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: Karluk quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Karluk quadrangle
No abstract available.
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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
No abstract available.
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C. C. Hawley
Evaluations of plastic mesh tubes for protecting conifer seedlings from pocket gophers in three western states Evaluations of plastic mesh tubes for protecting conifer seedlings from pocket gophers in three western states
The efficacy of plastic mesh tubes for protecting conifer seedlings from pocket gopher damage was evaluated on three national forest lands in three states. In each area, cohorts of 640 protected seedlings and 640 unprotected seedlings (3,840 total) were individually monitored for damage, survival, and growth twice each summer for 5 yr after planting. Substantial differences were found...
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Richard M. Engeman, Richard M. Anthony, Victor G. Barnes, Heather W. Krupa, James Evans
Alaska resource data file: Bendeleben quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Bendeleben quadrangle
No abstract available.
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Travis Hudson
Alaska resource data file: Mount Fairweather quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Mount Fairweather quadrangle
No abstract available.
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C. C. Hawley
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
No abstract available.
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Anita Williams
Carboniferous and older carbonate rocks: Lithofacies, extent, and reservoir quality: Chapter CC in The oil and gas resource potential of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 1002 area, Alaska Carboniferous and older carbonate rocks: Lithofacies, extent, and reservoir quality: Chapter CC in The oil and gas resource potential of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 1002 area, Alaska
Carboniferous and older carbonate rocks are potential hydrocarbon reservoir facies for four plays in the 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. These rocks include several units in the pre-Carboniferous basement and the Carboniferous Lisburne Group. Data from exploratory wells west of the 1002 area, outcrops south of the 1002 area, seismic lines, and well logs are synthesized...
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Julie A. Dumoulin
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
Annotated bibliography Annotated bibliography
This bibliography contains over 1,700 published and unpublished references on the family Ammodytidae with an emphasis on the genus Ammodytes. The references are alphabetical by author and then by year of publication. Abstracts and summaries are included for the references we have seen and those provided electronically by others. Abstracts written by the original authors are within...
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Robert H. Armstrong, Mary F. Willson, 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