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DWH NRDA Waterfowl Feasibility

Metadata Updated: February 21, 2025

Data were collected primarily by Louisiana State University personnel, under contract to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, working cooperatively with representatives from BP/CardnoENTRIX from October 2010 to November 2010. The objective of this study was to test the feasibility of using search teams in different kinds of boats to find waterfowl carcasses along marsh edges. This was done by: (1) experimentally placing marked carcasses on marsh edge transects, which were searched using standard methods, (2) conducting carcass searches in varied habitat types within the oil impact zone, and (3) testing each relevant observation method and platform. The surveys were conducted in Terrebonne Bay, Louisiana. Carcasses were seeded along each transect by the project leader, and then survey teams consisting of observers on airboats, skiffs, or surface-drive boats searched for the carcasses. When multiple teams surveyed the same transect, one would precede the other with sufficient delay to ensure that the searchers were not influenced by the earlier team. After all searches were complete, carcasses were retrieved when possible. The Bird Study #11 Waterfowl Feasibility dataset includes information on the carcasses detected and recovered. The dataset does not include data on the placement of the marked study carcasses. In addition, the same carcass may be present multiple times in the dataset (i.e., in multiple rows) since multiple teams surveyed the same transect in different types of boats. Additional details on the surveys and analysis pertaining to the Bird Study #11 Waterfowl Feasibility dataset are provided in the End of Study Report (Natural Resource Damage Assessment: Estimating Carcass Detection in Priority Waterfowl Habitats Impacted by the Deepwater Horizon (Mississippi Canyon 252) Oil Spill (Bird Study #11), September 2011).

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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References

https://iris.fws.gov/APPS/ServCat/Reference/Profile/103256

Dates

Metadata Created Date June 1, 2023
Metadata Updated Date February 21, 2025

Metadata Source

Harvested from DOI EDI

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date June 1, 2023
Metadata Updated Date February 21, 2025
Publisher U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Maintainer
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Identifier FWS_ServCat_103256
Data First Published 2010-11-10T12:00:00Z
Data Last Modified 2010-11-10
Category Generic Dataset
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 010:18
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Metadata Catalog ID https://datainventory.doi.gov/data.json
Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
Data Quality True
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Harvest Source Id 52bfcc16-6e15-478f-809a-b1bc76f1aeda
Harvest Source Title DOI EDI
Homepage URL https://iris.fws.gov/APPS/ServCat/Reference/Profile/103256
Program Code 010:028, 010:094
Publisher Hierarchy White House > U.S. Department of the Interior > U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Related Documents https://iris.fws.gov/APPS/ServCat/Reference/Profile/103256
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 24fc7d37998cad77b38d54d535e24c531f1d58efd58c7ed617e4e417c7eeafaa
Source Schema Version 1.1
Temporal 2010-06-10T12:00:00Z/2010-11-10T12:00:00Z

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