BSIERP - B65 Seabird Colony-based Studies 04.37 2008

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• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Homer, AK

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: BSIERP - B65 Seabird Colony-based Studies 04.37 2008

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Description:

Abstract:

The seabird colony studies are focused on response variables for surface-feeding Black-legged Kittiwake and deep diving Thick-billed Murre at breeding colonies on St. Paul and St. George Islands in the Pribilof Islands. Data on seabird reproductive parameters, (clutch size, hatching success, fledgling success, reproductive success, growth rates), timing of nesting events, diets, stress level (part of the patch dynamics study), annual adult survival, condition of adults (based on body size) and population trends will be assessed at each island. Much of this work is part of the ongoing U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seabird monitoring program, but more detailed data on parameters such as diet, body condition, and adult survival will be acquired as part of BSIERP. These variables will be measured to evaluate inter-annual responses to environmental conditions and prey patch dynamics at breeding colonies on each island. Population indices will be obtained in 2008 and 2011 (the normal frequency of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service program) to provide current data points to assess trends.

Purpose:

The goal of this project is to determine the effects of inter-annual variations in environmental conditions and prey availability on diet composition, body condition and adult survival of breeding Black-legged Kittiwake and Thick-billed Murre on St. Paul and St. George Islands in the Pribilof Islands.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 200805

Ending_Date: 200809

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: In work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

The Pribilof Islands of St. Paul and St. George in the Bering Sea, Alaska.

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -172.35

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -164.05

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 64.21

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 54.29

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: BSIERP

Theme_Keyword: Black-legged Kittiwake

Theme_Keyword: Thick-billed Murre

Theme_Keyword: Rissa tridactyla

Theme_Keyword: Uria lomvia

Theme_Keyword: Bering Sea

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: IOOS Core Variables

Theme_Keyword: Version 1

Theme_Keyword: Biology

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: project_number:B65

Theme_Keyword: data_url:<http://data.eol.ucar.edu/codiac/dss/id=245.B65-001>

Theme_Keyword: archive_url:<http://www.eol.ucar.edu/projects/bsierp>

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Bering Sea

Place_Keyword: Alaska

Place_Keyword: AK

Place_Keyword: Pribilof Islands

Taxonomy:

Keywords/Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Taxonomic_Keywords: Seabirds

Taxonomic_Keywords: Charadriiformes

Taxonomic_Keywords: Laridae

Taxonomic_Keywords: Alcidae

Taxonomic_Keywords: Uria lomvia

Taxonomic_Keywords: Rissa tridactyla

Taxonomic_Keywords: Thick-billed Murre

Taxonomic_Keywords: Black-legged Kittiwake

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom

Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum

Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Class

Taxon_Rank_Value: Aves

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Order

Taxon_Rank_Value: Charadriiformes

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Laridae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Rissa

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: tridactyla

Applicable_Common_Name: Black-legged Kittiwake

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Alcidae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Uria

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: lomvia

Applicable_Common_Name: Thick-billed Murre

Access_Constraints:

Access is restricted. Data policy: <http://www.eol.ucar.edu/projects/best/program_management_plan.pdf>

Use_Constraints:

Use is restricted. Data policy: <http://www.eol.ucar.edu/projects/best/program_management_plan.pdf>

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Vernon Byrd

Contact_Organization: USFWS Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge

Contact_Position: Supervisory Wildlife Biologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 95 Sterling Highway

Address: Suite 1

City: Homer

State_or_Province: Alaska

Postal_Code: 99603

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-235-6546

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-235-7783

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vernon_byrd@fws.gov

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Excel 2003, Windows XP

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

All data files were double-checked for inconsistent or incorrect values and corrected where possible. In instances where a data inconsistency could not be resolved it is noted in the data file. All measurements in the field were taken a minimum of two times to ensure accuracy.

Completeness_Report: Unspecified

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Metadata record renamed from B65_Byrd.xml to B65_Byrd_2008.xml to accomodate submission of datasets from separate years.

Process_Date: 20091214

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Updated metadata record to link metadata record to Alaska Marine Information System. Original metadata record is B65_Seabird_Colony_based_Studies.xml. This record is updated and renamed to B65_Byrd.xml.

Process_Date: 20091020

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: St. Paul and St. George Islands in the Pribilof Islands, Alaska

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: BSIERP08BandingData

Entity_Type_Definition: Information on birds banded

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Age

Attribute_Definition: Age of the bird being banded

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: HY - hatch year, AHY - after hatch year

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Disposition

Attribute_Definition: Condition of metal band placed on bird

Attribute_Definition_Source: Bird Banding Laboratory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unspecified domain

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Band Number

Attribute_Definition: Individual 8 or 9 digit number on the metal band placed on bird

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unspecified domain

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Species

Attribute_Definition: The AOU four letter code of the species being banded.

Attribute_Definition_Source: AOU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

BLKI - Black-legged Kittiwake, TBMU - Thick-billed Murre, COMU - Common Murre

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sex

Attribute_Definition: Sex of the bird being banded

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: M - Male, F - Female, U - Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Banding Date

Attribute_Definition: Date the bird was banded

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 3-Jul-2008

Range_Domain_Maximum: 13-Sep-2008

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Date

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Bird Status

Attribute_Definition:

Status of the bird as well as information regarding any auxillary markers, devices or blood samples.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Bird Banding Laboratory

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

300 - wild bird banded with metal band only; 301 - wild bird banded with metal and color bands; 318 - wild bird with blood sample; 319 - wild bird with blood sample and auxillary markers; 325 - wild bird with two or more types of auxillary markers

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Location

Attribute_Definition: Island on which bird was banded

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: STP - St. Paul Island, STG - St. George Island

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Blood/Lavage/Markers Used

Attribute_Definition:

Explains whether blood and diet samples taken and what auxillary markers were used

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unspecified domain

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: BSIERP08 Bird Measurement Data

Entity_Type_Definition: Measurements of birds captured and banded

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Bird ID

Attribute_Definition:

Specific identification code associated with each bird. The first two letters indicate the island. The next two indicate the species of bird and the last two digits represent the year in which a bird was captured. The number following the island/species/year code indicates the number of a specific individual.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

SPTM08 - St. Paul Thick-billed Murre captured in 2008; SGTM08 - St. George Thick-billed Murre captured in 2008; SPBK08 - St. Paul Black-legged Kittiwake captured in 2008; SGBK08 - St. George Black-legged Kittiwake captured in 2008; SPCM08 - St. Paul Common Murre captured in 2008; SGCM08 - St. George Common Murre captured in 2008

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Species

Attribute_Definition: The AOU four letter code of the species being banded.

Attribute_Definition_Source: AOU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

BLKI - Black-legged Kittiwake, TBMU - Thick-billed Murre, COMU - Common Murre

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Band Number

Attribute_Definition: Individual 8 or 9 digit number on the metal band placed on bird

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unspecified domain

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Colors

Attribute_Definition:

Color band combination. Reported as left leg top/left leg bottom, right leg top/right leg bottom.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

GN - green; W - white; Y - yellow; R - red; DB - dark blue; O - orange; GY - gray; M - metal (service band)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Date

Attribute_Definition: The date on which the bird was measured

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 3-Jul-2008

Range_Domain_Maximum: 13-Sep-2008

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Date

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Mass at Initial Capture (g)

Attribute_Definition: Mass of the bird when first captured taken to the nearest gram.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unspecified domain

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Mass at Recapture (g)

Attribute_Definition:

Mass of the bird when it was recaptured taken to the nearest gram.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unspecified domain

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Wing Chord (mm)

Attribute_Definition:

Relaxed wing chord measurement (not flattened) to the nearest mm.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unspecified domain

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Culmen (mm)

Attribute_Definition: Length of exposed culmen measured to the nearest tenth of a mm.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unspecified domain

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Bill + Head (mm)

Attribute_Definition:

Measurement of the length from the back of the head to the tip of the bill taken to the nearest tenth of a mm.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unspecified domain

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Diagonal Tarsus (mm)

Attribute_Definition:

Length of diagonal tarsus measured to the nearest tenth of a mm.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unspecified domain

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: BSIERP08DietSampleCatalog

Entity_Type_Definition:

Information on diet sample types, how they were collected and with which birds they are associated.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Date

Attribute_Definition: The date on which the bird was measured

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 3-Jul-2008

Range_Domain_Maximum: 13-Sep-2008

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Date

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Bird ID

Attribute_Definition:

Specific identification code associated with each bird. The first two letters indicate the island. The next two indicate the species of bird and the last two digits represent the year in which a bird was captured. The number following the island/species/year code indicates the number of a specific individual.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

SPTM08 - St. Paul Thick-billed Murre captured in 2008; SGTM08 - St. George Thick-billed Murre captured in 2008; SPBK08 - St. Paul Black-legged Kittiwake captured in 2008; SGBK08 - St. George Black-legged Kittiwake captured in 2008; SPCM08 - St. Paul Common Murre captured in 2008; SGCM08 - St. George Common Murre captured in 2008

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Species

Attribute_Definition: The AOU four letter code of the species being banded.

Attribute_Definition_Source: AOU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

BLKI - Black-legged Kittiwake, TBMU - Thick-billed Murre, COMU - Common Murre

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Band Number

Attribute_Definition: Individual 8 or 9 digit number on the metal band placed on bird

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unspecified domain

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Island

Attribute_Definition: Island on which the bird was captured and sampled

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: STP - St. Paul Island, STG - St. George Island

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Time

Attribute_Definition: Time of day that bird was captured in 24 hour format

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unspecified domain

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Weight (g)

Attribute_Definition: Mass of regurgitation samples to the nearest tenth of a gram.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unspecified domain

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Collection Technique

Attribute_Definition: Means by which the diet sample was collected.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Regurgitation - sample collected when bird spontaneously regurgitated without any manipulation. Lavage - sample collected when water-offloading technique used

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Nest Contents at Sample Collection

Attribute_Definition:

Contents of nest of bird being sampled at the time of sampling to establish breeding status.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unspecified domain

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: BSIERP08BloodSampleCatalog

Entity_Type_Definition:

Information on blood samples collected from BLKI, TBMU and COMU on both islands.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Date

Attribute_Definition: The date on which the bird was measured

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 3-Jul-2008

Range_Domain_Maximum: 13-Sep-2008

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Date

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Island

Attribute_Definition: Island on which the bird was captured and sampled

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: STP - St. Paul Island, STG - St. George Island

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Species

Attribute_Definition: The AOU four letter code of the species being banded.

Attribute_Definition_Source: AOU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

BLKI - Black-legged Kittiwake, TBMU - Thick-billed Murre, COMU - Common Murre

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Bird ID

Attribute_Definition:

Specific identification code associated with each bird. The first two letters indicate the island. The next two indicate the species of bird and the last two digits represent the year in which a bird was captured. The number following the island/species/year code indicates the number of a specific individual.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

SPTM08 - St. Paul Thick-billed Murre captured in 2008; SGTM08 - St. George Thick-billed Murre captured in 2008; SPBK08 - St. Paul Black-legged Kittiwake captured in 2008; SGBK08 - St. George Black-legged Kittiwake captured in 2008; SPCM08 - St. Paul Common Murre captured in 2008; SGCM08 - St. George Common Murre captured in 2008

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Band Number

Attribute_Definition: Individual 8 or 9 digit number on the metal band placed on bird

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unspecified domain

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Time

Attribute_Definition: Time of day that bird was captured in 24 hour format

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unspecified domain

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SH/SI

Attribute_Definition: Stress hormone/stable isotope sample collected?

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Y - Yes, sample was collected; N - No sample was collected

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Telomere

Attribute_Definition: Telomere blood sample collected?

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Y - Yes, sample was collected; N - No sample was collected

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DNA

Attribute_Definition: DNA blood sample collected?

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Y - Yes, sample was collected; N - No sample was collected

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Nest Contents/Notes

Attribute_Definition:

Contents of nest of bird being sampled at the time of sampling to establish breeding status.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unspecified domain

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: National Center for Atmospheric Research

Contact_Person: Earth Observing Laboratory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 3450 Mitchell Lane

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80301

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-497-8154

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: codiac@ucar.edu

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: stott@ucar.edu

Resource_Description:

BSIERP B65 Seabird Colony-based Studies Data 2008. Includes banding (BSIERP08BandingData.xls), measurement (BSIERP08 Bird Measurement Data.xls), diet (BSIERP08DietSampleCatalog.xls) and blood sample (BSIERP08BloodSampleCatalog.xls) data files.

Distribution_Liability:

No warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data, 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 careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with the data. The NCAR and NPRB shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: XLS

File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://beringsea.eol.ucar.edu>

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ASCII

File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://beringsea.eol.ucar.edu>

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20080919

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: National Center for Atmospheric Research

Contact_Person: Earth Observing Laboratory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 3450 Mitchell Lane

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80301

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-497-8154

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: codiac@ucar.edu

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: stott@ucar.edu

Metadata_Standard_Name:

FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999