Towards energy sovereignty: biomass as sustainability in interior Alaska
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DOI: 10.1007/s11625-017-0441-5
Abstract: As the price of oil and gas fluctuates in the world economy, and the consequences of a global reliance on fossil fuels resonate in the Anthropocene, Indigenous communities in Alaska are making sustainable choices away… read more here.
Keywords: energy sovereignty; energy; biomass; sustainability ... See more keywords
Community-level economic impacts of a change in TAC for Alaska fisheries: A multi-regional framework assessment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107072
Abstract: Abstract A marine heatwave caused the total biomass of Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Pacific cod to plummet by 67% from 2015 to 2018. Based on the results from GOA Pacific cod stock assessment model, the… read more here.
Keywords: economic impacts; cod; goa pacific; assessment ... See more keywords
A stable isotope record of late Cenozoic surface uplift of southern Alaska
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DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2017.11.029
Abstract: Abstract Although the timing of an acceleration in late-Cenozoic exhumation of southern Alaska is reasonably well constrained as beginning ∼5–∼6 Ma, the surface uplift history of this region remains poorly understood. To assess the extent… read more here.
Keywords: isotope; record; surface uplift; late cenozoic ... See more keywords
Using recycled asphalt pavement in construction of transportation infrastructure: Alaska experience
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.12.104
Abstract: Abstract Due to its enormous environmental and economic benefits, recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) has been widely used in construction of transportation infrastructure. In Alaska, the use of RAP has been reported for decades. However, materials… read more here.
Keywords: construction; alaska; transportation infrastructure; rap ... See more keywords
Resurrecting the public record: Assessing stakeholder participation in Alaska's fisheries
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2018.07.010
Abstract: Abstract Stakeholder participation is lauded as a key component of successful fisheries management, but few studies have characterized and assessed this participation. Using integrated data digitization and coding methods, this paper tests out a new… read more here.
Keywords: participation; record assessing; resurrecting public; stakeholder participation ... See more keywords
Late Holocene paleoseismology of Shuyak Island, Alaska
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.10.028
Abstract: We report stratigraphic evidence of land-level changes along the eastern portion of the Alaska-Aleutian megathrust. Four marshes on Shuyak Island record variable amounts of coseismic deformation during four pre-20th century earthquakes. We combine these data… read more here.
Keywords: holocene paleoseismology; late holocene; paleoseismology shuyak; shuyak island ... See more keywords
Greenschist Facies Metamorphic Zircon Overgrowths as a Constraint on Exhumation of the Brooks Range Metamorphic Core, Alaska
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DOI: 10.1029/2018tc005006
Abstract: Like many other mountain belts, the metamorphic core or hinterland of the Brooks Range fold and thrust belt in Arctic Alaska is characterized by multiply deformed and polymetamorphosed rocks whose ... read more here.
Keywords: metamorphic core; brooks range; facies metamorphic; greenschist facies ... See more keywords
Community Perspectives on Hearing Loss in Rural Alaska.
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DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000001348
Abstract: OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to present an explanatory model of hearing loss in the Bering Strait region of Alaska in order to contextualize the results of a cluster randomized trial and propose… read more here.
Keywords: focus groups; hearing loss; loss; care ... See more keywords
Development of a Nudge Program at One Alaska Food Pantry
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DOI: 10.1177/15248399221096418
Abstract: Food pantry clients experience many health disparities, including elevated incidence of diabetes, heart disease, and other nutrition-related conditions. Nutrition education interventions in the form of a nudge can be an effective method to increase nutrition… read more here.
Keywords: food; program; education; alaska ... See more keywords
Lateral Variations of Attenuation in the Crust of Alaska Using Lg Q Tomography
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DOI: 10.1785/0120220164
Abstract: We have conducted a crustal seismic (QLg) attenuation tomography study across Alaska using recordings from the EarthScope USArray from 2014 to 2019. The resolving power of the inversion is 150 × 150 km for most of… read more here.
Keywords: lower attenuation; attenuation; alaska using; lateral variations ... See more keywords
Partitioning Pervasive Detrital Geochronologic Age Distributions in the Southern Alaskan Forearc
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DOI: 10.3389/feart.2019.00217
Abstract: The extensive detrital zircon U-Pb geochronologic dataset presented here includes new and compiled data (N=38; n=8,006) from modern rivers that together comprehensively characterizes the geographic distribution of pervasive Mesozoic—Cenozoic igneous belts across mountainous regions in… read more here.
Keywords: northern chugach; central alaska; alaska range; approach ... See more keywords