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 A Conservation Assessment and Resource Synthesis for
The Coastal Forests and Mountains Ecoregion
in the Tongass National Forest and Southeast Alaska
 
Resource Synthesis
 
These pages characterize ecological systems and processes in the region, as well as provide descriptions of the natural history, habitat associations and management implications for a suite of mammal, bird, and fish species. Secions on human ecology and industry provide background on important human values.
 
Chapter 5: Ecological Systems
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Section 2: Terrestrial Ecological Systems
Richard Carstensen
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Section 3: Coastal Ecological Systems
Richard Carstensen
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Section 4: Freshwater Ecological Systems
Richard Carstensen
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Section 5: References
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Chapter 6: Mammals
Section 1: Sitka Black-tailed Deer
[Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis]
John Schoen and Matt Kirchhoff
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Section 2: Brown Bear
[Ursus arctos]
John Schoen and Scott Gende
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Section 3: Black Bear
[Ursus americanus]
John Schoen and Lily Peacock
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Section 4: Alexander Archipelago Wolf
[Canis lupus ligoni]
John Schoen and David Person
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Section 5: American Marten
[Martes americana]
John Schoen, Rod Flynn and Brian Clark
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Section 6: Northern Flying Squirrel
[Glaucomys sabrinus]
John Schoen, Winston Smith and Brian Clark
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Section 7: Endemic Mammals of the Alexander Archipelago
Natalie Dawson, Stephen MacDonald and Joseph Cook
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Chapter 7: Birds
Section 1: Northern Goshawk
[Accipiter gentiles]
Paul Cotter
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Section 2: Bald Eagle
[Haliaeetus leucocephalus alascanus]
Iain J. Stenhouse
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Section 3: Marbled Murrelet
[Brachyramphus marmoratus]
Paul Cotter and Matthew Kirchhoff
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Section 4: Hairy Woodpecker
[Picoides villosus]
Paul Cotter
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Section 5: Brown Creeper
[Certhia americana]
Paul Cotter
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Section 6: Townsend's Warbler
[Dendroica townsend]
Paul Cotter
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Section 7: American Dipper
[Cinclus mexicanus]
Paul Cotter
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Section 8: Audubon's Watchlist
Iain J. Stenhouse
Section 9: Important Bird Areas
Iain J. Stenhouse
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Chapter 8: Fish
Section 1: Anadromous Fish in Southeast Alaska
Robert Armstrong and Marge Hermans
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Section 2: Pink Salmon
[Oncorhynchus gorbuscha]
Robert Armstrong and Marge Hermans
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Section 3: Chum Salmon
[Oncorhynchus keta]
Robert Armstrong and Marge Hermans
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Section 4: Coho Salmon
[Oncorhynchus kisutch]
Robert Armstrong and Marge Hermans
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Section 5: Sockeye Salmon
[Oncorhynchus nerka]
Robert Armstrong and Marge Hermans
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Section 6: Chinook Salmon
[Oncorhynchus tshawytscha]
Robert Armstrong and Marge Hermans
Section 7: Cutthroat Trout
[Oncorhynchus clarki]
Robert Armstrong and Marge Hermans
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Section 8: Dolly Varden
[Salvelinus malma]
Robert Armstrong and Marge Hermans
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Section 9: Eulachon
[Thaleichthys pacificus]
Robert Armstrong and Marge Hermans
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Chapter 9: Human Ecology and Industry
Section 1: Subsistence Use in Southeastern Alaska
John Sisk
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Section 2: Wilderness in Southeastern Alaska: A History
John Sisk
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Section 3: The Value of Wilderness in Southeastern Alaska
Bart Kohler
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Section 5: Salmon Industry
John Sisk
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Section 6: Timber Industry
John Sisk
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Section 7: Mining Industry
John Sisk
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Section 8: Tourism Industry
John Sisk
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Photo:  Dave Albert/Hoonah Sound

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