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Virtually the entire Pacific population of brant is present at the Izembek Lagoon Complex (Izembek and Kinzarof lagoons, Morshovi and Bechevin bays) from early October through November every year (Reed et al. 1989., Boyd et al. 2013, Lewis et al. 2020) providing an efficient period to estimate abundance. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has conducted low-level (150 feet) aerial ocular surveys of brant to estimate abundance at the Izembek Lagoon Complex during fall since 1975 (Wilson 2019), but bias in visual flock size estimates, species mis-identification in large and mixed-flocks, and disturbance from low-level flights lead to miss or double counting of flocks and can all bias population estimates. Moreover,...
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Multiple lines of evidence suggest that the Gray-headed Chickadee (Poecile cinctus lathami), a population endemic to Alaska and northwestern Canada, has declined and/or been extirpated from locations where they were considered historically common. In contrast, the Boreal Chickadee, a native congener, has recently colonized locations where Gray-headed Chickadees once occurred. This project focuses on whether hybridization (and subsequent transfer of genetic material from one species into another with continued breeding events overtime) between these two closely related chickadee species may be responsible for Gray-headed Chickadee declines. Specifically, our objectives are to: 1) Conduct call-playback surveys to...
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Eareckson Air Station (AS) on Shemya Island is strategically located on the far eastern end of Alaska’s Aleutian archipelago. The frequent use of aircraft at this installation poses unique conflicts between the natural resources of the island and maintaining mission readiness and human/aircraft safety. Sikes Act Section 101(a) (16 U.S. Code 670a(a)) requires that Department of Defense (DoD) installations prepare Integrated Natural Resources Management Plans (INRMP) to conserve and rehabilitate natural resources on military installations and ensure that activities on the installations are integrated and consistent with environmental stewardship, laws and regulations, and the military mission. Accordingly, the DoD...


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