Pathogen and Contaminant Exposure Data from Southern Beaufort Sea Polar Bears, 2007-2014
These were data collected from polar bears from the Southern Beaufort Sea during the spring between 2007 and 2014. Data include individual ID, capture date, sex and age class, whether individuals visited bowhead whale carrion sites, exposure status relative to five pathogens, and concentrations of certain persistent organic pollutants.
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 | These were data collected from polar bears from the Southern Beaufort Sea during the spring between 2007 and 2014. Data include individual ID, capture date, sex and age class, whether individuals visited bowhead whale carrion sites, exposure status relative to five pathogens, and concentrations of certain persistent organic pollutants. |
| distribution |
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"title": "Digital Data",
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"accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.5066/F78P5Z0G",
"mediaType": "application/http",
"description": "Landing page for access to the data"
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{
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"title": "Original Metadata",
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"mediaType": "text/xml",
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"downloadURL": "https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.ASC414.xml"
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]
|
| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_ASC414 |
| keyword |
[
"Alaska",
"Animals/Vertebrates",
"Bacterial diseases",
"Bears",
"Beaufort Sea",
"Biota",
"Brucella",
"Carnivores",
"Chlorobenzene",
"ClBz",
"Coastal ecosystems",
"Coxiella",
"DDT",
"Dichlorophenyltrichloroethane",
"Disease detection",
"Ecotoxicology",
"Environment",
"Environmental contaminants",
"Francisella",
"HCH",
"Health and disease",
"Hexachlorocyclohexane",
"Human impacts",
"Mammals",
"Marine ecosystems",
"Marine mammals",
"Neospora",
"Organochlorine",
"PCB",
"Parasites",
"Parasitic diseases",
"Polar Bear",
"Polychlorinated biphenyls",
"Terrestrial ecosystems",
"Toxoplasma",
"USGS:ASC414",
"Ursus maritimus",
"Wildlife",
"Wildlife food habits"
]
|
| modified | 2025-01-13T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{
"name": "U.S. Geological Survey",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| spatial | -155.3, 66.9, -111.1, 82.5 |
| theme |
[
"Geospatial"
]
|
| title | Pathogen and Contaminant Exposure Data from Southern Beaufort Sea Polar Bears, 2007-2014 |
