Interior Alaska Red Squirrel Presence and Absence Monitoring Dataset (2020–2021)

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 25 records.

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Steiner, M., Huettmann, F. (2025). Interior Alaska Red Squirrel Monitoring Dataset (2020–2021). Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF DOI: XXX).

Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is EWHALE Lab. To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 7f603a9e-02b0-4c75-aaff-9d9c69c9e5da.  EWHALE Lab publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF-US.

Keywords

Occurrence; Red squirrel; Tamiasciurus hudsonicus TSN 180166; Interior Alaska; Boreal forest; Tanana Valley State Forest; Small mammals; Wildlife observations; Biodiversity monitoring; Species occurrence; GBIF; Alaska wildlife

Contacts

Geographic Coverage

Interior Alaska, United States. The dataset contains observations collected within the Tanana Valley State Forest, which is part of the boreal forest ecosystems of Interior Alaska, including areas surrounding Fairbanks and nearby regions. Country: United States State/Province: Alaska Region: Interior Alaska

Taxonomic Coverage

The dataset focuses on observations of the North American red squirrel. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Genus: Tamiasciurus Species: Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Common name: North American red squirrel

Temporal Coverage

Sampling Methods

Data were collected through opportunistic field observations by the authors for thesis-related research during field activities in Interior Alaska. Observers recorded squirrel presence and related ecological information (e.g., middens), including habitat descriptions, location and time details, and detection methods (e.g., visual sightings, auditory detections – calls, as well as some tracks). Geographic coordinates were recorded for each observation using a hand-held GPS tracker in WGS84 to enable spatial analysis and mapping. The dataset was standardized and formatted according to Darwin Core biodiversity data standards prior to publication through GBIF.

Method step description:

1. Data were collected through opportunistic field observations by the authors during thesis-related field activities in Interior Alaska. Observers recorded squirrel presence and related ecological information (e.g., middens), including habitat descriptions, location and time details, and detection methods (e.g., visual sightings, auditory detections – calls, as well as tracks). Geographic coordinates were recorded for each observation using a hand-held GPS tracker in WGS84 to enable spatial analysis and mapping. The dataset was standardized and formatted according to Darwin Core biodiversity data standards prior to publication through GBIF.

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