Data quality standards for sea otter monitoring in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
Womble JN, Williams PJ, Johnson WF, Taylor-Thomas LF. 2018. Data quality standards for sea otter monitoring in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska. Natural Resource Report. NPS/SEAN/NRR—2018/1763. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
The purpose of this report is to document the standards used by the National Park Service (NPS) Southeast Alaska Network (SEAN) for activities related to the collection, processing, storage, analysis, and publication of monitoring data for sea otters as described in the Sea Otter Monitoring Protocol for Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska Version SO-2017.1 (Womble et al. 2018). The policies and procedures documented in this quality assurance plan complement the quality assurance methods for other monitoring activities conducted by the SEAN. The plan also serves as a guide for all SEAN personnel who are involved in protocol/program activities and as a resource for identifying memoranda, publications, and other literature that describe associated techniques and requirements in more detail and as a resource for end-users of program data.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Womble, Jamie; Williams, Perry; Johnson, William; Taylor-Thomas, Louise
- Date of Issue
- 2018-09
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- GLBA , NRSS , SEAN
- Keywords
- data quality, monitoring, sea otter
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Marine Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Mammals