USGS GAP - Alaska - Vertebrates - 1867-2009

Tracey Gotthardt; Alexa McKerrow

doi:10.15468/hkfvyx

USGS GAP - Alaska - Vertebrates - 1867-2009

Citation

Gotthardt T, McKerrow A, Simpson A (2020). USGS GAP - Alaska - Vertebrates - 1867-2009. Version 1.3. United States Geological Survey. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/hkfvyx accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-11.

Description

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) Alaska Gap Analysis Project (GAP) compiles many smaller datasets of species occurrences to provide baseline information for conservation in Alaska, particularly when combined with other current efforts. These species occurrences (more than 1M occurrences for 300+ vertebrate species) were used with other ancillary data to generate distribution models and species range maps. The GAP models are among the first range-wide habitat models for vertebrate species at this resolution for Alaska. Prior to using Alaska GAP data, users are encouraged to become familiar with the GAP modeling process. These data provide researchers and managers with a tool for understanding the distribution of vertebrates within the context of these species habitats in Alaska.

Taxonomic Coverages

310 species of vertebrates

Animalia
common name: animals rank: kingdom
Chordata
common name: chordates rank: phylum
Vertebrata
common name: vertebrates rank: subphylum

Geographic Coverages

Approximate polygon for the state of Alaska; not exactly based on lat/lons of dataset's records.

Bibliographic Citations

Gotthardt, Tracey, Sanjay Pyare, Falk Huettmann. 2008. Project proposal: The Alaska Gap Analysis Program: modeling the distribution of vertebrate species using an inductive and deductive approach. Alaska Natural Heritage Program. - http://sealab.uas.alaska.edu/pdfs/AK_GAP_Distribution_Modeling_Project_Narrative.pdf

Contacts

Tracey Gotthardt
originator
position: Alaska GAP project coordinator
Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Beatrice McDonald Hall
3211 Providence Drive, University of Alaska
Anchorage
99508
Alaska
US
Telephone: 907-786-6352
email: tagotthardt@uaa.alaska.edu
homepage: http://aknhp.uaa.alaska.edu/

Alexa McKerrow
originator
position: Ecologist and Remote Sensing Analyst
USGS Science Analytics and Synthesis Program
127 David Clark Labs, University of North Carolina
Raleigh
27695-7617
North Carolina
US
Telephone: +1 919-513-2853
email: amckerrow@usgs.gov
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8312-2905

Tracey Gotthardt
metadata author
position: Alaska GAP project coordinator
Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Beatrice McDonald Hall
3211 Providence Drive, University of Alaska
Anchorage
99508
Alaska
US
Telephone: 907-786-6352
email: tagotthardt@uaa.alaska.edu
homepage: http://aknhp.uaa.alaska.edu/

Annie Simpson
metadata author
position: biologist and information scientist
USGS Core Science Systems
12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, Mail Stop 302
Reston
20192
VA
US
Telephone: 17036484281
email: asimpson@usgs.gov
homepage: https://www.usgs.gov
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8338-5134

Tracey Gotthardt
administrative point of contact
position: Alaska GAP project coordinator
Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Beatrice McDonald Hall
3211 Providence Drive, University of Alaska
Anchorage
99508
Alaska
US
Telephone: 907-786-6352
email: tagotthardt@uaa.alaska.edu
homepage: http://aknhp.uaa.alaska.edu/