Resilience and Adaptation: Yukon River Watershed Contaminant Risk Indicators
Joint Authors
Duffy, Lawrence
De Wilde, La’Ona
Spellman, Katie
Dainowski, Bonita
McCullough, Susan
Luick, Bret
van Muelken, Mary
Dunlap, Kriya L.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-10-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
River watersheds are among the most complex terrestrial features in Alaska, performing valuable ecosystem functions and providing services for human society.
Rivers are vital to both estuarine and aquatic biota and play important roles in biogeochemical cycles and physical processes.
The functions of watersheds have been used as vulnerability indicators for ecosystem and socioeconomic resilience.
Despite a long history of human activity, the Yukon River has not received the holistic and interdisciplinary attention given to the other great American river systems.
By using hypothesis-based monitoring of key watershed functions, we can gain insight to regime-shifting stresses such as fire, toxins, and invasive species development.
Coupling adaptive risk management practices involving stakeholders with place-based education, especially contaminants and nutrition related, can maintain resilience within communities.
The Yukon watershed provides a broadscale opportunity for communities to monitor the environment, manage resources, and contribute to stewardship policy formation.
Monitoring keystone species and community activities, such as citizen science, are critical first steps to following changes to resiliency throughout the Yukon watershed.
Creating a policy environment that encourages local experimentation and innovation contributes to resilience maintenance during development-imposed stress.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Duffy, Lawrence& De Wilde, La’Ona& Spellman, Katie& Dunlap, Kriya L.& Dainowski, Bonita& McCullough, Susan…[et al.]. 2018. Resilience and Adaptation: Yukon River Watershed Contaminant Risk Indicators. Scientifica،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1213785
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Duffy, Lawrence…[et al.]. Resilience and Adaptation: Yukon River Watershed Contaminant Risk Indicators. Scientifica No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1213785
American Medical Association (AMA)
Duffy, Lawrence& De Wilde, La’Ona& Spellman, Katie& Dunlap, Kriya L.& Dainowski, Bonita& McCullough, Susan…[et al.]. Resilience and Adaptation: Yukon River Watershed Contaminant Risk Indicators. Scientifica. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1213785
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1213785