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North Slope Borough Wildlife and Subsistence Resource Assessment
The North Slope Borough, Department of Wildlife Management conducts research on wildlife and subsistence resources on the North Slope, including their biology and natural... -
Organochlorine contaminants in fish from an arctic lake in Alaska, USA
A wide range of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were measured in muscle tissue and livers of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) and Arctic grayling... -
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... -
Particulate Matter and Air Pollution in Alaska
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Air Quality provides materials about air quailty and health issues in Alaska. -
Caribou Health Assessment
The goals of this guide are to provide anyone spending time outdoors with basic information about caribou health conditions that may be observed during wildlife viewing,... -
Population Estimation and Surveillance for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 in Live Captured Breeding Shorebirds in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
In 2005, a U.S. Interagency Strategic Plan was developed to sample wild bird species in North America that have the highest risk of being exposed to or infected with HPAI;... -
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.,... -
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... -
Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) is a study describing the ongoing climate change in the Arctic and its consequences: rising temperatures, loss of sea ice,... -
Surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in live captured tundra swans in Northwest Alaska
Surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in live captured tundra swans in Northwest Alaska. -
Persistent organochlorine pollutants in ringed seals and polar bears collected from northern Alaska
Blubber samples from ringed seal (Phoca hispida; n=8) and polar bear subcutaneous fat (Ursus maritimus; n=5) were collected near Barrow, Alaska in 1996 as part of the Alaska... -
Concentrations and interactions of selected essential and non-essential elements in bowhead and beluga whales of Arctic Alaska
Concentrations of 12 essential and non-essential elements were studied (As,Cd, Co, Cu, Pb, Mg, Mn, Hg, Mo, Se, Ag and Zn) in bowhead (41) and beluga whale (50). Woshner, V.M.,... -
Contaminants in Alaska - Is America's Arctic at Risk?
This report summarizes the adverse affects of contaminants on the health of people and wildlife in the Arctic. Common pollutants are described as well as related findings in the... -
Reduction of Garbage in the Diet of Nonbreeding Glaucous Gulls Corresponding to a Change in Waste Management
Glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) are major predators in the Arctic and may benefit from human development. We studied use of garbage by glaucous gulls in Barrow, Alaska, in... -
Emissions, Meteorological Data, and Air Pollutant Monitoring for Alaska’s North Slope
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) received a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prepare a report summarizing current air... -
Intercontinental Movement of Avian Influenza: using Northern Pintails as a test.
This project uses satellite telemetry, neutral genetic variation, band recovery data and viral genetic information to evaluate the role of migratory bird species in the... -
Trophic transfer of persistent organochlorine contaminants (OCs) within an Arctic marine food web from the southern Beaufort–Chukchi Seas
Stable isotope values and concentrations of persistent organochlorine contaminants (OCs) were determined to evaluate the near-shore marine trophic status of biota and... -
Modern Subsistence & Land Use in the NPR-A
This project is designed to produce a limited update to the 105(C) Reports, a series of immensely valuable reports on the land and people of the North Slope that were required... -
Four Canine Viruses in Arctic Fox from the NPR-A
The primary research goal is to determine prevalence of four major canine viruses: Rabies, Canine Distemper Virus (CDV), Canine Parvovirus (CPV), and Canine Adenovirus (CAV)...
