Sea Otter Aerial Survey Data from Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska, 2017
This dataset consists of three tables related to abundance and distribution of northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in lower Cook Inlet, Alaska, based on data collected during a series of population-wide aerial surveys in May 2017. The dataset consists of: (1) sea otter counts along strip transects, (2) sea otter counts in Intensive Search Unit (ISU) within the transects, and (3) Transect coordinates.
Complete Metadata
| accessLevel | public |
|---|---|
| bureauCode |
[
"010:12"
]
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| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:gs-ak_asc_datamanagers@usgs.gov"
}
|
| description | This dataset consists of three tables related to abundance and distribution of northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in lower Cook Inlet, Alaska, based on data collected during a series of population-wide aerial surveys in May 2017. The dataset consists of: (1) sea otter counts along strip transects, (2) sea otter counts in Intensive Search Unit (ISU) within the transects, and (3) Transect coordinates. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_ASC434 |
| keyword |
[
"Abundance (organisms)",
"Aerial surveys",
"Alaska",
"Animals/vertebrates",
"Biota",
"Carnivores",
"Cook Inlet",
"Ecology",
"Ecosystem monitoring",
"Enhydra lutris kenyoni",
"Environment",
"Mammals",
"Marine mammals",
"Northern sea otters",
"Otters",
"Population density",
"Population dynamics",
"Sea otters",
"Spatial distribution",
"USGS:ASC434",
"Wildlife"
]
|
| modified | 2025-04-11T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{
"name": "U.S. Geological Survey",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| spatial | -154.50, 58.83, -150.50, 60.50 |
| theme |
[
"Geospatial"
]
|
| title | Sea Otter Aerial Survey Data from Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska, 2017 |
