Evolution of the December 14, 1989 precursory long-period event swarm at Redoubt volcano, Alaska
C.D. Stephens, B. A. Chouet
2001, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research (109) 133-148
The intermittency pattern and evolution in waveforms of long-period (LP) seismic events during the intense, 23-h swarm that preceded the December 14, 1989 eruption of Redoubt volcano are investigated. Utilizing cross correlation to exploit the high degree of similarity among waveforms, a substantially more complete event catalog is generated than...
Vegetation and paleoclimate of the last interglacial period, central Alaska
D.R. Muhs, T. A. Ager, J. E. Beget
2001, Quaternary Science Reviews (20) 41-61
The last interglacial period is thought to be the last time global climate was significantly warmer than present. New stratigraphic studies at Eva Creek, near Fairbanks, Alaska indicate a complex last interglacial record wherein periods of loess deposition alternated with periods of soil formation. The Eva Forest Bed appears to...
Seismic response of the katmai volcanoes to the 6 December 1999 magnitude 7.0 Karluk Lake earthquake, Alaska
J.A. Power, S.C. Moran, S.R. McNutt, S.D. Stihler, J.J. Sanchez
2001, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (91) 57-63
A sudden increase in earthquake activity was observed beneath volcanoes in the Katmai area on the Alaska Peninsula immediately following the 6 December 1999 magnitude (Mw) 7.0 Karluk Lake earthquake beneath southern Kodiak Island, Alaska. The observed increase in earthquake activity consisted of small (ML < 1.3), shallow (Z <...
Juvenile groundfish habitat in Kachemak Bay, Alaska, during late summer
Alisa A. Abookire, John F. Piatt, Brenda L. Norcross
2001, Alaska Fishery Research Bulletin (8) 45-56
We investigated the habitat of juvenile groundfishes in relation to depth, water temperature, and salinity in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Stations ranging in depth from 10 to 70 m and with sand or mud-sand substrates were sampled with a small-meshed beam trawl in August-September of 1994 to 1999. A total of...
Polar bears in the Beaufort Sea: A 30-year mark-recapture case history
Steven C. Amstrup, T. L. McDonald, I. Stirling
2001, Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics (6) 221-234
Knowledge of population size and trend is necessary to manage anthropogenic risks to polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Despite capturing over 1,025 females between 1967 and 1998, previously calculated estimates of the size of the southern Beaufort Sea (SBS) population have been unreliable. We improved estimates of numbers of...
Rooted Brooks Range ophiolite: Implications for Cordilleran terranes
R. W. Saltus, R. L. Morin, T. L. Hudson
2001, Geology (29) 1151-1154
Modeling of gravity and magnetic data shows that areally extensive mafic and ultramafic rocks of the western Brooks Range, Alaska, are at least 8 km thick, and that gabbro and ultramafic rocks underlie basalt in several places. The basalt, gabbro, and ultramafic rocks have been considered parts of a far-traveled...
Topography and flooding of coastal ecosystems on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska: Implications for sea level rise
Torre Jorgenson, Craig R. Ely
2001, Journal of Coastal Research (17) 124-136
We measured surface elevations, stage of annual peak flooding, and sedimentation along 10 toposequences across coastal ecosystems on the Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) Delta in western Alaska during 1994-1998 to assess some of the physical processes affecting ecosystem distribution. An ecotype was assigned to each of 566 points, and differences in elevations...
Recommended features of protocols for long-term ecological monitoring
Karen L. Oakley, Susan L. Boudreau, Sioux-Z Humphrey
2001, Conference Paper, Crossing boundaries in park management: Proceedings of the 11th conference on research and resource management in parks and on public lands
In 1991, the National Park Service (NPS) selected seven parks to serve as prototypes for development of a long-term ecological monitoring program. Denali National Park and Preserve was one of the prototype parks selected. The principal focus of this national program was to detect and document resource changes and to...
Lichens from St. Matthew and St. Paul Islands, Bering Sea, Alaska
Stephen S. Talbot, Sandra Looman Talbot, John W. Thomson, Wilfred B. Schofield
2001, The Bryologist (104) 47-58
One hundred thirty-nine taxa of lichens including two lichen parasites are reported from St. Matthew and St. Paul Islands in the Bering Sea. Caloplaca lithophila is new to Alaska. Wide-ranging arctic-alpine and boreal species dominate the lichens; a coastal element is moderately represented, while amphi-Beringian species form a minor element....
Predation on waterfowl in arctic tundra and prairie breeding areas: A review
Marsha A. Sovada, R. Michael Anthony, Bruce D.J. Batt
2001, Wildlife Society Bulletin (29) 6-15
Predation is a natural component of waterfowl population biology, but environmental alterations have changed the magnitude and importance of predation on waterfowl breeding areas. We reviewed the status of waterfowl populations, adaptations of waterfowl that minimize impacts of predation, and the impacts of predation on waterfowl populations in 2 major...
Stratigraphy and lithofacies of Lisburne Group carbonate rocks (Carboniferous - Permian) in the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska
Julie A. Dumoulin, Kenneth J. Bird
David W. Houseknecht, editor(s)
2001, SEPM Core Workshop Notes (21) 141-166
Carbonate rocks of the Lisburne Group (Carboniferous-Permian) occur widely throughout northern Alaska. In the NPRA, seismic mapping and well penetrations show that the Lisburne occurs throughout the subsurface except in northernmost NPRA where it is missing by depositional onlap. Lisburne strata encountered in 11 exploratory wells in the northern part...
Seabird tissue archival and monitoring project: Protocol for collecting and banking seabird eggs
Geoff Weston-York, Barbara J. Porter, Rebecca S. Pugh, David G. Roseneau, Kristin S. Simac, Paul R. Becker, Lyman K. Thorsteinson, Stephen A. Wise
2001, Report
Archiving biological and environmental samples for retrospective analysis is a major component of systematic environmental monitoring. The long-term storage of carefully selected, representative samples in an environmental specimen bank is an important complement to the real-time monitoring of the environment. These archived samples permit:The use of subsequently developed innovative analytical...
Effects of gull predation and weather on survival of emperor goose goslings
Joel A. Schmutz, Bryan F.J. Manly, Christian P. Dau
2001, Journal of Wildlife Management (65) 248-257
Numbers of emperor geese (Chen canagica) have remained depressed since the mid-1980s. Despite increases in glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus), a primary predator of goslings, little information existed to assess whether recent patterns of gosling survival have been a major factor affecting population dynamics. We used observations of known families of...
Results From a Channel Restoration Project: Hydraulic Design Considerations
K.F. Karle, R.V. Densmore
Hayes D.F.Hayes D.F., editor(s)
2001, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the 2001 Wetlands Engineering and River Restoration Conference
Techniques for the hydraulic restoration of placer-mined streams and floodplains were developed in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. The two-year study at Glen Creek focused on a design of stream and floodplain geometry using hydraulic capacity and shear stress equations. Slope and sinuosity values were based on regional relationships....
Geographic variation of PCB congeners in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Svalbard east to the Chukchi Sea
M. Andersen, E. Lie, A.E. Derocher, S.E. Belikov, A. Bernhoft, Andrei N. Boltunov, G.W. Garner, J.U. Skaare, Øystein Wiig
2001, Polar Biology (24) 231-238
We present data on geographic variation in polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners in adult female polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Svalbard eastward to the Chukchi Sea. Blood samples from 90 free-living polar bears were collected in 1987–1995. Six PCB congeners, penta to octa chlorinated (PCB-99, -118, -153, -156, -180,...
Comparison of methods used to estimate numbers of walruses on sea ice
Mark S. Udevitz, James R. Gilbert, Gennadii A. Fedoseev
2001, Marine Mammal Science (17) 601-616
The US and former USSR conducted joint surveys of Pacific walruses on sea ice and at land haul-outs in 1975, 1980, 1985, and 1990. One of the difficulties in interpreting results of these surveys has been that, except for the 1990 survey, the Americans and Soviets used different methods for...
The Great Auk [Book review]
John F. Piatt
2001, Marine Ornithology: Journal of Seabird Research and Conservation (29) 65-66
Human obsession with the Great Auk or Garefowl Pinguinus impennis is what this book is about, and it further fuels the fire of our fascination. As Fuller concludes in his introduction: ‘The Great Auk, large and plump, has tempted man since the dawn of history. Whatever the precise reasons for...
Volcanoes of the Wrangell Mountains and Cook Inlet region, Alaska: selected photographs
Christina A. Neal, Robert G. McGimsey, Michael F. Diggles
2001, Data Series 39
Alaska is home to more than 40 active volcanoes, many of which have erupted violently and repeatedly in the last 200 years. This CD-ROM contains 97 digitized color 35-mm images which represent a small fraction of thousands of photographs taken by Alaska Volcano Observatory scientists, other researchers, and private citizens....
Global Positioning System (GPS) survey of Augustine Volcano, Alaska, August 3-8, 2000: data processing, geodetic coordinates and comparison with prior geodetic surveys
Benjamin A. Pauk, John A. Power, Mike Lisowski, Daniel Dzurisin, Eugene Y. Iwatsubo, Tim Melbourne
2001, Open-File Report 2001-99
Between August 3 and 8,2000,the Alaska Volcano Observatory completed a Global Positioning System (GPS) survey at Augustine Volcano, Alaska. Augustine is a frequently active calcalkaline volcano located in the lower portion of Cook Inlet (fig. 1), with reported eruptions in 1812, 1882, 1909?, 1935, 1964, 1976, and 1986 (Miller et...
Seven-year phenological record of the Alaskan ecoregions derived from advanced very high resolution radiometer normalized difference vegetation index data
Carl J. Markon
2001, Open-File Report 2001-11
Seasonal properties of vegetation covering northern boreal and arctic landscapes are considered important as input to numerous climate change studies. In this study, multitemporal phenological characteristics of Alaskan vegetation were studied for the State as a whole, and 19 of 20 ecoregions were studied using seasonally truncated, composited advanced very...
Methodology and Estimates of Scour at Selected Bridge Sites in Alaska
Thomas A. Heinrichs, Ben W. Kennedy, Dustin E. Langley, Robert L. Burrows
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4151
The U.S. Geological Survey estimated scour depths at 325 bridges in Alaska as part of a cooperative agreement with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. The department selected these sites from approximately 806 State-owned bridges as potentially susceptible to scour during extreme floods. Pier scour and contraction scour...
Well logs and core data from selected cored intervals, National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska
Philip H. Nelson, Joyce E. Kibler
2001, Open-File Report 2001-167
This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government....
Four regional seismic lines: National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska (Supplement to U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-286)
J. J. Miller, Warren F. Agena, Myung W. Lee, F. N. Zihlman, J. A. Grow, D. J. Taylor, Michele Killgore, H. L. Oliver
2001, Open-File Report 2001-337
Ground-water quality, Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska, 1999
Roy L. Glass
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4208
As part of the U.S. Geological Survey?s National Water-Quality Assessment Program, ground-water samples were collected from 34 existing wells in the Cook Inlet Basin in south-central Alaska during 1999. All ground-water samples were from aquifers composed of glacial or alluvial sediments. The water samples were used to determine the occurrence...
Effects of urbanization on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in streams, Anchorage, Alaska
Robert T. Ourso
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4278
The effect of urbanization on stream macroinvertebrate communities was examined by using data gathered during a 1999 reconnaissance of 14 sites in the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. Data collected included macroinvertebrate abundance, water chemistry, and trace elements in bed sediments. Macroinvertebrate relative-abundance data were edited and used in metric and...
