Mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA, and Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada, 2008-2023: U.S. Geological Survey data release
Graves TA, Janousek WM, Yarnall M, Stein ED, Crowhurst R, Epps C, Belt J. 2025. Mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA, and Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada, 2008-2023: U.S. Geological Survey data release. United States Geological Survey. https://doi.org/10.5066/P91GTUL3
Dataset includes a) counts of mountain goats for multiple surveys across 37 sites inside Glacier National Park 2008-2019, along with biotic and abiotic conditions used in analysis of trend including snow, precipitation, temperature, landcover and habituation; b) predicted numbers of goats using each survey area; and c) microsatellite genotypes for goat pellet samples collected 2019-2023 across Glacier National Park and Waterton Lakes National Park for assessment of genetic structure and diversity.
- Type
- Generic Dataset
- Authors
- Graves, Tabitha; Janousek, William; Yarnall, Michael; Stein, Eliza; Crowhurst, Rachel; Epps, Clinton; Belt, Jami
- Date of Issue
- 2025-09-29
- Publisher
- United States Geological Survey
- DOI
- 10.5066/P91GTUL3
- Units
- CRCO , GLAC , WALA
- Keywords
- biota, mammals, Mountain goat, population dynamics, Survey count data, threatened species
- License
- Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal