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| Young, Rebecca C.; Department of Biology and Wildlife, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks; rcyoung@alaska.edu; Kitaysky, Alexander S.; Department of Biology and Wildlife, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks; askitaysky@alaska.edu; Carothers, Courtney; School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks; clcarothers@alaska.edu; Dorresteijn, Ine; Department of Biology and Wildlife, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks; ine.dorresteijn@gmail.com. |
| Small rural Alaskan communities face many challenges surrounding rapid social and ecological change. The role of local subsistence resources may change over time because of changes in social perception, economic need, and cultural patterns of use. We look at the Bering Sea’s Pribilof Islands, comprising two very small communities, and investigate the relationship between the local residents and seabirds as a natural resource. Seabirds may strengthen ties to older ways of life and have potential for future economic opportunities, or modernization may direct interest away from seabirds as a cultural and economic resource. We conducted a survey and interviews of residents of the two Pribilof Island communities, St. Paul and St. George, to assess... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Aleut; Pribilof Islands; Seabird; Subsistence; Survey; Tourism. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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