I submit herewith the annual reports from the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, for the period ending December 31, 2012.
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Eaglecrest is now open for the winter season -- New degree programs offered: English, Social Science degrees now available -- Alaska Native Heritage celebration comes to a close -- To whom much is given -- Union letter of thanks to students for support --
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Zero-Shot Learning by Convex Combination of Semantic Embeddings [PDF]
Several recent publications have proposed methods for mapping images into continuous semantic embedding spaces. In some cases the embedding space is trained jointly with the image transformation. In other cases the semantic embedding space is established
Bengio, Samy +7 more
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A Review of Ecological Factors Affecting the Annual Cycle 10 Island Populations of Seals [PDF]
Colonization of island habitats by pinnipeds for all or part of their life cycle may expose the populations to various pressures. While the advantages of an island rookery must override the disadvantages for such a situation to be selected, its most ...
Ling, John K.
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A comparison of the Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, and Aleutian Islands large marine ecosystems through food web modeling / by K. Aydin ... [et al.] [PDF]
Detailed mass balance food web models were constructed to compare ecosystem characteristics for three Alaska regions: the eastern Bering Sea (EBS), the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), and the Aleutian Islands (AI). This paper documents the methods and data used to
Aydin, Kerim Yunus +4 more
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Applying Novel Approaches to Old Datasets: Utilizing Opportunistic Observations to Describe Spatial-Use Patterns for the Steller Sea Lion Using a Bayesian Poisson Model [PDF]
This study utilized a dataset of opportunistic sightings to describe at-sea spatial use patterns for the endangered Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus).
Himes Boor, Gina Kristine
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The Impact of Protest Responses in Choice Experiments [PDF]
Not much attention has been given to protest responses in choice experiments (CE). Using follow-up statements, we are able to identify protest responses and compute welfare estimates with and without the inclusion of such protest responses.
Maria Loureiro, Melina Barrio
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Discovery of an orthoreovirus in the aborted fetus of a Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus). [PDF]
Palacios G +12 more
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Preliminary comparisons between a point-of-care ketometer and reference method using Steller sea lion pup whole blood and plasma. [PDF]
Crawford SG, Coker RH, Rea LD.
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Intraperitoneal implantation of life-long telemetry transmitters in otariids [PDF]
Markus Horning +3 more
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