and their staff did everything possible to facili- 
tate the accomplishment of our projects. BP, 
and particularly Charlie Wark, lent considerable 
support in making lab and field space available 
and solving operational questions. Angus Gavin 
of Atlantic Richfield Company provided a con- 
siderable amount of background information on 
the birds and wildlife of the area as well as 
logistical assistance. The staff and facilities of 
Mukluk Freight Lines provided excellent work- 
ing and living conditions. Nabors Alaska Drilling 
Inc. provided additional field lab facilities. Both 
helicopter and fixed wing flights were provided 
by the operating companies, Alyeska, and 
others, and this assistance is gratefully acknowl- 
edged by all projects. 
The initial volume preparation was perform- 
ed at the U. S. Army Cold Regions Research and 
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Engineering Laboratory under an interagency 
agreement with NSF for Tundra Biome manage- 
ment and publications. The CRREL editorial 
staff, Mr. Stephen Bowen, editor, and Mr. 
Harold Larsen, illustrator, is acknowledged for 
its early assistance in volume preparation. The 
final copy preparation, editing, and drafting was 
performed under the editorship of Ms. Laurie 
McNicholas and the graphics supervision of Ms. 
Mary Aho of the University of Alaska’s Arctic 
Environmental Information and Data Center 
(Mr. David Hickok, Director). 
Dr. Stephen F.MacLean, Jr. prepared the 
introduction and, along with Dr. West, provided 
considerable assistance in critical review and 
development of the volume. Barbara and David 
Murray provided verification of the usage of all 
plant names in the volume. 
Jerry Brown, Editor 
