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Arctic Resilience: Fire, Food, Contaminant, and Education Nexus along the Yukon River Watershed

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 b…

Environmental Justice, Toxicology and Politics

The Earth and all its inhabitants, including humans, regardless of color, race, income level, or nationality, should be treated with respect as to the implementation and / or enfo…

Monitoring the Health of Wildlife and their Ecosystems in the Arctic: Hg Toxicology and Stable Isotope

A major survival issue affecting wildlife ecosystems globally is climate change. Climate change fluctuations impact not only atmospheric weather, but also river watersheds and oce…

A Forensic Evaluation: the use of Mercury and Stable Isotope analysis of Museum Bone Samples to Monitor if Environmental Changes are affecting the Eating Patterns of Red and Arctic Foxes

Global climate changes can potentially impact the ecosystems of the red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and Arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) on a regional scale. This research takes a forensic…

Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopes of A Sentinel Species, the Western Alaska Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes)

Mercury (Hg) is a metal of both natural and anthropogenic origins that bioaccumulates in wildlife. Environmental risk assessments to arctic wildlife, such as the red fox (Vulpes v…