Ecological investigations of the tundra biome in the Prudhoe Bay region, Alaska

Brown Jerry 1936-

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Ecological Investigations
of the
Tundra Biome
in the
Prudhoe Bay Region, Alaska
Edited by BrownJerry
Biological Papers of the University of Alaska
Special Report Number 2 October, 1975Ecological Investigations
of the
Tundra Biome
in the
Prudhoe Bay Region, Alaska
Edited by
Jerry Brown, Director
U.S. Tundra Biome
U.S. Army Cold Regions Research
and Engineering Laboratory
Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
Biological Papers of the University of Alaska
Special Report Number 2 October, 1975UNIVERSITY OF ALASKABIOLOGICAL PAPERS OF THE
Editor
JAMES E. MORROW
Biological SciencesDepartment of
University of Alaska
Editorial Board
GEORGE W. ARGUS
National Museum of Natural Sciences, Ottawa
I. McT. COWAN
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
WILLIAM G. PEARCY
Oregon State University, Corvallis
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 75-620095
///Abstract
During the period 1970-1974, the U.S. Tundra Biome Program,
which was stationed primarily out of Barrow, performed a series of
environmental and terrestrial ecological studies at Prudhoe Bay.
This volume reports specifically on the Prudhoe results and is
divided into three major subdivisions: abiotic and(1) soil investi-
gations; plant(2) investigations, and animal(3) investigations. The
abiotic section contains papers on the air and soil temperature
regimes; the snow cover, particularly its properties adjacent to the
roadnet; major soil and landform associations, and the chemical
composition of soils, runoff, lakes, and rivers. The plant section
contains reports on a general vegetation survey; a follow-up
vegetation mapping project, and a study of the growth of arctic,
boreal, and alpine biotypes in an experimental transplant garden.
The animal section contains reports on the tundra invertebrates;
the bird, lemming, and fox populations, and the behavioral and
physiological investigations of caribou and several experimental
reindeer. Appendices contain a checklist of the vascular, bryophyte,
and lichen flora of the Prudhoe Bay area and selected data on
vegetation. Several of the papers draw comparisons with the
Barrow tundra.
The volume includes a considerable number of tables in its
attempt to document for the first time the abiotic, flora, and fauna
of this relatively unknown arctic tundra landscape.In Memoriain
This volume is dedicated to the memory of Scott Parrish,
During the periodwho died in a plane crash on 26 August 1974.
1971-1974, Scott was involved directly in many aspects of the
Biome's Prudhoe Bay research. This included arranging and
the program's logistic requirements, design of experi-expediting
for several projects, and overall guidancements, data reduction
Biome personnel on research activities and opportunities atto
Prudhoe. We considered Scott both a friend and scientific
thoughts concerns for the environmentcolleague. His on and
and personalwere highly respected. The loss of his experience
hope thatknowledge of the Prudhoe area is irretrievable. We
andthis volume will record for the future both Scott's memory
his interests in the tundra.
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