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University of Hawaii Press, Pacific Science, 4(63), p. 673-709, 2009

DOI: 10.2984/049.063.0410

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An Introduction to the Biocomplexity of Sanak Island, Western Gulf of Alaska

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Abstract

The Sanak Biocomplexity Project is a transdisciplinary research effort focused on a small island archipelago 50 km south of the Alaska Peninsula in the western Gulf of Alaska. This team of archaeologists, terrestrial ecologists, social anthropologists, intertidal ecologists, geologists, oceanographers, paleoecolo- gists, and modelers is seeking to understanding the role of the ancient, historic, and modern Aleut in the structure and functioning of local and regional ecosys- tems. Using techniques ranging from systematic surveys to stable isotope chem- istry, long-term shifts in social dynamics and ecosystem structure are present in the context of changing climatic regimes and human impacts. This paper presents a summary of a range of our preliminary findings.