The semantic differential technique was used to
quantify four interest groups' perceptions of twenty-six
Alaskan scenes. The scenes represented both panoramic views
and views of Mount McKinley from different sites in southcentral
Alaska. The perceptions were measured on six semantic
scales ("ugly-beautiful", "dislike-like", "unpleasantpleasant",
"unstimulating-stimulating", "level-mountainous",
and 'monotonous-varied"), and the...
The regulation of ergosterol biosynthesis in yeast has been
studied. The system has been examined for the presence of an end-product inhibition. Both anaerobically and aerobically grown cells
have been examined for this effect. A feedback inhibition of sterol
synthesis has been shown, but it appears to be a secondary...
Seamounts are ubiquitous features of the seafloor that form part of the fabric of oceanic crust. When a seamount enters a subduction zone, it has a major affect on forearc morphology, the uplift history of the island arc, and the structure of the downgoing slab. It is not known, however,...
The federally threatened northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) is the focus of intensive
conservation efforts that have led to much forested land being reserved as habitat for the owl and associated wildlife
species throughout the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Recently, however, a relatively new threat to spotted...
Before developing a plan or deciding to add facilities to increase tourist potential, ask the question, "Is it worth it? Will tourism do for this community what we want done?''
The cost-benefit technique balances costs against benefits to show the estimated net effects of a plan. The study may be...
In analyzing tourism, we want to know how many visitors will be coming to visit and how much they will spend, so that we can evaluate:
• Whether existing facilities can handle the visitors expected.
• Whether it will be profitable to make preparations for increased tourists.
It is important...
The money tourists spend in a community is the benefit which people probably recognize most readily. Other benefits might include improved recreation facilities, expanded cultural and social opportunities, and pride in one's community, but additional dollars provide the usual appeal for tourism development. These dollars benefit sectors throughout the community,...
Impact studies that examine the economic effects within a community of development projects such as a new hotel are usually confined to a fiscal analysis of local government costs and revenues. But increasing emphasis on the total environment-social, biological, and business-calls for an appraisal of broader impacts within the community...
Heceta Bank is a large reef on the edge of the central Oregon continental shelf that supports a wide variety of commercial fisheries. Using the research submersible Delta, we studied fish abundances on Heceta Bank and the relationship between species composition of fish assemblages and bottom types. Cluster analysis indicated...
We present a high-resolution Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mascon solution for Gulf of Alaska (GOA) glaciers and compare this with in situ glaciological, climate and other remote-sensing observations. Our GRACE solution yields a GOA glacier mass balance of -65 ± 11 Gta⁻¹ for the period December 2003 to...