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This is a nation-wide collaborative program, supported by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area, through which USGS and National Park Service staff address priority research needs identified by the National Park Service.  On this page, we highlight research taking place in Alaska as part of this program.

**Return to Ecosystems >> Collaborative Science for Priority Information Needs**

National Park Service priorities change annually through this program and results of past studies can be found under Data and Tools and Publications on this page.

For 2022-2024, the USGS is focusing on the following science needs identified by the National Park Service Alaska Region:
                                - Development of an Alaska-specific fish DNA sequence library to inform monitoring of resident and invasive species in multiple national parks of Alaska
                                - Effects of nest predation and predator abundance on habitat quality for declining passerines breeding in Denali National Park
                                - Effects of glacial inputs on nearshore marine communities in Kenai Fjords National Park and Preserve
                                - Tracing mercury through lake food webs in Alaska's national parks
                                - Streamflow quantification at National Creek, Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
                                - Analysis of genetic variation in wolves from Denali National Park and Preserve and Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, Alaska

### Study Area

### Contacts

#### John M. Pearce, Ph.D.

##### Associate Center Director for Ecosystems

Alaska Science Center

jpearce@usgs.gov

907-786-7094

#### Christian E Zimmerman, Ph.D.

##### Center Director

Alaska Science Center

czimmerman@usgs.gov

907-786-7071

#### Jeff Conaway

##### Associate Center Director for Water, Ice, and Landscape Dynamics

Alaska Science Center

jconaway@usgs.gov

907-786-7041

### Explore Search

                      - Biology
                      - Ecosystems
                      - Water

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Below are other science projects associated with this project.

link

April 18, 2018

####                 Effect of Elodea spp. on Fish Performance Mediated Through Food Web Interactions              

Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Alaska Science Center

link

April 18, 2018

####   Effect of Elodea spp. on Fish Performance Mediated Through Food Web Interactions

Learn More

Below are multimedia items associated with this project.

Searching for landbird nests in Denali National Park 

June 1, 2021

#### Searching for landbird nests in Denali National Park 

link

USGS biologists Steve Matsuoka, Lauren Hitt, and Rachel Richardson search for landbird nests in Denali National Park. 

Alaska Science Center, Alaska Science Center

June 1, 2021

#### Searching for landbird nests in Denali National Park 

link

#### Searching for landbird nests in Denali National Park 

link

USGS biologists Steve Matsuoka, Lauren Hitt, and Rachel Richardson search for landbird nests in Denali National Park. 

Alaska Science Center, Alaska Science Center

Akilik River stream sampling

August 1, 2017

#### Akilik River stream sampling

link

Hiking up a stream from the Akilik River drainage to set minnow traps for fish sampling. This is a stream type at the Boreal-Arctic transition of the Brooks Range, Noatak National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park.

Alaska Science Center

August 1, 2017

#### Akilik River stream sampling

link

#### Akilik River stream sampling

link

Hiking up a stream from the Akilik River drainage to set minnow traps for fish sampling. This is a stream type at the Boreal-Arctic transition of the Brooks Range, Noatak National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park.

Alaska Science Center

Sampling a stream from the Akilik River drainage

August 1, 2017

#### Sampling a stream from the Akilik River drainage

link

Sampling a stream from the Akilik River drainage in the Boreal-Arctic transition of the Brooks Range in Noatak National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park. This is part of the Hydro-Ecoloy of Arctic Thawing (HEAT) project.

Alaska Science Center

August 1, 2017

#### Sampling a stream from the Akilik River drainage

link

#### Sampling a stream from the Akilik River drainage

link

Sampling a stream from the Akilik River drainage in the Boreal-Arctic transition of the Brooks Range in Noatak National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park. This is part of the Hydro-Ecoloy of Arctic Thawing (HEAT) project.

Alaska Science Center

Below are publications associated with this project.

February 13, 2023

####                 Elodea mediates juvenile salmon growth by altering physical structure in freshwater habitats              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center

February 8, 2023

####                 eDNA Metabarcoding Analyses of Diet in Yellow-Billed Loons of Northern Alaska              

Alaska Science Center

August 11, 2020

####                 Hydrology and geomorphology of the Taiya River near the West Creek Tributary, southeast Alaska              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center

March 31, 2020

####                 Environmental DNA: An emerging tool for understanding aquatic biodiversity              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center, Molecular Ecology Laboratory

January 1, 2020

####                 Using redundant primer sets to detect multiple native Alaskan fish species from environmental DNA              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center, Molecular Ecology Laboratory

August 1, 2017

####                 Rapid response for invasive waterweeds at the arctic invasion front: Assessment of collateral impacts from herbicide treatments              

Cooperative Research Units

October 12, 2016

####                 Detecting and inferring cause of change in an Alaska nearshore marine ecosystem              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center

June 15, 2016

####                 A primer on potential impacts, management priorities, and future directions for *Elodea* spp. in high latitude systems: learning from the Alaskan experience              

Alaska Science Center

January 6, 2016

####                 The impacts of human recreation on brown bears (Ursus arctos): A review and new management tool              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center

Below are news stories associated with this project.

USGS Alaska Science Center Project Updates for Collaborative Science with USFWS, NPS, and BOEM

May 1, 2023

####   USGS Alaska Science Center Project Updates for Collaborative Science with USFWS, NPS, and BOEM

One of the primary missions of the USGS is to provide science for decision making, particularly for Department of Interior management bureaus such as...

Read Article

This is a nation-wide collaborative program, supported by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area, through which USGS and National Park Service staff address priority research needs identified by the National Park Service.  On this page, we highlight research taking place in Alaska as part of this program.

**Return to Ecosystems >> Collaborative Science for Priority Information Needs**

National Park Service priorities change annually through this program and results of past studies can be found under Data and Tools and Publications on this page.

For 2022-2024, the USGS is focusing on the following science needs identified by the National Park Service Alaska Region:
                                - Development of an Alaska-specific fish DNA sequence library to inform monitoring of resident and invasive species in multiple national parks of Alaska
                                - Effects of nest predation and predator abundance on habitat quality for declining passerines breeding in Denali National Park
                                - Effects of glacial inputs on nearshore marine communities in Kenai Fjords National Park and Preserve
                                - Tracing mercury through lake food webs in Alaska's national parks
                                - Streamflow quantification at National Creek, Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
                                - Analysis of genetic variation in wolves from Denali National Park and Preserve and Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, Alaska

### Study Area

### Contacts

#### John M. Pearce, Ph.D.

##### Associate Center Director for Ecosystems

Alaska Science Center

jpearce@usgs.gov

907-786-7094

#### Christian E Zimmerman, Ph.D.

##### Center Director

Alaska Science Center

czimmerman@usgs.gov

907-786-7071

#### Jeff Conaway

##### Associate Center Director for Water, Ice, and Landscape Dynamics

Alaska Science Center

jconaway@usgs.gov

907-786-7041

### Explore Search

                      - Biology
                      - Ecosystems
                      - Water

View All **

Below are other science projects associated with this project.

link

April 18, 2018

####                 Effect of Elodea spp. on Fish Performance Mediated Through Food Web Interactions              

Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Alaska Science Center

link

April 18, 2018

####   Effect of Elodea spp. on Fish Performance Mediated Through Food Web Interactions

Learn More

Below are multimedia items associated with this project.

Searching for landbird nests in Denali National Park 

June 1, 2021

#### Searching for landbird nests in Denali National Park 

link

USGS biologists Steve Matsuoka, Lauren Hitt, and Rachel Richardson search for landbird nests in Denali National Park. 

Alaska Science Center, Alaska Science Center

June 1, 2021

#### Searching for landbird nests in Denali National Park 

link

#### Searching for landbird nests in Denali National Park 

link

USGS biologists Steve Matsuoka, Lauren Hitt, and Rachel Richardson search for landbird nests in Denali National Park. 

Alaska Science Center, Alaska Science Center

Akilik River stream sampling

August 1, 2017

#### Akilik River stream sampling

link

Hiking up a stream from the Akilik River drainage to set minnow traps for fish sampling. This is a stream type at the Boreal-Arctic transition of the Brooks Range, Noatak National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park.

Alaska Science Center

August 1, 2017

#### Akilik River stream sampling

link

#### Akilik River stream sampling

link

Hiking up a stream from the Akilik River drainage to set minnow traps for fish sampling. This is a stream type at the Boreal-Arctic transition of the Brooks Range, Noatak National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park.

Alaska Science Center

Sampling a stream from the Akilik River drainage

August 1, 2017

#### Sampling a stream from the Akilik River drainage

link

Sampling a stream from the Akilik River drainage in the Boreal-Arctic transition of the Brooks Range in Noatak National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park. This is part of the Hydro-Ecoloy of Arctic Thawing (HEAT) project.

Alaska Science Center

August 1, 2017

#### Sampling a stream from the Akilik River drainage

link

#### Sampling a stream from the Akilik River drainage

link

Sampling a stream from the Akilik River drainage in the Boreal-Arctic transition of the Brooks Range in Noatak National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park. This is part of the Hydro-Ecoloy of Arctic Thawing (HEAT) project.

Alaska Science Center

Below are publications associated with this project.

February 13, 2023

####                 Elodea mediates juvenile salmon growth by altering physical structure in freshwater habitats              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center

February 8, 2023

####                 eDNA Metabarcoding Analyses of Diet in Yellow-Billed Loons of Northern Alaska              

Alaska Science Center

August 11, 2020

####                 Hydrology and geomorphology of the Taiya River near the West Creek Tributary, southeast Alaska              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center

March 31, 2020

####                 Environmental DNA: An emerging tool for understanding aquatic biodiversity              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center, Molecular Ecology Laboratory

January 1, 2020

####                 Using redundant primer sets to detect multiple native Alaskan fish species from environmental DNA              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center, Molecular Ecology Laboratory

August 1, 2017

####                 Rapid response for invasive waterweeds at the arctic invasion front: Assessment of collateral impacts from herbicide treatments              

Cooperative Research Units

October 12, 2016

####                 Detecting and inferring cause of change in an Alaska nearshore marine ecosystem              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center

June 15, 2016

####                 A primer on potential impacts, management priorities, and future directions for *Elodea* spp. in high latitude systems: learning from the Alaskan experience              

Alaska Science Center

January 6, 2016

####                 The impacts of human recreation on brown bears (Ursus arctos): A review and new management tool              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center

Below are news stories associated with this project.

USGS Alaska Science Center Project Updates for Collaborative Science with USFWS, NPS, and BOEM

May 1, 2023

####   USGS Alaska Science Center Project Updates for Collaborative Science with USFWS, NPS, and BOEM

One of the primary missions of the USGS is to provide science for decision making, particularly for Department of Interior management bureaus such as...

Read Article