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Promoting Spill Preparedness in Western Arctic Parks with the Community Integrated Coastal Response Project
The objective of this study is to investigate the impact and effectiveness traditional “dig and haul” cleanup procedures have on drainage at an Arctic spill site and to monitor... -
Ecological Land Survey And Synthesis For The Arctic Network Of National Parks
This report provides the results of a eight-year effort (2002–2009) by ABR,Inc. –Environmental Research & Services to survey, compile, analyze, and map ecosystems across the... -
Long Term Vegetation Change Following Tundra Fire
Wildland fire is one of the most influential environmental processes across the Alaskan landscape. Fire affects all of the National Parks in the Arctic Network; in the past 50... -
Terrestrial vegetation monitoring protocol for the Arctic Alaska Network: Establishment, sampling, and analysis of permanent monitoring plots
Vegetation was selected as a “vital sign” for long-term monitoring in the Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network (ARCN) of the National Park Service. Vegetation in ARCN is... -
Compilation of Existing Species Data for Alaska's National Parks. Final report
In February 2000 the Alaska Natural Heritage Program (AKNHP) entered into a cooperative agreement with the Alaska Support Office of the National Park Service to assist with Step... -
Trends in Spatial Patterns of Heavy Metal Deposition on National Park Service Lands along the Red Dog Mine Haul Road, Alaska, 2001–2006.
The Red Dog Mine has produced lead and zinc concentrates year-round since its start up in 1989. After milling and refining at the mine, the powder-consistency concentrates are... -
Contaminant Deposition
Despite the pristine appearance of the arctic parklands, the steady input of contaminants from both local and global sources make pollution a primary concern in ARCN. Sources of... -
Yellow Billed Loon Monitoring Protocol
The Vital Signs Monitoring Program is a major component of the National Park Service’s strategy to improve park management through greater reliance on scientific information.... -
Caribou vital sign annual report for the Arctic Network September 2019–August 2020
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) are an integral part of the ecological and cultural fabric of northwest Alaska. Western Arctic Herd (WAH) caribou roam over this entire region,... -
Western Yellow-billed Loon Monitoring in the Arctic Network of National Parklands
The enabling legislation of the parks specifies protection for bird habitats and populations for all 5 Arctic Network of Alaska Parklands (ARCN). Under ANILCA [Section 201(8)],... -
Shallow Lake Limnology Monitoring Protocol
In acknowledgement of the importance of wetland ecosystems, the National Park Service has chosen to monitor the physical, chemical and biological properties of standing water.... -
Muskox
By the middle of the 19th century, muskoxen were extirpated from Alaska (review in Lent 1999). Muskoxen were re-established in Alaska in the 1930s. Currently, viable muskoxen... -
Coastal Erosion
The total shoreline in ARCN, including bay and barrier island ecosystems, is approximately 450 km (250 miles). This is the third largest block of coastline that the NPS manages.... -
Long-term Monitoring of Vegetation Change Following Tundra Fires in Noatak National Preserve, Alaska
Fire is an important driver of change at the local and landscape levels in the tundra ecosystems of Noatak National Preserve. In July 2005, with support from the National Park... -
Lagoon Communities and Ecosystems
The total shoreline in the ARCN, including bay and barrier island ecosystems, is approximately 450 km (250 miles). This is the third largest block of coastline that the NPS... -
Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils
Vegetation is the basis for ecosystem productivity and wildlife habitat. Arctic vegetation is very sensitive to climate change and disturbance such as fire, herbivory, and... -
Coastal Ecosystems Scoping Workshop Summary
The purpose of this workshop is to provide a forum for NPS resource managers and scientists to discuss ideas for building a statistically sound, ecologically based,... -
Moose
Moose (Alces alces) are an integral component of the boreal ecosystem in the ARCN. Moose have the potential to alter the structure and function of vegetation communities through... -
Reconstructing fire regimes in tundra ecosystems to inform a management-oriented ecosystem model
We reconstructed fire history in one of the most flammable tundra ecosystems in Alaska, the Noatak River watershed, and interpreted records in the context of local vegetation... -
Brown Bears
The purpose of this project is to develop and implement a population monitoring protocol that has statistical validity, is cost-effective, and can be implemented across the...
