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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... -
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.... -
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.... -
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,... -
Permafrost
Permafrost underlies most of the Arctic Network and affects nearly everything in the arctic ecosystem, from soils and vegetation to water and wildlife. Permafrost is ground that... -
Arctic Parkland Air Quality
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... -
Shallow Lakes
Tens of thousands of shallow lakes are distributed across the Arctic Network. Although small, these ecosystems serve a diverse array of ecological functions ranging from flood... -
Snowpack
This vital sign is primarily concerned with seasonal snow, seasonal river and lake ice, seasonal to inter-annual aufeis, and long-term glacial ice; sea ice is treated in a... -
Stream Communities and Ecosystems
There are seven National Wild and Scenic Rivers in ARCN, including the Noatak, Salmon, Kobuk, Alatna, John, Tinayguk and North Fork of the Koyokuk rivers. The Kobuk and Noatak... -
Terrestrial Landscape Patterns and Dynamics
Landscape dynamics are the “big picture” of changes in the growing season, vegetation, and surface water. The length and warmth of the growing season control the amount of plant...
