Common tern productivity and diet composition

These data are time series of productivity and diet composition for common tern at different islands in southern Gulf of Maine.

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Format

Data set contains 3230 rows and 4 columns

  • Var: The first three letters in the variable Var correspond to the island at which sampling occurred, with COTE referring to Common Tern. Further, Var specifies either productivity (average number of fledged chicks), or diet (count of observed prey type).

  • Value: Value of variable Var.

  • EPU: Ecological Production Unit (EPU) where sampling occurred. All data were sampled in southern Gulf of Maine.

  • Time: Year of sampling.

References

Hall, S.C., Kress, S.W., Griffin, C. R. (2000) Composition, Spatial and Temporal Variation of Common and Arctic Tern Chick Diets in the Gulf of Maine. Waterbirds: The International Journal of Waterbird Biology. 23 (3). 430-439.

Hall, S.C. and Kress, S.W. (2004) Comparison of Common Tern Reproductive Performance at Four Restored Colonies along the Maine Coast, 1991-2002. Waterbirds: The International Journal of Waterbird Biology. 27 (4). 424-433.