The Effects of the Endicott Development Project on the Boulder Patch, an Arctic Kelp Community in Stefansson Sound, Alaska

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Martin, Larry R., Gallaway, Benny J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1994
• Subjects: Benthos; Environmental impacts; Kelps; Marine biology; Offshore oil well drilling; Plant growth; Plant taxonomy; Primary production (Biology); Rocks; Sediment transport; Stefansson Sound; Alaska; Arctic; Mer de Beaufort; Stefansson; Beaufort Sea
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64326

The Boulder Patch in Stefansson Sound, Beaufort Sea, of Alaska harbors a diverse arctic kelp community in areas where rock cover exceeds 10%. In 1985, the Endicott Development Project, the first major offshore oil development in the Alaskan Arctic, was constructed shoreward of this community at the...