Publications and Other Products
Fire & Ice disseminates research findings by publishing peer-reviewed scientific articles as well as a other kinds of products and project outcomes to translate findings into useful tools and informative media, including K-12 educuational materials, podcasts print publications, and recorded presenations. Also visit out Highlights page for additional outreach and science communication products.
Publications
Academic publications produced as part of the Fire & Ice project are listed below under each team. Since 2019, Fire & Ice researchers have produced at least 65 publications.
Bacus SC, Kelley AL (2023) Effects of ocean acidification and ocean warming on the
behavior and physiology of a subarctic, intertidal grazer. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 711:31-45.
Beaudreau A.H., Bergstrom C.A., Whitney E.J., Duncan D.H. and N.C. Lundstrom (2022).
Seasonal and interannual variation in highâlatitude estuarine fish community structure
along a glacial to nonâglacial watershed gradient in Southeast Alaska. Environmental
Biology of Fishes.
Bellmore, R. J, J.B. Fellman, E. Hood, M.R. Dunkle, and R.T. Edwards (2022) A melting cryosphere constrains fish growth by synchronizing the seasonal phenology of river food webs. Global Change Biology.
Bidlack, A.L., Bisbing, S.M., Buma, B.J., Diefenderfer, H.L., Fellman, J.B., Floyd, W.C., Giesbrecht, I., Lally, A., Lertzman, K.P., Perakis, S.S., Butman, D.E, D'Amore, D.V., Fleming, S.W., Hood, E.W., Hunt, B.P.V., Kiffney, P.M., McNicol, G., Menounos, B. and S.E. Tank. (2021). Climate-mediated changes to linked terrestrial and marine ecosystems across the Northeast Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest margin. BioScience, biaa171.
Duncan, D.H. and A.H. Beaudreau. (2019). Spatiotemporal variation and sizeâselective predation on hatcheryâ and wildâborn juvenile chum salmon at marine entry by nearshore fishes in Southeast Alaska. Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 11(5): 372-390.
Edwards, R.T., D'Amore, D.V., Biles, F.E., Fellman, J.B., Hood, E.W., Trubilowicz, J.W., & W.C. Floyd. (2021). Riverine dissolved organic carbon and freshwater export in the eastern Gulf of Alaska. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 126, e2020JG005725.
Fellman, J.B., Hood, E., Behnke, M.I., Welker, J.M., & R.G.M. Spencer. (2020). Stormflows drive stream carbon concentration, speciation, and dissolved organic matter composition in coastal temperate rainforest watersheds. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 125, e2020JG005804.
Fellman, J.B., Hood, E., DâAmore, D.V. et al. (2021). Streamflow variability controls
N and P export and speciation from Alaskan coastal temperate rainforest watersheds.
Biogeochemistry, 152, 253â270.
Fellman, J.B., Bellmore, R.J., Johnson, C., Dunkle, M.R. and E. Hood, E. (2022) Glacier
runoff influences biogeochemistry and resource availability in coastal temperate rainforest
streams: Implications for juvenile salmon growth. Limnology and Oceanography,
Giesbrecht, I. J. W., S.E. Tank, G.W. Frazer, E. Hood, S.G. Gonzalez Arriola, D.E. Butman, et al. (2022). Watershed classification predicts streamflow regime and organic carbon dynamics in the Northeast Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 36: e2021GB007047.
Hauri, C., Pagès, R., McDonnell, A.M.P. et al. (2021). Modulation of ocean acidification by decadal climate variability in the Gulf of Alaska. Commun Earth Environ 2, 191.
Hauri, C., Schultz, C., Hedstrom, K., Danielson, S., Irving. B., Doney, S.C., Dussin, R., Curchitser, E.N., Hill, D.F. and Charles A. Stock. (2020). A regional hindcast model simulating ecosystem dynamics, inorganic carbon chemistry and ocean acidification in the Gulf of Alaska. Biogeosciences, 17, 3837-3857.
Holt, A. D., Kellerman, A. M., Li, W., Stubbins, A., Wagner, S., McKenna, A., Fellman, J., Hood, E., and Spencer, R. G. M. (2021). Assessing the role of photochemistry in driving the composition of dissolved organic matter in glacier runoff. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 126, e2021JG006516.
Holt, A.D., Fellman, J., Hood, E. et al. (2021). The evolution of stream dissolved organic matter composition following glacier retreat in coastal watersheds of southeast Alaska. Biogeochemistry.
Hood, E., Fellman, J. B., & R.G.M. Spencer. (2020). Glacier loss impacts riverine organic carbon transport to the ocean. Geophysical Research Letters, 47, e2020GL089804.
Hood, E., Fellman, J., Edwards, R.T., DâAmore, D.V., Scott, D. (2019). Salmon-derived nutrient and organic matter fluxes from a coastal catchment in southeast Alaska. Freshwater Biology, 64: 1157-1168.
Jenckes, J., Ibarra, D. E., & Munk, L. A. (2022). Concentration-discharge patterns
across the Gulf of Alaska reveal geomorphological and glacierization controls on stream
water solute generation and export. Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2021GL095152.
Jenckes, J., Munk, L. A., Ibarra, D. E., Boutt, D. F., Fellman, J., & Hood, E. (2023).
Hydroclimate drives seasonal riverine export across a gradient of glacierized high-latitude
coastal catchments. Water Resources Research, 59, e2022WR033305.
Jenson, A., Amundson, J. M., Kingslake, J., and Hood, E. (2022). Long-period variability in ice-dammed glacier outburst floods due to evolving catchment geometry. The Cryosphere, 16(1), 333â347.
Johnson, M. (2021). Subtidal surface circulation in lower Cook Inlet and Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 41, 101609.
Kienholz, C., Pierce, J., Hood, E., Amundson, J.M., Wolken, G.J., Jacobs, A., Hart, S., Wikstrom-Jones, K., Abdel-Fattah, D., Johnson, C, and J.S. Conaway. (2020) Deglacierization of a marginal basin and implications for outburst floods, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska. Frontiers in Earth Science, (8), 137.
Konar, B., Mitchell, T.J., Iken, K., Coletti, H., Dean, T., Esler, D., Lindeberg,
M., Pister, B. and B Weitzman. (2019). Wasting disease and static environmental variables
drive sea star assemblages in the Northern Gulf of Alaska. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 520: 151209.
LaBarre, A., B. Konar, and K. Iken. 2023. Influence of environmental conditions on
Mytilus trossulus size frequency distributions in two glacially influenced estuaries.
Estuaries and Coasts.
Lundstrom, N.C., Beaudreau, A.H., Mueter, F.J. and B. Konar (2022). Environmental drivers of nearshore fish community composition and size structure in glacially influenced Gulf of Alaska estuaries. Estuaries and Coasts.
McCabe, M.K. and Brenda Konar (2021). Influence of environmental attributes on intertidal community structure in glacial estuaries. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 194.
McNicol, G., Hood, E., Butman, D. E., Tank, S. E., Giesbrecht, I. J. W., Floyd, W.,
et al. (2023). Small, coastal temperate rainforest watersheds dominate dissolved organic
carbon transport to the northeast Pacific Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters, 50,
e2023GL103024.
Miller, C.A. & A.L. Kelley (2021). Alkalinity cycling and carbonate chemistry decoupling
in seagrass mystify processes of acidification mitigation. Sci Rep 11, 13500.
Myers, H.J., D.W. Olsen, C.O. Matkin, L.A. Horstmann, and B. Konar (2021). Passive acoustic monitoring of killer whales (Orcinus orca) reveals year-round distribution and residency patterns in the Gulf of Alaska. Scientific Reports.
Pitman, K.J, Moore, J.W., Sloat, M.R., Beaudreau, A.H., Bidlack, A.L., Brenner, R.E.,
Hood, E.W., Pess, G.R., Mantua, N.J., Milner, A.M., Radic, V., Reeves, G.H., Schindler,
D.E. and D.C. Whited. (2020). Glacial retreat and Pacific salmon. BioScience, 7(3): 220â236.
Pitman, K.J., J.W. Moore, M. Huss, M.R. Sloat, D. Whited, T. Beechie, E. Hood, D.E.
Schindler, A.M. Milner, R. Brenner, G.R. Pess, G.H. Reeves, and V. Radic (2021) Glacier
retreat creating new Pacific Salmon habitat in western North America, Nature Communications,
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Russo, A. A., Boutt, D. F., Munk, L. A., & Jenckes, J. (2023). Contribution of Fresh
Submarine Groundwater Discharge to the Gulf of Alaska. Water Resources Research, 59,
e2023WR034912.
Ulaski, B.P., D.S. Sikes, and B. Konar. 2023. Beach-cast and drifting seaweed wrack
is an important resource for marine and terrestrial macroinvertebrates in high latitudes.
Marine Environmental Research.
Ulaski, B.P., Konar, B. and E.O. Otis. (2020). Seaweed reproduction and harvest rebound
in Southcentral Alaska: Implications for wild stock management. Estuaries and Coasts.
Ulaski, Brian P., Edward O. Otis, and Brenda Konar (2023) How landscape variables
influence the relative abundance, composition, and reproductive viability of macroalgal
wrack in a high latitude glacial estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 280
: 108169.
Umanzor, S., Sandoval-Gil, J.M. & Conitz, J. Ecophysiological Responses of the Intertidal
Seaweed Fucus Distichus to Temperature Changes and Reduced Light Driven by Tides and
Glacial Input. Estuaries and Coasts 46, 1269â1279 (2023).
Weitzman, B. and B. Konar. (2021). Biological correlates of sea urchin recruitment in kelp forest and urchin barren habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 663, 115â125.
Williamson, E.R. & C.J. Sergeant (2021). Independent validation of downscaled climate
estimates from a coastal Alaska watershed using local historical weather journals.
PeerJ.
Young, J., E. Petit, A. Arendt, E. Hood, G. Liston, and J. Beamer (2021) A changing
hydrological regime: Trends in magnitude and timing of glacier ice melt and glacier
runoff in a high latitude coastal watershed, Water Resources Research, 57: e2020WR027404.
Carsten Conner, L.D. & S. Perin. (2020). Learning from the real vs. the replicated: a comparative study. International Journal of Science Education, 10(3), 266-276.
Young, J., Carsten-Conner, L.D. and Erin Pettit (2020). âYou really see itâ: environmental identity shifts through interacting with a climate change-impacted glacier landscape. International Journal of Science Education, 42:18, 3049-3070.
Young, J., Pettit, E., Arendt, A., Hood, E., Liston, G. and J. Beamer (2021). A changing
hydrological regime: Trends in magnitude and timing of glacier ice melt and glacier
runoff in a high-latitude coastal watershed. Water Resources Research.
Young, J., Clement, S., & Pettit, E. (2023). Removing Barriers to Science and the
Outdoors for Teenage Youth and Early Career Professionals in the US Arctic and Beyond,
Sibirica, 22(1), 33-55. Retrieved Apr 17, 2023, from
For publications from previous Alaska NSF EPSCoR projects, visit individual research components in our archive.
Boreal Fires Curriculum
The Fire & Ice Diversity, Education and Workforce Development (DEW) component has developed a set of in collaboration with the and the . The curriculum is designed for 3rd-5th grade learners but content can be adapted for lower or higher grade levels.
The engages students in observation and science sense-making through fun, interactive activities such as storytelling and gameplay. The lessons explore wildfire as a naturally occurring cycle that can be influenced by human activities.
Individual lessons, as well as an introduction to the curriculum entitled "Wildfire and Change in Alaska," are available below. You can find links to accompanying curriculum videos on .
Podcasts
Fire & Ice Data Visualization Seed Grantee and ť¨˝ˇÖą˛Ľalumna Theresa Soley created a podcast called, "," exploring climate change impacts in Alaska such as glacial recession through sound and storytelling.
Episodes are available for listening through podcast services, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Google Podcasts.
Informational Brochures
A for the project. Email ua-epscor@alaska.edu to arrange a pickup or dropoff of hard copies at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Recorded Events
Alaska EPSCoR produces various events and workshops. Below are recordings of some of the most noteworthy.
There are also recorded presentations from Fire & Ice researchers available from our annual All-Hands Meetings, as well as many engaging videos and other science communication products on our Highlights page.
Webinars & Workshops
Augmented Reality Basics Workshop
A 3-part workshop introducing basic steps for creating augmented reality mobile apps using Unity or AR Hero.
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On September 14, 2023, Alaska EPSCoR invited three editors from the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology to discuss the process of publishing research in peer-reviewed journals. Click here for the presentation slides.
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Animated Visualizations
A three-part Animation Workshop from October 2021 that focused on the free software Blender.
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A Zoom science primer including presentations on climate change by Rick Thoman, glaciers by Eric Klein, the aurora by Omega Smith; salmon by Molly McCarthy-Cunfer; and wildfire by Alison York.
A Zoom science primer including presentations on climate change by Rick Thoman, glaciers by Eric Klein, volcanoes by Brandon Browne, bears by Marian Snively, and the aurora borealis by Omega Smith.
A video in which area residents and fire crews discuss the 2019 McKinley Fire and what they've gleaned from the experience
The EPSCoR Student Ambassador Program's Employment Opportunities for Grad Students
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The EPSCoR Student Ambassador program has sponsored four presentations about employment opportunities, aimed at grad students. We have four of them here:
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Game Jam
In June 2020 Alaska NSF EPSCoR held its first-ever Game Jam, in which participants from across the world competed to design video games on a Fire & Ice theme. EPSCoR ultimately received , of which 5 are currently playable or downloadable online.
The first place winner was Extended Care Unit Room 19B, a text-based medical mystery by user "Ambrosio." Second was Climatic, a climate-based strategy game from "Blue Birdy. Third was a side-scrolling data-gathering adventure, Alaska DataQuest, by "casperquincy," which also won the "Best Use of Theme" award.
Science Pubs
and the were informal presentations that discussed the respective impacts of wildfires and glaciers on the wine industry.



