Kasatochi Crested and Least Auklet Survey Data, 1996-2016

Crested (Aethia cristatella) and Least Auklets (Aethia pusilla) are crevice-nesting birds that breed in large mixed colonies at relatively few sites in the Aleutian Chain, Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska and Sea of Okhotsk. Time-lapse imagery of nesting habitat was collected over the summers of 2010, 2012, and 2013 to assess use of the primary pre-eruption colony site. At-sea surveys collected relative abundance data to identify shifts in distributions of Crested and Least Auklets around Kasatochi and Koniuji Islands.

Data and Resources

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  • aleutian-islands
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • aquatic-ecosystems
  • bering-sea
  • biota
  • ckan
  • ecosystems
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metadata_created 2025-11-20T08:20:59.828082
metadata_modified 2025-11-20T08:20:59.828087
notes Crested (Aethia cristatella) and Least Auklets (Aethia pusilla) are crevice-nesting birds that breed in large mixed colonies at relatively few sites in the Aleutian Chain, Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska and Sea of Okhotsk. Time-lapse imagery of nesting habitat was collected over the summers of 2010, 2012, and 2013 to assess use of the primary pre-eruption colony site. At-sea surveys collected relative abundance data to identify shifts in distributions of Crested and Least Auklets around Kasatochi and Koniuji Islands.
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title Kasatochi Crested and Least Auklet Survey Data, 1996-2016