2005 Alaska Ocean Sciences Bowl Research Project: Effects of climate change upon Alaska's marine ecosystems and the communities they support

The following papers were submitted by high school teams participating in the 2005 Alaska regional competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl. The ranking of the top three projects is based on the combined score of the written paper and the oral presentation. The rest are listed in alphabetical order by school. Papers will be posted as quickly as possible.

WINNING PROJECT—(Soldotna) Skyview High School EZDs: Global Climate Change and its Effect on Our Coastal Community

Second place: Unalaska City School Ocean Raiders: Global Warming Effects on Fishing in Unalaska

Third place: Cordova High School N.U.R.D.s: The Effects of Climate Change on Cordova, Alaska, on the Prince William Sound

(Anchorage) South Anchorage High School Flying Squidettes: The Greening of Alaska…or Not?!

Bethel Alternative Boarding School The Real People: Cost Analysis of Moving Four Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Villages in Response to Rising Sea Levels

Juneau-Douglas High School Steller: Effects of Climate Change on Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems in the Area of Juneau, Southeast Alaska

Juneau-Douglas High School Home Team: Climate Change Effects on the Marine Food Web in the Area of Juneau, Alaska

(Palmer) seeUonline/Valley Pathways/Palmer High School/Colony High School Apex Predators: Declining Value of Alaska Wild Salmon Fisheries: An Economic Solution

Seward High School Jeannot Allemand: Global Warming in Barrow, Alaska

Soldotna High School Alaska Grown: The Effects of Global Warming on Barrow's Permafrost, Ice, and Community

Soldotna High School Ice Worms: The Effects of Sedimentation on Skilak Lake Due to Glacial Melting

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