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LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL CHANGE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA This page intentionally left blank LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL CHANGE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA Edited by Robert B. Spies Elsevier Radarweg 29, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK First edition 2007 Copyright ©2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone (+44) (0) 1865 843830; fax (+44) (0) 1865 853333; email: [email protected]. Alternatively you can submit your request online by visiting the Elsevier web site at http://elsevier.com/locate/permissions, and selecting Obtaining permission to use Elsevier material Notice No responsibility is assumed by the publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should be made Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN-13: 978-0-444-52960-2 ISBN-10: 0-444-52960-8 For information on all Elsevier publications visit our website at books.elsevier.com Printed and bound in Italy 07 08 09 10 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 We dedicate this book to the people of Alaska. We hope that it will help inspire both further support for research and wise human action in the Gulf of Alaska. This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgements This book was made possible through the passionate work of government, academic and private scientists in the Northern Gulf of Alaska. Many of these hard-working scientists have dedicated their careers to some aspect of this productive ecosystem. Special thanks are due to the Exxon Valdez Trustee Council of 2000, who provided the funds for this project. This and previous councils recognized the wisdom of ded- icating some small part of the trust funds to summarizing what we have learned since the 1989 oil spill about the ecosystem in which it occurred. Their vision for long-term monitoring and research is a great example for future political leaders. Graphic material for this book was prepared by Peter Veres. We are grateful to the many naturalist photographers who permitted use of their work. This page intentionally left blank Contributors Kevin M. Bailey, Ph.D. Evelyn Brown, Ph.D. Alaska Fisheries Science Center School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences NOAA/NMFS University of Alaska Fairbanks 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4 Fairbanks, AK 99775 Seattle, WA 98115 [email protected] [email protected] Theodore Cooney, Ph.D. Z. Morgan Benowitz-Fredericks, Ph.D. Emeritus Professor Department of Biology School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences PO Box 351800 University of Alaska University of Washington Fairbanks, AK 99775-7220 Seattle, WA 98195 PO Box 486 [email protected]. Choteau. Montana [email protected] James L. Bodkin, Ph.D. Alaska Biological Science Center Sara J. Iverson, Ph.D. USGS Department of Biology 1011 E. Tudor Blvd. Dalhousie University Anchorage, AK 99503 1355 Oxford Street Halifax, NS Wiebke J. Boeing, Ph.D, Canada B3H 4J1 Department of Fishery and [email protected] Wildlife Sciences 2980 South Espina, 132 Knox Hall Gordon H. Kruse, Ph.D. PO Box 30003, Campus Box 4901 President’s Professor of Fisheries New Mexico State University University of Alaska, Fairbanks Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 Juneau Center for Fisheries & [email protected] Ocean Sciences 11120 Glacier Highway Juneau, AK 99801-8677 [email protected]
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