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The impacts of storm surges on breeding waterbirds on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska: past effects and future projected impacts

Dates

Creation
2012-07-01
Span of project activity
2012-07-01
Span of project activity
2015-08-30

Citation

LCC Network Data Steward(Point of Contact), Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative(administrator), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service(Cooperator/Partner), Sarah Saalfeld, PhD(Principal Investigator), Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative(funder), 2012-07-01(creation), The impacts of storm surges on breeding waterbirds on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska: past effects and future projected impacts, https://www.fws.gov/science/catalog, https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5a4c6349e4b0d05ee8c351b9

Summary

This project evaluated the potential impacts of storm surges and relative sea level rise on nesting geese and eider species that commonly breed on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (Y-K Delta). Habitat suitability maps for breeding waterbirds were developed to identify current waterbird breeding habitat and distributions. Short-term climate change impacts were assessed by comparing nest densities in relation to magnitude of storms that occurred in the prior fall from 2000-2013. Additionally, nest densities were modeled using random forests in relation to the time-integrated flood index (e.g., a storm specific measure accounting for both water depth and duration of flooding) for four modeled storms (2005, 2006, 2009, and 2011)​, as well as [...]

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typeShort Project Description
valueTo evaluate the potential impacts of changes on waterbird habitat due to climate change, this project examines historic responses of water birds to storm surges on the Y-K Delta by examining waterbird distribution and breeding parameters before and after coastal storm surges between 1985 and 2012.
projectStatusCompleted

Budget Extension

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  • LC MAP - Landscape Conservation Management and Analysis Portal
  • Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative

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lcc:arctic lcc:arctic WA2012-22

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