Alaska Berry Science

Alaska's Berries and Their Changing Seasons- Discover Alaska Lecture by Katie Spellman

Fairbanks, Alaska, July 2019

How are your berries? Perspectives of Alaska's environmental managers on trends in wild berry abundance

Hupp, J. W., M. Brubaker, K. Wilkinson, and J. Williamson. 2015. How are your berries? Perspectives of Alaska's environmental managers on trends in wild berry abundance. International Journal of Circumpolar Health 74:28704.

Response of cackling geese (Branta hutchinsii taverneri) to spatial and temporal variation in the production of crowberries on the Alaska Peninsula

Hupp, J. W., D. E. Safine, and R. M. Nielson. 2013. Response of Cackling Geese to spatial and temporal variation in production of crowberries on the Alaska Peninsula. Polar Biology 36(9):1243-1255.

Integrating Alaskan traditional knowledge and science of wild berries

Flint, C.G., Robinson, E.S., Kellogg, J., Ferguson, G., BouFajreldin, L., Dolan, M., Raskin, I. and Lila, M.A., 2011. Promoting wellness in Alaskan villages: integrating traditional knowledge and science of wild berries. EcoHealth, 8(2):199-209.

The Contribution of Subsistence Foods to the Total Diet of Alaska Natives in 13 Rural Communities

Ballew, C., Ross Tzilkowski, A., Hamrick, K. and Nobmann, E.D., 2006. The contribution of subsistence foods to the total diet of Alaska Natives in 13 rural communities. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 45(1):1-26.

Climate-and Disturbance-Driven Changes in Subsistence Berries in Coastal Alaska

Herman-Mercer, N.M., Loehman, R.A., Toohey, R.C. and Paniyak, C., 2020. Climate-and Disturbance-Driven Changes in Subsistence Berries in Coastal Alaska: Indigenous Knowledge to Inform Ecological Inference. Human Ecology, pp.1-15.

Distribution, abundance, and utilization of wild berries by the Gwich'in people in the Mackenzie River Delta Region

Murray, G., Boxall, P.C. and Wein, R.W., 2005. Distribution, abundance, and utilization of wild berries by the Gwich’in people in the Mackenzie River Delta Region. Economic Botany, 59(2):174-184.

Predicting lowbush cranberry abundances

Turtiainen, M., Miina, J., Salo, K. and Hotanen, J.P., 2013. Empirical prediction models for the coverage and yields of cowberry in Finland.

Climate and berry crops in the boreal forest

Krebs, C.J., Boonstra, R., Cowcill, K. and Kenney, A.J., 2009. Climatic determinants of berry crops in the boreal forest of the southwestern Yukon. Botany, 87(4):401–408.

Invasives pollination study shows mixed results for Alaska berriesFAIRBANKS — An effort to see whether a common invasive plant is drawing pollinators away from native berries may be finding that there’s usually enough room for everyone.

Lowbush Cranberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) life cycle

Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Berry Outlook: Final Report

Herman-Mercer, N.M., Loehman, R.A., Toohey, R.C., and Paniyak, C., 2019, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Berry Outlook: Results from local expert surveys: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9HDXE32.

Berry Science Session at the Alaska Forum on the Environment

Anchorage, Alaska, February 2018

AFE 2018 Berry and climate change science.pptx

Here is the live graphic recording of the session and discussion from our 2018 Alaska Forum on the Environment Session, and the post-session word cloud generated by the audience participants.