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
Limited Shallow Slip in the 1938 MS 8.3 Alaska Peninsula Earthquake Rupture
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DOI: 10.1029/2024gl113880
Abstract: The 1938 MS 8.3 and 2021 MW 8.2 earthquakes both ruptured within the Semidi segment of the Aleutian‐Alaska subduction zone. The large‐slip distribution of the 2021 event is well constrained within the depth range 25–45… read more here.
Keywords: slip; limited shallow; slip 1938; event ... See more keywords
THE WHALE AND THE CUPCAKE REVISITED: STORIES OF NIQIPIAQ (NATIVE FOOD) AND IÑUPIAT SOVEREIGNTY IN ARCTIC ALASKA
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DOI: 10.1080/00167428.2024.2319233
Abstract: ABSTRACT Inspired by Julia O’Malley’s The Whale and the Cupcake (2019), which portrays the contemporary foodscape in Alaska, this study explores Alaska Native foodways as a source of future cultural resiliency to cope with increasing… read more here.
Keywords: food; niqipiaq native; whale cupcake; upiat sovereignty ... 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
The Winter Storm Severity Index for Alaska: Development and Arctic Testbed Evaluation
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DOI: 10.1175/waf-d-24-0108.1
Abstract: Alaska has unique climatological and geographical considerations for winter services provided by the National Weather Service. Correspondingly, there is a lack of impact-based decision support products and services provided to core partners and stakeholders in… read more here.
Keywords: winter; winter storm; alaska; severity index ... See more keywords