Hydrologic hazards in the lower Drift River basin associated with the 1989-90 eruptions of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska
J.M. Dorava, D. F. Meyer
1994, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research (62) 387-407
Decline in a population of spectacled eiders nesting on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
Craig R. Ely, Christian Dau, Christopher Babcock
1994, Northwestern Naturalist (75) 81-87
The number of spectacled eiders nesting on two study areas near the Kashunuk River, on the central Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) Delta, Alaska, declined by over 75% in the last 20 years. Nesting densities have remained low, but have not significantly declined since 1985. There has been no decrease in the reproductive...
Emperor goose (Chen canagica)
Margaret R. Petersen, Joel A. Schmutz, R.F. Rockwell
A. Poole, F. Gill, editor(s)
1994, Birds of North America 97
Early naturalists exploring western Alaska were intrigued to find a stocky, blue-gray species of coastal goose unique to that area and nearby Russia. As E. W. Nelson (1887) wrote, "Among the various species of birds more or less peculiar to Alaska this goose is perhaps the most noteworthy." The Emperor...
Functional response of wolves preying on barren-ground caribou in a multiple-prey ecosystem
B.W. Dale, Layne G. Adams, R.T. Bowyer
1994, Journal of Animal Ecology (63) 644-652
1. We investigated the functional response of wolves (Canis lupus) to varying abundance of ungulate prey to test the hypothesis that switching from alternate prey to preferred prey results in regulation of a caribou (Rangifer tarandus) population at low densities. 2. We determined prey selection, kill rates, and prey abundance...
Metals in diet of Bering Sea walrus: Mya sp. as a possible transmitter of elevated cadmium and other metals
A. Keith Miles, Susan Hills
1994, Marine Pollution Bulletin (28) 456-458
Elevated levels of cadmium in Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) and northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) have been reported in populations from the Bering Sea (Goldblatt & Anthony, 1983; Taylor et al., 1989). Russian and US authorities are concerned because of the possible health hazards from consuming pinniped meat harvested...
Organochlorine pesticides, chlorinated dioxins and furans, and PCBs in peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus eggs from the Kola peninsula, Russia
Charles J. Henny, S.A. Ganusevich, F.P. Ward, T.R. Schwartz
B-U. Meyburg, R.D. Chancellor, editor(s)
1994, Book chapter, Raptor Conservation Today. Proceedings of the IV World Conference on Birds of Prey and Owls, Berlin, Germany, 10-17 May 1992
Nesting of a bog-associated population of mlgfatory Peregrine Falcons, Falco peregrinus, along the Ponoy River depression, Kola Peninsula, Russia, has been studied since 1977. In 1987 91 production rates averaged 1.94 young per active nest and the number of breeding pairs increased from 4 to 10. In 1991, most eyrie...
Seismic images of the Brooks Range fold and thrust belt, Arctic Alaska, from an integrated seismic reflection/refraction experiment
A. Levander, G. S. Fuis, E. S. Wissinger, W. J. Lutter, J. S. Oldow, Thomas E. Moore
1994, Tectonophysics (232) 13-30
We describe results of an integrated seismic reflection/refraction experiment across the Brooks Range and flanking geologic provinces in Arctic Alaska. The seismic acquisition was unusual in that reflection and refraction data were collected simultaneously with a 700 channel seismograph system deployed numerous times along a 315 km profile. Shot records...
Environmental Geochemistry of Mercury Mines in Alaska
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1994, Fact Sheet 072-94
Geology of the conterminous United States at 1:2,500,000 scale; a digital representation of the 1974 P.B. King and H.M. Beikman map
Paul G. Schruben, Raymond E. Arndt, Walter J. Bawiec
1994, Data Series 11
This CD-ROM contains a digital version of the Geologic Map of the Conterminous United States compiled by Philip B. King and Helen M. Beikman of the U.S. Geological Survey. It excludes Alaska and Hawaii. The map was originally published in 1974 at a scale of 1:2,500,000. Although the digitized map...
Cruise report; R/V Alpha Helix Cruise-173 to western Prince William Sound, Yakutat Bay, and Glacier Bay National Park, northeastern Gulf of Alaska, August 17 - September 3, 1993
E. A. Cowan, R.D. Powell, P.R. Carlson, R. E. Kayen, Jinkui Cai, K.C. Seramur, S.D. Zellers
1994, Open-File Report 94-258
Geologic map of the Killik River quadrangle, Brooks Range, Alaska
Charles G. Mull, Thomas E. Moore, E. E. Harris, I.L. Tailleur
1994, Open-File Report 94-679
No abstract available....
Circum-North Pacific tectonostratigraphic terrane map
Warren J. Nokleberg, Leonid M. Parfenov, James W.H. Monger, Boris B. Baranov, Stanislav G. Byalobzhesky, Thomas K. Bundtzen, Tracey D. Feeney, Kazuya Fujita, Steven P. Gordey, Arthur Grantz, Alexander I. Khanchuk, Boris A. Natal’in, Lev M. Natapov, Ian O. Norton, William W. Patton Jr., George Plafker, David W. Scholl, Sergei D. Sokolov, Gleb M. Sosunov, David B. Stone, Rowland W. Tabor, Nickolai V. Tsukanov, Tracy L. Vallier, Koji Wakita
1994, Open-File Report 94-714
The companion tectonostratigraphic terrane and overlap assemblage of map the Circum-North Pacific presents a modern description of the major geologic and tectonic units of the region. The map illustrates both the onshore terranes and overlap volcanic assemblages of the region, and the major offshore geologic features. The map is the...
Development of a digital land cover data base for the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge
Carl J. Markon, William Kirk
1994, Open-File Report 94-627
Digital land cover and terrain data of the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge were produced by the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Earth Resources Observation Systems Alaska Field Office for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. These and other environmental data were incorporated into a Fish and Wildlife Service geographic information system...
Depositional framework and regional correlation of pre-Carboniferous metacarbonate rocks of the Snowden Mountain area, central Brooks Range, Northern Alaska
Julie A. Dumoulin, A. G. Harris
1994, Professional Paper 1545
This report describes lithofacies, conodont biostratigraphy and biofacies, and depositional environments of Proterozoic(?) through Devonian metacarbonate rocks in the Snowden Mountain area. These rocks are correlated with successions on the Seward Peninsula and across the Brooks Range. Lithologic and paleobiogeographic data suggest that these successions formed along a single continental...
Status of geologic mapping in Alaska; a digital bibliography
John P. Galloway, Jim Laney
1994, Open-File Report 94-675-C
Status of geologic mapping in Alaska -- A digital bibliography
John P. Galloway, Jim Laney
1994, Open-File Report 94-675-A
No abstract available....
Status of geologic mapping in Alaska; a digital bibliography
John P. Galloway, Jim Laney
1994, Open-File Report 94-675-B
Palynomorph biostratigraphy of Eocene samples from the Sagavanirktok Formation at Franklin Bluffs, North Slope of Alaska
Norman O. Frederiksen, Lucy E. Edwards, T. D. Fouch, L. D. Carter, T. S. Collett
1994, Open-File Report 94-653
No abstract available. ...
Overview of environmental and hydrogeologic conditions at Fort Yukon, Alaska
Allan S. Nakanishi, Joseph M. Dorava
1994, Open-File Report 94-526
The village of Fort Yukon along the Yukon River in east-central Alaska has long cold winters and short summers. The Federal Aviation Administration operates and supports some airport facilities in Fort Yukon and is evaluating the severity of environmental contamination and options for remediation of such contamination at their facilites....
Overview of environmental and hydrogeologic conditions at Galena, Alaska
Allan S. Nakanishi, Joseph M. Dorava
1994, Open-File Report 94-525
The remote Native village of Galena along the Yukon River in west-central Alaska has long cold winters and short summers that affects the hydrology of the area. The Federal Aviation Administration owns or operates airport support facilities in Galena and wishes to consider the subsistence lifestyle of the residents and...
Overview of environmental and hydrogeologic conditions at Saint Marys, Alaska
Allan S. Nakanishi, Joseph M. Dorava
1994, Open-File Report 94-481
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) owns or operates airway support facilities near Saint Marys along the Yukon River in west-central Alaska. The FAA is evaluating the severity of environmental contamination and options for remediation of environmental contamination at their facilities. Saint Marys is on a flood plain near the continence...
Assessment of the hydrologic interaction between Imikpuk Lake and the adjacent airstrip site near Barrow, Alaska, 1993
Kathleen A. McCarthy, Gary L. Solin, Dennis Trabant
1994, Open-File Report 94-367
Imikpuk Lake serves as the drinking water source for the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation-National Arctic Research Laboratory (UIC-NARL), formerly known as the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory, near Barrow, Alaska. During the 1970's and 1980's, accidental releases of more than 1,300 cubic meters of various types of fuel occurred at the airstrip...
Overview of environmental and hydrogeologic conditions at Dillingham, Alaska
Betty B. Palcsak, Joseph M. Dorava
1994, Open-File Report 94-482
The remote city of Dillingham is at the northern end of Bristol Bay in southwestern Alaska. The hydrology of the area is strongly affected by the mild maritime climate and local geologic conditions. Dillingham residents obtain drinking water from both deep and shallow aquifers composed of gravels and sands and...
Overview of environmental and hydrogeologic conditions at Tanana, Alaska
Allan S. Nakanishi, Joseph M. Dorava
1994, Open-File Report 94-527
The remote Native village of Tanana along the Yukon River in west-central Alaska has long cold winters and short summers. The Federal Aviation Administration owns or operates airway support facilities near Tanana and wishes to consider the subsistence lifestyle of the residents and the quality of the current environment when...
Scour assessment at bridges from Flag Point to Million Dollar Bridge, Copper River Highway, Alaska
T. P. Brabets
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4073
Twelve bridges are located along the Copper River Highway from Flag Point (Mile 27) to lhe Million Dollar Bridge (Mile 48). These bridges cross all or parts of the Copper River. Channel scour at these bridges was assessed by collecting and analyzing discharge and sediment data, analyzing aerial photography for...