MMS CDAS Seabird Colonies
Minerals Management Service

Dataset credit

Minerals Management Service (MMS)
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact David Hyrenbach Duke University Marine Laboratory
Data entry Ei Fujioka Duke University

Citation

Hyrenbach, D. 2013. MMS CDAS Seabird Colonies. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/271) on yyyy-mm-dd.
Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography. 22(2):104-115.

Abstract

This catalog of seabird colonies along the west coast of the United States during the year 1980, was compiled by the Minerals Management Service (MMS) and distributed as part of the Computerized Database Analysis System (CDAS) version 2.1 CD. This CD was prepared by Glenn Ford and Janet Casey from the Ecological Consulting Inc. (Portland, Oregon), and published in March 2001. The identity and number of seabirds breeding at each site, identified by a unique name and 6-digit code, is listed using two record types: presence/absence (P) and population abundance (A). Because these are annual counts, they are tagged with a unique time/date stamp of noon, July 1, 1980.

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

[2020-10-01] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Caspian Tern: Sterna caspia (176924)) => Hydroprogne caspia (176935)
Elegant Tern: Sterna elegans (176925) => Thalasseus elegans (176931)
Sterna antillarum browni (202254) => Sternula antillarum browni (825084)

References

Pitman, R.L., J. Hodder, M.R. Graybill, and D.H. Varoujean. 1979. Catalog of Oregon seabird colonies. Report for U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Sowls, A.L., A.R. DeGange, J.W. Nelson, and G.S. Lester. 1980. Catalog of California seabird colonies. Report for U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Speich, S.M. and T.R. Wahl. 1986. Catalog of Washington seabird colonies. Report for U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Attributes

Overview

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Attributes in dataset provided

Attribute (table column)Description
surveydefinition not provided
linenodefinition not provided
colony_iddefinition not provided
rectypedefinition not provided
yearYear of observation
dateObserved date
timeTime of observation
latLatitude of observation
lonLongitude of observation
speciesSpecies observed
comuCommon Murre
piguPigeon Guillemot
caauCassin's Auklet
rhauRhinoceros Auklet
xamuXantus' Murrelet
tupuTufted Puffin
lespLeach's Storm-petrel
asspdefinition not provided
ftspFork-tailed Storm-petrel
blspBlack Storm-petrel
brpeBrown Pelican
weguWestern Gull
gwguGlaucous-winged Gull
heguHerring Gull
dccoDouble-crested Cormorant
brcoBrandt's Cormorant
pecoPelagic Cormorant
uncoUnidentified Cormorant
bloyBlack Oystercatcher
leteLeast Tern
foteForster's Tern
cateCaspian Tern
elteElegant Tern
blskBlack Skimmer
totaldefinition not provided
excludeddefinition not provided
oidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)
OBIS-SEAMAP ID271
Seabirds1,017
Marine mammals0
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species126
Non spatial0
Non species-704
Total439
Date, Begin1980-07-01
Date, End1980-07-01
Temporal prec.100000
Latitude32.56 - 48.39
Longitude-124.76 - -117.11
Coord. prec.5 decimal digits
PlatformShore
Data typeHabitat survey
EffortN/A
Registered2005-02-24
Updated2020-10-01
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY (All)
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