Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
University of Alaska Anchorage
| TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE Carlson Professor and Director Alaska Center for Conservation Science University of Alaska Anchorage 3211 Providence Drive Anchorage, AK 99508 Phone: (907) 786-6390 mlcarlson@alaska.edu |
COOPERATIVE REPRESENTATIVE Aaron Dotson Vice Provost for Research UAA Office of Sponsored Programs University of Alaska Anchorage 3211 Providence Drive, BOC3 368 Anchorage, AK 99508 Phone: (907) 786-6041 addotson@alaska.edu |
Key Research, Technical Assistance, and Education Strengths
- Existing interdisciplinary research units (Environment and Natural Resources Institute and Institute of Social and Economic Research) with long experience doing place-based research.
- Extensive local knowledge of Alaska–geography, geology, ecology, economy, politics, relevant world natural resource market conditions, emerging management challenges, and the logistics of how to conduct research, including statewide telephone surveys.
- Special expertise in human dimensions of ecosystem structure, function, and management, especially the interface between remote small communities and surrounding wildlands
- Long history of working with Native people, local people, and nonprofit groups on collaborative research. Good contacts with agencies, NGOs, policymakers
- Special expertise in fisheries and tourism economics and management issues, ability to analyze behavioral responses to ecosystem management initiatives