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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Catalog of Alaskan seabird colonies Catalog of Alaskan seabird colonies
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Authors
Arthur L. Sowls, Scott A. Hatch, C. J. Len-Sink
Breeding avifauna of the south San Francisco Bay estuary Breeding avifauna of the south San Francisco Bay estuary
San Francisco Bay represents one of the largest estuarine areas on the Pacific Coast of North America. Its open waters, tidal flats, tidal marshes and solar evaporation ponds provide critical foraging, resting and breeding habitat for migratory and resident birds. The avifauna of San Francisco Bay has received considerable attention; however, little of it has been directed toward...
Authors
Robert E. Gill
Some plutonic rocks of southwestern Alaska, a data compilation Some plutonic rocks of southwestern Alaska, a data compilation
No abstract available.
Authors
Frederic H. Wilson
Unusual foraging by a fork-tailed storm-petrel Unusual foraging by a fork-tailed storm-petrel
While conducting an offshore bird census from the sea beach at Nelson Lagoon, Alaska Peninsula (56°00'N, 161°10'W) at 1700 on 17 September 1976 1 saw a Fork-tailed Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma f. furcata) feeding on the beached remains of an adult gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) that had been trapped by ice and died the previous April. I watched it for about 15 min. The sky was overcast...
Authors
Robert E. Gill
Geology and mineral resources of White Pine County, Nevada Geology and mineral resources of White Pine County, Nevada
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Authors
Richard K. Hose, M. Clark Blake
On the foraging and prey selection of nesting Caspian Terns On the foraging and prey selection of nesting Caspian Terns
No abstract available.
Authors
Robert E. Gill
Map showing potassium-argon ages from the Big Delta quadrangle, Alaska Map showing potassium-argon ages from the Big Delta quadrangle, Alaska
No abstract available.
Authors
Frederic H. Wilson
Map showing potassium-argon ages from the Goodnews quadrangle, Alaska Map showing potassium-argon ages from the Goodnews quadrangle, Alaska
No abstract available.
Authors
Frederic H. Wilson, James G. Smith
Radiocarbon dates from Alaska, Yukon Territory, and British Columbia Radiocarbon dates from Alaska, Yukon Territory, and British Columbia
No abstract available.
Authors
Frederic H. Wilson, M. Springer Young
Radiometric dates from Alaska: A 1975 compilation Radiometric dates from Alaska: A 1975 compilation
The following table of radiometric dates from Alaska includes published material through 1972 as well as some selected later data. The table includes 726 mineral and whole-rock dates determined by the K-Ar, Rb-Sr, fission-track U-Pb, and Pb-alpha techniques. The data are organized in alphabetical order of the 1:250,000 scale quadrangles in which the dated rocks are located. The latitude...
Authors
D. L. Turner, Donald Grybeck, Frederic H. Wilson
Radiometric age map of southwest Alaska Radiometric age map of southwest Alaska
This map includes published, thesis, and open-file radiometric data available to us as of June, 1975. Some dates are not plotted because of inadequate location data in the original references. The map is divided into five sections, based on 1:1,000,000 scale enlargements of the National Atlas maps of Alaska. Within each section (e.g., southeastern Alaska), radiometric dates are plotted...
Authors
Frederic H. Wilson, D. L. Turner
Radiometric age map of southcentral Alaska Radiometric age map of southcentral Alaska
This map includes published, thesis, and open-file radiometric data available to us as of June, 1975. Some dates are not plotted because of inadequate location data in the original references. The map is divided into five sections, based on 1:1,000,000 scale enlargements of the National Atlas maps of Alaska. Within each section (e.g., southeastern Alaska), radiometric dates are plotted...
Authors
Frederic H. Wilson, D. L. Turner