{"accessLevel": "public", "bureauCode": ["010:12"], "contactPoint": {"@type": "vcard:Contact", "fn": "U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center", "hasEmail": "mailto:gs-ak_asc_datamanagers@usgs.gov"}, "description": "These diet data were collected from the Porcupine caribou herd in northern Alaska and Yukon in summer 2021 during 4 periods: calving (occasion 1), post-calving (occasion 2), mosquito harassment (occasion 3), and mid-summer (occasion 4). Diet data was determined by two distinct techniques: DNA metabarcoding data from fecal pellets and video data from camera collars deployed on adult females. We provide five tables: (1) the raw number of reads/exact sequence variant (ESV) from the metabarcoding laboratory, (2,3) the relative read abundance from sequences with >90% DNA match to known plant and fungi taxa, (4) the raw forage data detected in 9-second videos, and (5) summarized video forage data.", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.5066/P135GTGQ", "description": "Landing page for access to the data", "format": "XML", "mediaType": "application/http", "title": "Digital Data"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "description": "The metadata original format", "downloadURL": "https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.676b0419d34e3ce2f6084631.xml", "format": "XML", "mediaType": "text/xml", "title": "Original Metadata"}], "identifier": "http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_676b0419d34e3ce2f6084631", "keyword": ["Foraging behavior", "Grazing", "Yukon Territory", "Rangifer tarandus", "Animals/Vertebrates", "Caribou", "Terrestrial ecosystems", "Wildlife", "Canada", "Herbivory", "Plants", "Grazing dynamics / Plant ecology", "Diet", "Wildlife food habits", "USGS:676b0419d34e3ce2f6084631", "Alaska", "Environment", "Video collar", "Biota", "Tundra ecosystems", "Angiosperms (flowering plants)", "North Slope Borough", "ANWR", "Migratory species", "Diets", "Fungi", "Arctic National Wildlife Refuge", "Ungulate", "Mammals", "DNA metabarcoding", "Scat/Fecal sample", "Arctic"], "modified": "2025-09-22T00:00:00Z", "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "U.S. Geological Survey"}, "spatial": "-145, 68, -136, 70", "theme": ["geospatial"], "title": "Diet Data from Fecal DNA Metabarcoding and Video Camera Collars from the Porcupine Caribou Herd, Alaska and Yukon"}