Rapid Ecoregional Assessments (REAs) are intended to answer important management questions identified by land managers, collect and develop distribution maps for key resources, document potential impact of environmental change, identify science...
The ecology of the nearshore benthos (from intertidal to 10 m depth) has been studied in detail at many coastal locations in the United States. However, the processes that couple the intertidal regions with those in the nearshore ocean are poorly...
From temperate rainforests to arctic tundra, a wealth of ecosystems span the vast and varied landscapes of Alaska. Among these are rare ecosystems, which support unique assemblages of specialized and/or diverse flora and fauna within a small...
The Central Yukon Rapid Ecoregional Assessment (REA) was prepared by the Alaska Center for Conservation Science (ACCS) in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), and the...
Stream temperature influences the growth, abundance, distribution, timing of life history events, and survival of Pacific salmon. For example, warm water temperatures can impact the survival of cold-water fish like salmon, and increase the spread...
The Alaska Gap Analysis Project (AKGAP) was developed in 2014 as part of a nation-wide program administered by the USGS. The goal of the project was to assess the extent to which species and vegetation communities are represented within protected...