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ConocoPhillips Environmental Field Study Summaries (2020-2024)
Each year ConocoPhillips conducts scientific field studies throughout the Colville River and northeastern National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska (NPR-A) on the North Slope of... -
Current state of knowledge on biological effects from contaminants on arctic wildlife and fish
Since the last Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) effort to review biological effects of the exposure to organohalogen compounds (OHCs) in Arctic biota, there has... -
Long-Term Ecological Monitoring in BP’s North Slope Oil Fields (2005 - 2014)
Over the past decade, hundreds of reports and papers on North Slope birds, fish, plants, caribou, whales, seals, bears, vegetation, and similar topics have been produced. Most... -
NSSI Scenarios GIS Data: Prioritizing Science Needs Through Participatory Scenarios for Energy and Resource Development on the North Slope and Adjacent Seas.
This record contains the data used by the North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI) scenario process. These data sets are listed in the Alaska DataCatalog. The data sets are... -
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.... -
Effects of Noise from Vibroseis Equipment on Arctic Fish
The study was designed to address potential physical effects to fish from the energy imparted to a water body by vibroseis equipment and also to semi-quantitatively assess 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... -
Ecological Atlas of the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas
The Ecological Atlas of the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas provides a description of the natural history and ecological relationships in the Arctic marine environment. This... -
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... -
A Field Guide to North Slope Fishes
The purpose of this booklet is to provide an easy-to-use identification guide to the common fish species of the North Slope and Arctic coast of Alaska. Another intent is to... -
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... -
North Slope Rapid Ecological Assessment (REA)
In 2010, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) initiated seven Rapid Ecoregional Assessments (REAs) to help understand the condition of western landscapes. These assessments help... -
Chukchi Sea Environmental Studies Program: Acoustic Buoy
The acoustics monitoring program is designed to measure underwater ambient and industrial noise levels, and to detect and classify species of vocalizing marine mammals over a... -
Nearshore fish assemblages in a changing Beaufort Sea
In the Arctic, rapid changes in temperature and salinity have led to changes in where fish commonly occur. Recent offshore survey efforts also provide an opportunity to compare... -
Microbial Biodegradation Of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil In Arctic Marine Sediments
This project investigated the biodegradation of Alaska North Slope crude oil and Corexit 9500 (Corexit) in Arctic seawater and sediments to identify the microbes and genes... -
Tundra Treatment Guidelines - Cleanup, Restoration and Rehabilitation
Tundra Treatment Guidelines is a manual published by the State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), Division of Spill Prevention and Response, Prevention... -
Chukchi Offshore Monitoring in Drilling Area (COMIDA): Factors Affecting the Distribution and Relative Abundance of Endangered Whales and Other Marine Mammals in the Chukchi Sea
The Chukchi Sea shelf is a bathymetrically complex region where air-sea-ice interactions govern ecosystem structure and function. CHAOZ used a combination of autonomous moored... -
Using Trace Elements in Pacific Walrus Teeth to Track the Impacts of Petroleum Production in the Alaskan Arctic (AK-13-03-26)
Offshore oil and gas exploration and extraction have the potential to introduce harmful materials into marine food webs. These pollutants are typically associated with... -
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)],... -
Dispersal Patterns and Summer Ocean Distribution of Adult Dolly Varden from the Wulik River, Alaska, Evaluated Using Satellite Telemetry (AK-08-12)
In northwest Alaska near the Chukchi Sea, Dolly Varden charr Salvelinus malma is highly valued as a subsistence fish and local residents harvest thousands of these fish each...
