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View Resource Climate Change, Food, and ‘Sharing’ among the Iņupiat of Wainwright, Alaska [Part 2 of 2 Case study]

This case study examines the implications of climate change for the Iņupiat community of Wainwright, Alaska. Specifically, it addresses Iņupiat relations with agviq, the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus). First, we describe how Iņupiat whalers hunt the bowhead whale, how the whaling crew shares the whale with the community, and how the community celebrates a successful whaling season. Second, these descriptions are foll...

 

Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library
View Resource Climate Change, Food, and ‘Sharing’ among the Iņupiat of Wainwright, Alaska [Part 1 of 2]

This video accompanies a case study that examines the implications of climate change for the Iņupiat community of Wainwright, Alaska. Specifically, it addresses Iņupiat relations with agviq, the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus). First, we describe how Iņupiat whalers hunt the bowhead whale, how the whaling crew shares the whale with the community, and how the community celebrates a successful whaling season. Second, ...

 

Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library
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View Resource Issues in Ecology, Issue 14: Setting Limits: Using Air Pollution Thresholds to Protect and Restore U.S. Ecosystems

The purpose of this report is to distill advances in the science of air pollution thresholds and to describe their use to assess, protect and manage the nation’s ecosystems and the vital services they provide. We focus here on the environmental impacts of nitrogen, sulfur, and mercury and refer to connections to climate change. The discussion draws on the published research of hundreds o...

 

Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library
View Resource Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchery in South Carolina

Image of a loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchery in South Carolina. Nests are placed in an area where they are protected in varying degrees from natural or anthropogenic hazards. Efforts such as these are intended to increase the success rate of loggerhead reproduction and reverse population declines caused by human activities.

 

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View Resource Effects of artificial lighting along a beach on loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta)

Example of artificial lighting along a beach. Artificial lights inhibit the reproduction of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in two ways. First, adult females tend to avoid laying their eggs on beaches with artificial light. Second, hatchlings become disoriented and fail to migrate toward the ocean and instead wander along the beach and even further inlands. While wandering, disoriented...

 

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