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will require a continued expansion of roads, facilities, airports and
staging areas along the coastal plain. As oil production begins,
pipelines on land and shoreline crossings will also be constructed.
This study will provide insight into the critical processes
supporting stream and lake fauna in the coastal plain. As the energy
dependencies of these organisms become evident it will be possible to
project the impacts caused by industry activities such as sand and
gravel dredging thaw bulbs beneath lakes, increased erosion of peat
bluffs at river crossings or altered drainages, or the effects of
turbidity on primary productivity and subsequent secondary production.
Other subtle and poorly described potential problems may become
evident. Increased peat erosion and organic matter inputs may be
accompanied by excessive biological oxygen demand beneath winter ice
cover. The effects might be disasterous on overwintering anadromous
fish populations confined to very limited ice free zones in lakes and
river beds. Flooding by impoundment may change the insect community
structure in roadside areas with food web impacts and subsequent changes
in usage by shorebirds and waterfowl species. Although it is unlikely
that this (or any other study) can produce data that will allow
definitive prediction of developmental effects on the ecosystem, it is
hoped that synthesis of the data acquired, along with that for
supporting studies, will serve as an effective management tool for
minimizing adverse impacts.
INTENSIVE SITE REC MMENDATION
The tasks outlined will require a logistic base that will be
available on a year-round basis and convenient to the central arctic
coastal plain and the Colville River system. Based upon past experience
under NOAA-OCSEAP contract and facilities available, we propose using
the support services of J. Helmericks in the Colville River delta. This
site has year-round lodging for up to 15 personnel, electric power and
is the home base for an air taxi service. It is close to Kuparuk Center
which would allow easy transfer of equipment and personnel. The family
conducts a commercial fishery operations during summer and can provide-16-
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Schell, D. M. [Energy Flow in Arctic Aquatic Ecosystems], report, December 31, 1985; Fairbanks, Alaska. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1310787/m1/16/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.