N: 63.9688 S: 48.0523 E: -117.172 W: -150.008
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This dataset contains three field seasons of snow-wildlife observations conducted at 707 sites from January 2021 to March 2023 in Washington and Alaska, spanning a broad range of snow conditions. Relatively fresh tracks (usually <24 h) of common large mammal predators (bobcats, coyotes, cougars, and wolves) and their ungulate prey (caribou, Dall sheep, moose, mule deer, and white-tailed deer) were investigated to determine how snow affects predator-prey interactions. The track sink depth and dimensions (width and length) of three consecutive footprints were measured from one individual. Age class was recorded for moose based either on visual confirmation of an individual creating snow tracks or based on track dimensions. The ability to differentiate age classes for smaller ungulates was more uncertain, so age classes for deer, caribou, or sheep were not specified. Animal gait was identified using a simple classification scheme. Data also include animal species, snow density, hardness, total ice, surface temperature, and vegetation type. To best capture snow hardness, surface penetrability and hand-hardness were measured throughout the snowpack. The data are provided in comma-separated values (CSV) format.
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| Title | Year Sort ascending | Author | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape heterogeneity buffers the impact of an extreme weather event on wildlife | Prugh, Laura R., Lundquist, Jessica D., Sullender, Benjamin K., Cunningham, Calum X., Dechow, Jack, Borg, Bridget L., Sousanes, Pamela J., Stehn, Sarah, Durand, Michael T. | Geopotential Height, Altitude, Surface Temperature, Skin Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Dew Point Temperature, Air Temperature, Cloud Top Temperature, Atmospheric Winds, Surface Winds, U/V Wind Components, Upper Level Winds, U/V Wind Components, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Atmospheric Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, Specific Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Atmospheric Ozone, Oxygen Compounds, Boundary Layer Winds, Total Ozone, Ice Depth/Thickness, Snow Density, MAMMALS | |
| Defining the danger zone: critical snow properties for predatorprey interactions | Sullender, Benjamin K., Cunningham, Calum X., Lundquist, Jessica D., Prugh, Laura R. | Ice Depth/Thickness, Snow Density, MAMMALS |