Peter Westley

Passion for salmon and salmon-ecosystems has been a part of my identity for as long as I can remember. Although trained as an evolutionary ecologist, the work that I and my students do increasingly incorporates the need to sustain not only the salmon and their habitats but also the connections between salmon and people.

Self Paced

Course Auditing

EdX

AlaskaX

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Categories

Sci: Environment

Sci: Biology & Life Sciences

Effort

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This course explores the relationships between salmon and people with an emphasis on the special ties of salmon to Indigenous peoples and to Alaska Natives in particular. No wild animal has more profoundly influenced the cultures and well-being of societies in North America than salmon. Salmon and people have [...]

Natural Resource Management

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