Steller sea lions [videorecording]‎: in jeopardy

Steller sea lions in jeopardy

Dynamics of the Bering Sea : a summary of physical, chemical, and biological characteristics, and a synopsis of research on the Bering Sea

AK-SG ;

Alaska Sea Grant College Program report ;

Foreword -- Preface -- [I] PHYSICAL DYNAMICS -- Physical oceanography of the Bering Sea / Update on the climatology and sea ice of the Bering Sea / Thermohaline structure and water masses in the Bering Sea / Bering Sea tides / Thermal stratification and mixing on the Bering Sea shelf / Variability and role of the physical environment in the Bering Sea ecosystem / Aleutian North Slope current / Physical environment around the Pribilof Islands / CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTIONS AND DYNAMICS -- Summary of chemical distributions and dynamics in the Bering Sea -- Mesoscale anticyclonic eddies at the shelf break and their impact on the formation of hydrochemical structures of the Bering Sea -- Organic matter of the Bering Sea -- Silica in Bering Sea Deep and bottom water -- Variability in the components of the carbonate system and dynamics of inorganic carbon in the western Bering Sea in summer -- Effect of nutrients on phytoplankton size in the Bering Sea basin -- Seasonal variation in the process of marine organsim production based on downward fluxes of organic substances in the Bering Sea -- Trends in the distribution of organic nitrogen, ammonium, and urea in the Bering Sea -- Paleoceanographic changes and present environment of the Bering Sea -- [III] BIOLOGICAL DYNAMICS -- Summary of biology and ecosystem dynamics in the Bering Sea -- Modeling and management of the Bering Sea ecosystem -- Seasonal sea ice variability and the Bering Sea ecosystem -- Spatial distribution and temporal variability of phytoplankton in the Bering Sea -- Distribution and ecology of mesopelagic fishes and cephalopods -- Forage fishes in the Bering Sea: distribution, species associations, and biomass trends -- Ecology of groundfishes in the eastern Bering Sea, with emphasis on food habits -- Population ecology and structural dynamics of walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) -- Use of a surface-current model and satellite telemetry to assess marine mammal movements in the Bering Sea -- Marine bird populations and carrying capacity of the eastern Bering Sea -- Seabirds of the western Bering Sea -- [IV] SYNOPSIS OF MAJOR RESEARCH PROGRAMS -- Appendix: principal scientific questions on Bering Sea ecosystem function and productivity -- Index.

The Eastern Bering Sea shelf : oceanography and resources

Oceanography and resources

Introduction -- Physical oceanography ; A perspective of physical oceanography in the Bering Sea, 1979 / Marine climatology of the Bearing Sea / Recent short-period wintertime climatic fluctuations and their effect on sea-surface temperatures in the eastern Bering Sea / Hydrographic structure over the continental shelf of the southeastern Bering Sea / Circulation over the continental shelf of the southeastern Bering Sea / Circulation and hydrology of Norton Sound / Reevaluation of water transports in the vicinity of Bering Strait / Tides of the eastern Bering Sea shelf / Ice distribution and dynamics ; Recent fluctuations in sea ice distribution in the eastern Bering Sea / Remote sensing analysis of ice growth and distribution in the eastern Bering Sea / Nearshore ice characteristics in the eastern Bering Sea / Bering Sea ice-edge phenomena / Eastern Bering Sea ice dynamics and thermodynamics / Anticipated oil-ice interactions in the Bering Sea / Geology and geophysics ; Sedimentary processes and potential geologic hazards on the sea floor of the northern Bering Sea / The ice-dominated regimen of Norton Sound and adjacent areas of the Bering Sea / Ice goughing on the subarctic Bering shelf / The role of the Kaltag and Kobuk Faults in the tectonic evolution of the Bering Strait region / Chemical oceanography ; Some geochemical characteristics of Bering Sea sediments / The distribution and elemental composition of suspended particulate matter in Norton Sound and the northeastern Bering Sea shelf : implications for Mn and Zn recycling coastal waters / Some heavy metal contents of Bering Sea seals / Preliminary observations of the carbon budget of the eastern Bering Sea shelf / Organic matter in the Bering Sea and adjacent areas / Hydrocarbons of animals of the Bering Sea / Organic geochemistry of surficial sediments from the eastern Bering Sea / Hydrocarbon gases in near-surface sediment of the northern Bering Sea / Distribution of dissolved LMW hydrocarbons in Bristol Bay, Alaska : implications for future gas and oil development / Fisheries oceanography ; Overview of fisheries oceanography / Shelf environment / Ichthyokplankton / Halibut ecology / Distribution, migration, and status of Pacific herring / The biology of walleye pollock / Population characteristics and ecology of yellowfin sole / Trans-shelf movements of Pacific salmon / Finfish and the environment / Ecosystem dynamics in the eastern Bering Sea

Volume I errata -- Marine birds ; Feeding ecology of seabirds of the eastern Bering Sea / Breeding distribution and reproductive biology of marine birds in the eastern Bering Sea / Pelagic distribution of marine birds in the eastern Bering Sea / Shorebirds of the eastern Bering Sea / Waterfowl and their habitats in the eastern Bering Sea / Interaction of ice biota ; Ice-biota interactions : an overview / Primary production at the eastern Bering Sea ice edge : the physical and biological regimes / The role of epontic algal communities in Bering Sea ice / Ice as marine mammal habitat in the Bering Sea / Mammals ; Marine mammals of the eastern Bering Sea shelf : an overview / Feeding and trophic relationships of phocid seals and walruses in the eastern Bering Sea / Foods and trophic relationships of cetaceans in the Bering Sea / Distribution and abundance of sea otters in the eastern Bering Sea / Northern fur seals in the Bering Sea / The energy cost of free existence for Bering Sea harbor and spotted seals / Microbiology ; Microbiology of the eastern Bering Sea / Fish diseases in the Bering Sea / Plankton ecology ; Phytoplankton distribution on the southeastern Bering Sea shelf / Bering Sea zooplankton and micronekton communities with emphasis on annual production / Nutrient distributions and dynamics in the eastern Bering Sea / Distribution of walleye pollock eggs in the uppermost layer of the southeastern Bering Sea / Fisheries biology ; Commercial use and management of demersal fish / Eastern Bering Sea crab fisheries / Benthic biology ; Benthic invertebrate macrofauna of the eastern Bering/Chukchi continental shelf / A survey of benthic infaunal communities on the southeastern Bering Sea shelf / Disturbance and diversity in a boreal marine community : the role of intertidal scouring by sea ice / Epifaunal invertebrates on the continental shelf of the eastern Bering and Chukchi Seas / Bivalve mollusks of the southeastern Bering Sea / Stock assessment and life history of a newly discovered Alaska surf clam resource in the southeastern Bering Sea / Large marine gastropods of the eastern Bering Sea / Feeding interactions in the eastern Bering Sea with emphasis on the benthos / Summary and perspectives ; Consideration of environmental risks and research opportunities on the eastern Bering Sea shelf