Magnitude and frequency of floods in Alaska and conterminous basins of Canada
Stanley H. Jones, Charles B. Fahl
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4179
Equations for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods at ungaged sites on streams in Alaska and conterminous basins of Canada were developed using multipleregression analyses of basin climatic and physical characteristics and peak-flow statistics from 260 gaged locations in Alaska and 72 gaged locations in Canada. Methods are presented...
Environmental overview and hydrogeologic conditions at Aniak, Alaska
J.M. Dorava
1994, Open-File Report 94-85
The remote Native village of Aniak, on the flood plain of the Kuskokwim River in southwestern Alaska, has long cold winters and short summers that affect both the hydrology of the area and the lifestyle of the residents. Aniak obtains its drinking water from a shallow aquifer in the thick...
Earthquake Alaska: Are we prepared?
Rodney Combellick, Roger Head, Randall G. Updike, editor(s)
1994, Open-File Report 94-218
No abstract available....
Overview of environmental and hydrogeologic conditions at Moses Point, Alaska
J.M. Dorava, R.P. Ayres, W.C. Sisco
1994, Open-File Report 94-310
The Federal Aviation Administration facility at Moses Point is located at the mouth of the Kwiniuk River on the Seward Peninsula in northwestern Alaska. This area has long cold winters and short summers which affect the hydrology of the area. The Federal Aviation Administration owns or operates airport support facilities...
An intersection model for estimating sea otter mortality along the Kenai Peninsula
James L. Bodkin, Mark S. Udevitz
Thomas R. Loughlin, editor(s)
1994, Book chapter, Marine mammals and the <i>Exxon Valdez</i>
We developed an intersection model to integrate parameters estimated from three distinct data sets that resulted from the Exxon Valdez oil spill: (1) the distribution, amount, and movements of spilled oil; (2) the distribution and abundance of sea otters along the Kenai Peninsula; and (3) the estimates of site-specific sea otter mortality...
An overview of sea otter studies
Brenda E. Ballachey, James L. Bodkin, Anthony R. DeGange
Thomas R. Loughlin, editor(s)
1994, Book chapter, Marine mammals and the <i>Exxon Valdez</i>
The Exxron Valdez oil spill (EVOS) on 24 March 1989 threatened extensive areas of prime sea otter (Enhydra lutris) habitat along the coasts of south-central Alaska. The spill occurred in northeastern Prince William Sound (PWS), and oil moved rapidly south and west through PWS into the Gulf of Alaska. Much...
Genetic diversity in Arctic-nesting geese: Implications for management and conservation
Craig R. Ely, Kim T. Scribner
Richard E. McCabe, Kelly G. Wadsworth, editor(s)
1994, Conference Paper, Transactions of the fifty-ninth North American wildlife and natural resources conference
The North Pacific Rim harbors breeding populations of many unique wildlife resources, of which waterfowl are among the most abundant and taxonomically diverse. Arctic nesting geese in particular are wide-spread in distribution (Figure 1), and though only seasons residents, they have evolved many unique adaptations for breeding in northern latitudes....
Shorebirds in western North America: Late 1800s to late 1900s
Gary W. Page, Robert E. Gill Jr.
Joseph R. Jehl Jr., Ned K. Johnson, editor(s)
1994, Book chapter, A century of avifaunal change in western North America (Studies in Avian Biology no. 15)
Only anecdotal information is available to assess whether populations of the 47 shorebird species that breed or winter west of the Rocky Mountains changed in size or distribution during the past century. Unregulated hunting from 1870 to 1927 reduced populations of several species, at least temporarily, and was a factor...
Geology of northern Alaska
Thomas E. Moore, Wes K. Wallace, Kenneth J. Bird, Susan M. Karl, Charles G. Mull, John T. Dillon
George Plafker, Henry C. Berg, editor(s)
1994, Book chapter, The geology of Alaska
No abstract available....
The status of sea ducks in the North Pacific Rim: Toward their conservation and management
R. Ian Goudie, Solange Brault, Bruce Conant, Alexander V. Kondratyev, Margaret R. Petersen, Kees Vermeer
Richard E. McCabe, Kelly G. Wadsworth, editor(s)
1994, Conference Paper, Transactions of the fifty-ninth North American wildlife and natural resources conference
Sea ducks (tribe Mergini after Johnsgard 1960) are the most northerly distributed ducks, and species diversity is greatest in the North Pacific. They exploit a diversity of inshore and offshore marine habitats during the non-breeding season, and their use of habitat during breeding varies from coastal through freshwater wetlands of...
Demographic and life history characteristics influence the cytonuclear composition of mosquitofish populations
Kim T. Scribner, John C. Avise
A. Beaumont, editor(s)
1994, Book chapter, Genetics and evolution of aquatic organisms
Experimental laboratory crosses and population experiments reveal significant differences in individual life-history traits and population demography between two related species of mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis and G. holbrooki. With respect to life-history traits, progeny from G. holbrooki exhibit larger size at birth and earlier age at sexual maturity than do progeny...
Management of Pacific brant: Population structure and conservation issues
James S. Sedinger, David H. Ward, R. Michael Anthony, Dirk V. Derksen, Calvin J. Lensink, Karen S. Bollinger, Neil K. Dawe
Richard E. McCabe, Kelly G. Wadsworth, editor(s)
1994, Conference Paper, Transactions of the fifty-ninth North American wildlife and natural resources conference
Pacific brant (Branta bernicla) nest from the Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-) Delta in southwestern Alaska along the coast of North America to the central Canadian arctic (Pacific Flyway Subcommittee on Pacific Brant 1992) (Figure 1). Birds from this population also nest in the Canadian arctic islands south of Prince Patrick Island and...
Hydrocarbon residues in sea otter tissues
Daniel M. Mulcahy, Brenda E. Ballachey
Thomas R. Loughlin, editor(s)
1994, Book chapter, Marine mammals and the <i>Exxon Valdez</i>
On 24 March 1989, the T/V Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound (PWS). eventually releasing 11 million gallons of Prudhoe Bay crude oil. The subsequent oil slick extended from PWS southwest along the Kenai Peninsula, past Kodiak Island to the Alaska Peninsula (Galt and Payton 1990). The spill...
US North Slope gas and Asian LNG markets
E. D. Attanasi
1994, Resources Policy (20) 247-255
Prospects for export of liquified natural gas (LNG) from Alaska's North Slope are assessed. Projected market conditions to 2010 show that new LNG capacity beyond announced expansions will be needed to meet regional demand and that supplies will probably come from outside the region. The estimated delivered costs of likely...
Blood sampling in juvenile buff-breasted sandpipers: Movement, weight change and survival
Richard B. Lanctot
1994, Journal of Field Ornithology (65) 534-542
The effect of blood sampling on juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpipers (Tryngites subruficollis) was evaluated by comparing movements, mass, and survival of 10 broods (37 chicks) that were bled and eight broods (31 chicks) that were not bled. Blood was sampled from the jugular vein of chicks when they weighed 9.1 ±...
Geology of Seward Peninsula and Saint Lawrence Island
Alison B. Till, Julie A. Dumoulin
1994, Book chapter, The geology of Alaska: Volume G-1 of Decade of North American Geology
Seward Peninsula (Fig. 1) may be divided into two geologic terranes (Fig. 2) on the basis of stratigraphy, structure, and metamorphic history. The Seward terrane, an area 150 by 150 km in the central and eastern peninsula, is dominated by Precambrian(?) and early Paleozoic blueschist-, greenschist-, and amphibolite-facies schist and...
Map and table showing isotopic age data in Alaska
Frederic H. Wilson, Nora B. Shew, G.D. DuBois
1994, Book chapter, The geology of Alaska: Volume G-1 of Decade of North American Geology
The source of the data reported here is a compilation of radiometric ages maintained in conjunction with the Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program (AMRAP) studies for Alaska. The symbol shape plotted at each location is coded for rock type, whether igneous, metamorphic, or other; the color of the symbol shows...
Geology of south-central Alaska
Warren J. Nokleberg, George Plafker, Frederic H. Wilson
1994, Book chapter, The geology of Alaska: Volume G-1 of Decade of North American Geology
South-central Alaska is defined as the region bounded by the Kuskokwim Mountains to the northwest, the basins north of the Alaska Range to the north, the Canadian border to the east, and the Chugach Mountains to the south (Fig. 1). This region, hereafter called the study area, includes the Alaska...
Geologic framework of the Aleutian arc, Alaska
Tracy L. Vallier, David W. Scholl, Michael A. Fisher, Terry R. Bruns, Frederic H. Wilson, Roland E. von Huene, Andrew J. Stevenson
1994, Book chapter, The geology of Alaska: Volume G-1 of Decade of North American Geology
The Aleutian arc is the arcuate arrangement of mountain ranges and flanking submerged margins that forms the northern rim of the Pacific Basin from the Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) eastward more than 3,000 km to Cooke Inlet (Fig. 1). It consists of two very different segments that meet near Unimak Pass:...
Postbreeding dispersal and drift-net mortality of endangered Japanese Murrelets
John F. Piatt, Patrick J. Gould
1994, The Auk (111) 953-961
The incidental catch of seabirds in high-seas drift nets was recorded in 1990-1991 by scientific observers on commercial squid and large-mesh fishery vessels operating in the North Pacific Transitional Zone. Twenty-six Synthliboramphus murrelet deaths were recorded in the months of August through December. All but one were from the Korean...
Using stable isotopes to determine seabird trophic relationships
Keith A. Hobson, John F. Piatt, Jay Pitocchelli
1994, Journal of Animal Ecology (63) 786-798
1. The stable isotopes of nitrogen (δ15N) and carbon (δ13C) were analysed in 22 species of marine birds from coastal waters of the northeast Pacific Ocean. Analyses confirm that stable nitrogen isotopes can predict seabird trophic positions.2. Based on δ15N analyses, seabird trophic-level inferences generally agree with those of conventional...
Sea otter foraging behavior and hydrocarbon levels in prey
Angela M. Doroff, James L. Bodkin
Thomas R. Loughlin, editor(s)
1994, Book chapter, Marine mammals and the <i>Exxon Valdez</i>
Following the Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS), Prudhoe Bay crude oil from the vessel spread on the sea surface and covered coastal shores from western Prince William Sound (PWS) to the Alaska Peninsula. In PWS alone. acute mortality of sca otters at the time of the spill was estimated to...
[Book review] The Ancient Murrelet. A natural history in the Queen Charlotte Islands
Scott A. Hatch
1994, The Auk (111) 242-243
Leadership in ecological research on north-temperate-zone seabirds has long been associated with the region of the northeastern Atlantic, which enjoys a tradition of detailed, innovative work spanning several decades. Although the temperate North Pacific is home to several of the same species that figure prominently in the Atlantic and also...
Brown bear-human interactions associated with deer hunting on Kodiak Island
Victor G. Barnes Jr.
1994, Bears: Their Biology and Management (9) 63-73
I compared distribution and range of brown bears (Ursus arctos middendorffi) with temporal and spatial distribution of Sitka black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis) hunting activity on westside Kodiak Island, Alaska, to examine impacts of deer hunting on bears. Mean number of bears that annually ranged ≤5 km from the coast,...
Use of boreal forested wetlands by Pacific loons (Gavia pacifica Lawrence) and horned grebes (Podiceps auritus L.): Relations with limnological characteristics
P.J. Heglund, J.R. Jones, L.H. Fredrickson, M.S. Kaiser
1994, Book chapter, Developments in Hydrobiology: Aquatic birds in the trophic web of lakes: Proceedings of a symposium held in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, in August 1991
Our objective was to determine if the occurrence and abundance of Pacific loons (Gavia pacifica Lawrence) and horned grebes (Podiceps auritus L.) on 123 wetlands of Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge in east central Alaska were related to the limnological characteristics of those wetlands. Aquatic bird-wetland...
