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: Sleetmute quadrangle, Alaska Alaska resource data file: Sleetmute quadrangle, Alaska
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Thomas K. Bundtzen, Marti L. Miller
Alaska resource data file: Mount Hayes quadrangle, Alaska Alaska resource data file: Mount Hayes quadrangle, Alaska
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William Ellis, Charles C. Hawley, Samuel Dashevsky
Alaska resource data file: Mount McKinley quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Mount McKinley quadrangle
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Charles G. Hawley
Alaska resource data file: Eagle quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Eagle quadrangle
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Melanie B. Werdon, Roy L. Flynn, D.J. Szumigala
Alaska resource data file: Iliamna quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Iliamna quadrangle
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C. C. Hawley
Water quality in the Cook Inlet Basin Alaska, 1998-2001 Water quality in the Cook Inlet Basin Alaska, 1998-2001
This report contains the major findings of a 1998?2001 assessment of water quality in the Cook Inlet Basin. It is one of a series of reports by the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program that present major findings in 51 major river basins and aquifer systems across the Nation. In these reports, water quality is discussed in terms of local, State, and regional issues...
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Roy L. Glass, Timothy P. Brabets, Steven A. Frenzel, Matthew S. Whitman, Robert T. Ourso
Alaska resource data file: Dixon Entrance quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Dixon Entrance quadrangle
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Donald J. Grybeck
Ground-nesting marine birds and potential for human disturbance in Glacier Bay National Park Ground-nesting marine birds and potential for human disturbance in Glacier Bay National Park
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve contains a diverse assemblage of marine birds that use the area for nesting, foraging and molting. The abundance and diversity of marine bird species in Glacier Bay is unmatched in the region, due in part to the geomorphic and successional characteristics that result in a wide array of habitat types (Robards and others, 2003). The opportunity for...
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Mayumi L. Arimitsu, Marc D. Romano, John F. Piatt
Alaska resource data file: Craig quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Craig quadrangle
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Donald J. Grybeck
Exploitation dynamics of small fish stocks like Arctic cisco Exploitation dynamics of small fish stocks like Arctic cisco
Potential impacts to the Arctic cisco population fall into both demographic and behavioral categories. Possible demographic impacts include stock recruitment effects, limited escapement into marine habitats, and variable age-class reproductive success. Potential behavioral impacts involve migratory patterns, variable life histories, and strategies for seasonal feeding. Arctic cisco...
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Jennifer L. Nielsen
Winter philopatry of harlequin ducks in Prince William Sound, Alaska Winter philopatry of harlequin ducks in Prince William Sound, Alaska
We used capture-mark-recapture data to assess winter philopatry by Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) in Prince William Sound, Alaska, during winters 1995–1997 and 2000–2001. Philopatry was quantified using homing rates, which were estimated as the proportion of birds recaptured at their original site out of all recaptured birds. Between-year homing rates of 0.95 (95% CI: 0.87–1...
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Samuel A. Iverson, Daniel Esler, Daniel Rizzolo
Relatedness and nesting dispersion within breeding populations of Greater White-fronted Geese Relatedness and nesting dispersion within breeding populations of Greater White-fronted Geese
We studied patterns of relatedness and nesting dispersion in female Pacific Greater White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons frontalis) in Alaska. Female Greater White-fronted Geese are thought to be strongly philopatric and are often observed nesting in close association with other females. Analysis of the distribution of nests on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in 1998 indicated that nests were
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A. C. Fowler, J.M. Eadie, Craig R. Ely