Download Acknowledgements - University of Alaska System

Data, Research & Institutional Integration
Highlights from Southeast Alaska & UAS
Key Examples
• Southeast Alaska GIS Library (2006 – )
• Research Themes (2009 -):
– Ecosystem Function and Change in an Interlinked
Glacier – Terrestrial - Marine System
– Resilient Cultures, Vulnerable Species
• Alaska Coastal Rain-Forest Center (2010 -)
Data Integration
www.seakgis.alaska.edu
To promote the use of geographic data to further research and
improve management of public resources
Provide a framework for coordinating the acquisition and sharing of
geographic data among the public, researchers, educators, and
managers.
Provide a forum for discussing regional data standards, future data
needs, and opportunities for collaboration.
Research Integration Theme
Research Integration Theme
Ecosystem Function and Change in an Interlinked
Glacier - Terrestrial - Marine System
Identify drivers of change, links, and feedbacks in
this system
Identify key parameters to study change
Identify range of variability in key parameters
Make predictions (model) future changes
Understand downstream impacts on ecosystem
services
215 km3 yr-1
2x GOA
870 km3 yr-1
(410 km3 yr-1
from glaciers)
7x GOA
402 km3 yr-1
Hood et al. 2010
Institutional Integration