Morphometric and Reproductive Status Data for Sea Otters Collected or Captured in Alaska
This dataset includes morphometric measurements and pregnancy / dependency status from sea otters captured or collected (experimental harvests or recovered after the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill) in Alaska, 1947-2019 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Data collected include total body length, tail length, body mass, axillary girth, paw width, canine diameter and baculum length along with sex, age, and reproductive status of females (pregnancy / dependency status). For females with dependent pups, pup sex, mass, and total length are included when available. For harvested animals, data includes pregnancy status along with fetal sex, mass, and length.
Complete Metadata
| accessLevel | public |
|---|---|
| bureauCode |
[
"010:12"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:gs-ak_asc_datamanagers@usgs.gov"
}
|
| description | This dataset includes morphometric measurements and pregnancy / dependency status from sea otters captured or collected (experimental harvests or recovered after the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill) in Alaska, 1947-2019 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Data collected include total body length, tail length, body mass, axillary girth, paw width, canine diameter and baculum length along with sex, age, and reproductive status of females (pregnancy / dependency status). For females with dependent pups, pup sex, mass, and total length are included when available. For harvested animals, data includes pregnancy status along with fetal sex, mass, and length. |
| distribution |
[
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Digital Data",
"format": "XML",
"accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.5066/P9Q5PD3Y",
"mediaType": "application/http",
"description": "Landing page for access to the data"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Original Metadata",
"format": "XML",
"mediaType": "text/xml",
"description": "The metadata original format",
"downloadURL": "https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.ASC379.xml"
}
]
|
| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_ASC379 |
| keyword |
[
"Adak Island",
"Age composition",
"Alaska",
"Amchitka Island",
"Andreanof Islands",
"Animal morphology",
"Animals/vertebrates",
"Attu Island",
"Baranof Island",
"Biota",
"Body measurements",
"Carnivores",
"Chichagof Island",
"Coastal ecosystems",
"Coronation Island",
"Delarof Islands",
"Dolgoi Island",
"Enhydra lutris kenyoni",
"Environment",
"Kachemak Bay",
"Kanaga Island",
"Katmai",
"Kodiak Island",
"Kuiu Island",
"Mammals",
"Marine ecosystems",
"Marine mammals",
"Near Islands",
"Northern sea otters",
"Otters",
"Port Althorp",
"Prince William Sound",
"Rat Islands",
"Reproductive status",
"Shemya Island",
"Tanaga Island",
"USGS:ASC379",
"Unga Island",
"Wildlife"
]
|
| modified | 2025-04-16T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{
"name": "U.S. Geological Survey",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| spatial | 173.1, 51.3, -133.8, 60.7 |
| theme |
[
"Geospatial"
]
|
| title | Morphometric and Reproductive Status Data for Sea Otters Collected or Captured in Alaska |
