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Gulf Apex Predator prey (GAP)

The GAP project was initiated in 1999 by Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program faculty at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in Kodiak to address trophic-level questions of...

Surviving the gauntlet: A comparative study of the pelagic and demersal and s...

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Passive acoustic monitoring of Cook Inlet belugas

Through this research, we hope to identify human activities negatively impacting Cook Inlet belugas and their value as perceived by society by analyzing the vocal repertoire of...

Endocrine responsiveness in Chinook salmon

Ichthyophonus hoferi is a parasite infecting various fish species, including Chinook salmon. While the parasite is not harmful to humans, the effects on the fish host can be...

Documenting fine-scale response of humpback whales to acoustic deterrents

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Reproductive biology of marine mammals

Northern sea otters were extirpated from southeast Alaska in the late 1800's due to extensive hunting by fur traders. They were reintroduced successfully to the area from 1965...

Effects of the social context on stress responsiveness in pinnipeds

The typical response to a stressor in Vertebrates involves the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. It consists of a complicated series of hormonal cascade that results in...

Food webs in flux: tracking freshwater delivery of nutrients to coastal ecosy...

In Southeast Alaska, rapidly receding glaciers and changes in rainfall have a major impact on freshwater discharge and will affect the transport of nutrients to coastal...

Commercial, Recreational, and Personal Use Harvest Trends in the Kenai River ...

Trends in harvest and effort in the commercial gill net (A), recreational hook-and-line (B), and personal use dip net and gill net (C) fisheries on the northern Kenai Peninsula....

Wildfire locations in the Kenai River watershed 1943-2016

Wildfire locations in the Kenai River watershed during 1943-2016 (data from AFS 2016). Symbol size represents fire area in acres (0.4047 ha). For more information, please see...

Landscape Changes on the Kenai Peninsula

Landscape changes on the Kenai Peninsula: A) Cumulative loss of mass, meters of water equivalent, of Wolverine Glacier, a representative coastal glacier in the Kenai Mountains,...

Observed and Projected Changes in Air Temperature and Precipitation, Kenai, A...

Observed and projected changes in (A) air temperature and (B) precipitation at the city of Kenai and (C) observed changes in discharge in the Kenai River at town of Cooper...

Fishery Permit Ownership and Revenue in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, 1980-2014

Concentration of (A) fishery permits and (B) variability in fishery revenues for selected communities of the Kenai Peninsula Borough (source: Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry...

Poster - Changes Facing Salmon Ecosystems

Salmon face risks from a rapidly changing climate, landscape change, and ocean acidification, but may also benefit from warming temperatures and glacial retreat under some...

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Map - Kenai River Watershed

Map of Kenai River watershed (dark shaded region) and focal subbasins for the EPSCoR Southcentral Test Case (blue shaded regions within the watershed). Glaciers within the...

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Glaciers, Lakes, and Salmon Productivity

Influences of glaciers and lakes on the hydrology and ecology of salmon-bearing rivers. Photo credits (L-R): Marli Miller, U. Oregon; John Schoen; National Weather Service. For...

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