Inundation, sedimentation, and subsidence creates goose habitat along the Arctic coast of Alaska

• Published in: Environmental research letters Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 45031 - 9
• Main Authors: Tape, Ken D, Flint, Paul L, Meixell, Brandt W, Gaglioti, Benjamin V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.12.2013
• Subjects: Brackish; Branta bernicla nigricans; coastal erosion; Freshwater; geese; grazing lawn; landscape change; permafrost; subsidence

The Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska is characterized by thermokarst lakes and drained lake basins, and the rate of coastal erosion has increased during the last half-century. Portions of the coast are <1 m above sea level for kilometers inland, and are underlain by ice-rich permafrost. Increased s...