Publications
USGS research activities relevant to Alaska have yielded more than 9400 historical publications. This page features some of the most recent newsworthy research findings.
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Alaska resource data file: Kodiak quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Kodiak quadrangle
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S. H. Pilcher
Alaska resource data file: Afognak quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Afognak quadrangle
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S. H. Pilcher
The oil and gas resource potential of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 1002 area, Alaska The oil and gas resource potential of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 1002 area, Alaska
In anticipation of the need for scientific support for policy decisions and in light of the decade-old perspective of a previous assessment, the USGS has completed a reassessment of the petroleum potential of the ANWR 1002 area. This was a comprehensive study by a team of USGS scientists in collaboration on technical issues (but not the assessment) with colleagues in other agencies and
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Alaska resource data file: Yakutat quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Yakutat quadrangle
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C. C. Hawley
Alaska resource data file: Bendeleben quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Bendeleben quadrangle
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Travis Hudson
Alaska resource data file: Mount Fairweather quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Mount Fairweather quadrangle
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C. C. Hawley
Breeding of Steller's Eiders, Polysticta stelleri, on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska Breeding of Steller's Eiders, Polysticta stelleri, on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
Historically, an unknown number of Steller's Elders nested along the outer coastal fringe of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, but no nests had been found since 1975. We located six nests from 1991-1998 and we conclude that Steller's Elders are still a regular breeder at low densities on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
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Paul L. Flint, M.P. Herzog
Digital data for the geologic framework of the Alaska Peninsula, southwest Alaska, and the Alaska Peninsula terrane Digital data for the geologic framework of the Alaska Peninsula, southwest Alaska, and the Alaska Peninsula terrane
These digital databases are the result of the compilation and reinterpretation of published and unpublished 1:250,000- and 1:63,360-scale mapping. The map area covers approximately 62,000 sq km (23,000 sq mi) in land area and encompasses much of 13 1:250,000-scale quadrangles on the Alaska Peninsula in southwestern Alaska. The compilation was done as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's...
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Frederic H. Wilson, Robert L. Detterman, Gregory D. DuBois
Effectiveness of streambank-stabilization techniques along the Kenai River, Alaska Effectiveness of streambank-stabilization techniques along the Kenai River, Alaska
The Kenai River in southcentral Alaska is the State's most popular sport fishery and an economically important salmon river that generates as much as $70 million annually. Boatwake-induced streambank erosion and the associated damage to riparian and riverine habitat present a potential threat to this fishery. Bank-stabilization techniques commonly in use along the Kenai River were...
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Joseph M. Dorava
Alaska resource data file: Kotzebue quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Kotzebue quadrangle
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Anita Williams
Biology of the genus Ammodytes, the sand lances Biology of the genus Ammodytes, the sand lances
Although much taxonomic confusion exists within the genus Ammodytes, six species are currently recognized: personatus, hexapterus, americanus, dubius, tobianus, and marinus. Sand lance are both euryhaline and eurythermal, as well as tolerant of reduced oxygen concentrations. The absence of a swim bladder allows this narrow, elongate fish to spend much time buried dormant in intertidal...
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Martin D. Robards, John F. Piatt
Comparison of aerial survey procedures for estimating polar bear density: Results of pilot studies in northern Alaska Comparison of aerial survey procedures for estimating polar bear density: Results of pilot studies in northern Alaska
The U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and International Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears mandate that boundaries and sizes of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) populations be known so they can be managed at optimum sustainable levels. However, data to estimate polar bear numbers for the Chukchi/Bering Sea and Beaufort Sea populations in Alaska are limited. We evaluated...
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Lyman L. McDonald, Gerald W. Garner