Seasonal Variability in Fatty Acid and Lipid Content in the Blubber of Pacific Walruses

Seasonal Variability in Fatty Acid and Lipid Content in the Blubber of Pacific Walruses

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Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Dr. Chadwick Jay
Originator: USGS Alaska Science Center
Publication_Date: 2008
Title:
Seasonal Variability in Fatty Acid and Lipid Content in the Blubber of Pacific Walruses
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Description:
Abstract:
Full depth sternum blubber samples were collected from 17 adult female walruses harvested by hunting teams from the village of Gambell, Alaska. Each sample was split horizontally into two equal parts for seperate lipid conent analysis of the inner and outer layers. Mean lipid conent of samples was 78.6% (standard deviation 7.1%).
Purpose:
To monitor seasonal and inter-annual condition of walruses through measures of lipid content in the blubber. This study aims to contribute to our understanding of the health and status of this vital subsistence resource, particularly with respect to rapid changes occurring in the Arctic.
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Beginning_Date: 20080510
Ending_Date: 20080525
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
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Progress: Complete
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Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
Walruses were sampled by hunters from the village of Gambell, Alaska, who range throughout the Andyr straights and north into the Chirikov Basin of the northern Bering Sea.
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -173.36
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.30
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 63.9
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 63.3
Keywords:
Theme:
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Theme_Keyword: Pacific walrus
Theme_Keyword: pinneped
Theme_Keyword: lipid
Theme_Keyword: blubber
Theme_Keyword: fatty acid
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Saint Lawrence Island Polynia
Place_Keyword: Bering Sea
Place_Keyword: Saint Lawrence Island Polynia
Place_Keyword: Chirikov Basin
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: marine
Stratum_Keyword: benthic
Stratum_Keyword: sea ice
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: Spring
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Keywords/Taxon:
Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: walrus
Taxonomic_Keywords: animals
Taxonomic_Keywords: mammals
Taxonomic_Keywords: vertebrates
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Originator: Illiger, J. C.
Publication_Date: 1815
Title:
Üeberblick der Säugethiere nach ihrer Vertheilung über die Welttheile. [A review of mammal distribution on a world basis.]
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Series_Name: Abh. Phys. Klasse der Königlich-Pruess. Acad. Wiss. Berlin
Issue_Identification: 1804-1811
Other_Citation_Details: pp 39-159
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Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Dr. Chadwick V. Jay
Contact_Organization: USGS Alaska Science Center
Contact_Position: Project Leader
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 4210 University Dr.
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99508
Country: United States of America
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (907) 786-7145
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (907) 786-7150
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cjay@usgs.gov
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Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.25722210088
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Dataset contains hourly foraging and haulout status of instrumented walrus along with coordinates extrapolated from Doppler-shift based relocations.
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Contact_Organization: North Pacific Research Board
Contact_Person: Igor Katrayev
Contact_Position: Data Systems Manager
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Address: 1007W 3rd Ave
Address: Ste 100
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99501
Country: USA
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Metadata_Date: 20081210
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Contact_Person: Igor Katrayev
Contact_Position: Data Systems Manager
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Address_Type: mailing and physical
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Address: Ste 100
City: Anchorage
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