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BPXA Rehabilitation Sites - 2006 and 2008 Summaries
BP Exploration Alaska Inc. Environmental Studies Group (BPXA-ESG) rehabilitation plans and monitoring reports are provided for site rehabilitation/revegetation projects.... -
Thaw Settlement in Soils of the Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska
On the Beaufort Coastal Plain of northern Alaska, thaw settlement in permafrost soils occurs whenever natural or human disturbances result in an increase in the depth of... -
Earth Cover Classification - Dalton Highway - Report and GIS Raster
BLM and Ducks Unlimited (DU) cooperatively mapped a study area along the Dalton Highway using portions of four Landsat TM scenes (1999-2001) and classified 43 earth cover... -
FWS Pacific Walrus Information
This website contains information on walrus distribution, migration, food and habitat requirements, growth and reproduction, sensory perception and disturbance and natural... -
Earth Cover Classification - National Petroleum Reserve Alaska - Report and GIS Raster
Eight Landsat TM and three SPOT satellite scenes were used to determine earth cover categories for this 9,300,000 hectare (23,000,000 acre) study area. Seven major classes and... -
FWS Polar Bear Information
Section 117 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, as amended in 1994, requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to report periodically on the status of marine mammal stocks... -
Pacific Walrus Stock Assessment Reports
Section 117 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, as amended in 1994, requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to report periodically on the status of marine mammal stocks... -
Heavy metal and mineral concentrations and their relationship to histopathological findings in the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus)
This study evaluated the concentration of six essential and non-essential elements (Zn, Hg, Ag,Se, Cu, and Cd) in liver and kidney of 64 bowhead whales. Rosa, C., Blake, J.E.,... -
Variation in winter diet of southern Beaufort Sea polar bears inferred from stable isotype analysis
Stable isotope analysis to determine the diet composition of polar bears as sampled along the Beaufort Sea coast in March and April 2003 and 2004. Bentzen, T.W., E. H. Follmann,... -
Toward a Predictive Model of Arctic Coastal Retreat in a Warming Climate, Beaufort Sea, Alaska
Monitoring erosion using time-lapse photography, collecting met and oceanographic data, review of climatic and geographic data to identify trends in coastline position.... -
Vitamin A and E tissue distribution with comparisons to organochlorine concentrations in the serum, blubber and liver of the bowhead whale
Some persistent organic contaminants can have a negative effect on retinol concentration in serum of pinnipeds and cetaceans. Rosa, C., Blake, J.E., L. Mazzaro, P. Hoekstra,... -
Trace elements in tissues of phocid seals harvested in the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic - Influence of age and feeding ecology
Selected trace elements (Ag, Cu, Cd, Se, An, THg, and MeHg) were measured in subsistence harvested seals. Ringed, bearded and spotted seals were obtained from Alaska along with... -
Organic nutrients and contaminants in subsistence species of Alaska: Concentrations and relationship to food preparation method
To determine nutrient and contaminant concentrations, document concentration changes related to common preparation methods and provide a basic risk-benefit analysis for select... -
Ecological Land Survey for the Central Kuparuk Study Area - 2006
The objectives of this ecological land survey were to: 1)Conduct field survey of ecosystem components including geomorphology (surface geology), topography, soils, hydrology... -
Serum thyroid hormone concentrations and thyroid histomorphology as biomarkers in bowhead whales.
Serum thyroid hormone (TH) concentrations have been used alone or with other measurements to assess health status or effects of toxicant exposure in marine mammals. Rosa, C.,... -
Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Program
The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Program is a multidisciplinary approach to understanding polar processes for climate and global change.... -
Seasonal movements and habitat use of Broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus) in the Teshekpuk Lake region of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, 2003-2005
A primary objective of the study was to determine life history characteristics and seasonal habitat use patterns of broad whitefish using Teshekpuk Lake, the Mayoriak River and... -
Fisheries investigations in streams crossed by the proposed Point Thomson Gas Recycling Project
Fish surveys in streams crossed by the Point Thomson Gas Cycling Project were sampled to provide fish and water quality data. Data were collected over two summer seasons.... -
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... -
Porcupine Caribou Herd Fall 2009 Composition Survey
The Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game (ADFG), the Department of Environment, Government of Yukon (YDOE), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge...
