramphus marmoratus
Brandt’s Cormorant
Cassin's Auklet
Cepphus columba
Cerorhinca monocerata
Common Murre
Double-crested Cormorant
Fratercula corniculata
Glaucous-winged Gull
Haematopus bachmani
Harbour Porpoise
Horned Puffin
Larus glaucescens
Marbled Murrelet
Pelagic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Phocoena phocoena
Pigeon Guillemot
Ptychoramphus aleuticus
Rhinoceros Auklet
Synthliboramphus antiquus
Thick-billed Murre
Uria aalge
Uria lomvia
Tufted Puffin
Kingdom
Animalia
animals
Phylum
Chordata
chordates
Subphylum
Vertebrata
vertebrates
Class
Aves
Order
Ciconiiformes
Family
Procellariidae
Genus
Phalacrocorax
Species
Phalacrocorax auritus
Double-crested Cormorant
Species
Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Brandt's Cormorant
Species
Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Pelagic Cormorant
Family
Laridae
Genus
Larus
Species
Larus glaucescens
Glaucous-winged Gull
Species
Larus glaucescens
Glaucous-winged Gull
Genus
Uria
Species
Uria aalge
Common Murre
Species
Uria lomvia
Thick-billed Murre
Genus
Cepphus
Species
Cepphus columba
Pigone Guillemot
Genus
Synthliboramphus
Species
Synthliboramphus antiquus
Genus
Ptychoramphus
cassin's auklets
Species
Ptychoramphus aleuticus
Cassin's Auklet
Genus
Cerorhinca
Species
Cerorhinca monocerata
Rhonoceros Auklet
Genus
Fratercula cirrhata
Species
Fratercula cirrhata
Tufted Puffin
Species
Fratercula corniculata
Horned Puffin
Genus
Brachyramphus
Species
Brachyramphus marmoratus
Marbled Murrelet
Family
Charadriidae
oystercatchers
Genus
Haematopus
oystercatchers
Species
Haematopus bachmani
Black Oystercatcher
Class
Mammalia
mammals
Subclass
Theria
Infraclass
Eutheria
Order
Cetacea
cetaceans
Suborder
Odontoceti
toothed whales
Family
Phocoenidae
porpoises
Genus
Phocoena
common porpoises
harbour porpoises
Species
Phocoena phocoena
harbour porpoises
By arrangement with data owner, Falk Huettmann
By arrangement with data owner, Falk Huettmann
Falk Huettmann
University of Alaska, Institute of Arctic Biology
mailing and physical address
Biology and Wildlife Department
419 EHWALE lab
Fairbanks
Alaska
99775-7000
907 474-7882
907 474-6967
fffh@uaf.edu
false
Falk Huettmann
Field Notes
Buckland, S.T., Anderson, D.R., Burnham, K.P., Laake, J.L. Borchers, D.L. And Thomas, L.
2001
Introduction to Distance Sampling: Estimating Abundance of Biological Populations
book
Oxford, United Kingdom
Oxford University Press
The book describes the concepts and analysis methods as well as covering aspects of survey design and giving several worked examples. It is an essential companion to the software. 484 pages
false
Buckland, S. T., D. R. Anderson, K. P. Burnham, and J. L. Laake
1993
Distance Sampling: Estimating Abundance of Biological Populations.
Book
London
Chapman and Hall
446 pages
false
Huettmann, F., and K. MacIntosh
Unpublished Material
Results from ferry-based seabird surveys in the Bay of Fundy, Canada
In progress.
false
Huettmann, F. And Diamong, A.W.
1998
Seabird surveys and selected environmental data sets in the Bay of Fundy: findings and conclusions from monthly ferry transects Saint John - Digby - Saint John.
false
Edited by M.D. Burt and P.G. Wells
1998
Coastal Monitoring and the Bay of Fundy: Proceedings of the Marine Atlantic Ecozone Science Workshop.
St. Andrews, New Brunswick
Huntsman Marine Science Centre
pp. 85-92
false
Morgan, K.
Results from ferry-based seabird surveys Tsawassen-Sydney, Strait of Georgia, Canada.
Canada
Canadian Wildlife Service
false
false
Sightings are referenced to the observer, the specific cruise and ship name, ship speed, time and date. Accuracy of bird ID and bird numbers are discussed elsewhere (see references above). GPS instrumentation was not available to the observers but is available from the ferry.
Methodology is consistent throughout. One principle observer (FH) was present on all cruises. Cruise start and end locations are fixed; minor variations in the path between start and end points are related to tide, weather and traffic conditions.
Transects with confirmed absence are reported.
As noted above, cruise start and end points are fixed in space. Ten minute transect positions are infered from start and end point data. Specific geo-referenced data are available from ships logs or can be extrapolated by time.
Ship cruise on water. Altitudinal variations are caused by tidal changes, waves or ship height are all irrelevant under conditions encountered in this study.
Field
Observer followed the DISTANCE Sampling method, described by Buckland et al. (1993), with modifications imposed by access limitations aboard commercial ferry. Specifically, seabirds are surveyed from a moving ship, facing 90 degrees to port or to starboard, as recorded with cruise data. Sightings are ship-referenced (specific characteristics of the survey vessel) and fully time-referenced to the minute. Biasing factors during the survey are recorded (e.g. weather and water conditions; circling birds, fishing vessel activities).
Data were collected in the field on paper and notebooks, and in the office coded and transcribed, and then checked on hard copy. Transcription and Checking: Throughout entire period.
Unknown
Falk Huettmann
University of Alaska, Institute of Arctic Biology
mailing and physical address
Biology and Wildlife Department
419 EHWALE lab
Fairbanks
Alaska
99775-7000
907 474-7882
907 474-6967
fffh@uaf.edu
false
ship's logs
Point
false
Inside Passage, British Columbia, Ferry Transects
Survey data on animal species and number of species observed, behavior, comments, from the Inside Passage.
University of Alaska
Animal species
species name or standard four-letter alpha code
unknown
false
behavior
feeding, flying, resting, etc.
unknown
false
Comments
Weather changes
unknown
false
End time
local time
unknown
false
Location
Location latitude longitude from ship GPS, taken approximately every hour
Unknown
false
number of species observed
whole number
unknown
false
start time
local time
unknown
false
Survey date
date
unknown
false
Surveyors
Proper names
unknown
false
Time of detection
local time
unknown
false
Falk Huettmann
Falk Huettmann
University of Alaska, Institute of Arctic Biology
mailing and physical address
Biology and Wildlife Department
419 EHWALE lab
Fairbanks
Alaska
99775-7000
907 474-7882
907 474-6967
fffh@uaf.edu
false
Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Universities of Calgary and Alaska, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from Universities of Calgary and Alaska servers, and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. The University of Alaska shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.
20020315
Cheryl Solomon
Science Systems and Applications, Inc.
Metadata specialist
mailing and physical address
10210 Greenbelt Road, Suite 500
Lanham
Maryland
20706
301 867-2080
301-867-2149
solomon@gcmd.nasa.gov
false
FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001.1-1999