COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS IN THE ALASKA NORTH SLOPE (U. OF ALASKA)

The objective of this project is to assess the impacts of climate change on aquatic ecosystems in the Alaska North Slope. EPA's Global Change Research Program is working with the University of Alaska, the North Slope Borough, and local residents (the Inupiat tribe) to understand how climate cha...

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Published: 2006
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Summary:The objective of this project is to assess the impacts of climate change on aquatic ecosystems in the Alaska North Slope. EPA's Global Change Research Program is working with the University of Alaska, the North Slope Borough, and local residents (the Inupiat tribe) to understand how climate change is altering the contaminants risks associated with the local subsistence fishery.