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ANSEP intern Jannelle Trowbridge sorts through a catch of benthic invertebrates for bivalves on the Norseman II. This was from the Ecosystem Shifts in Arctic Seas project.
ANSEP intern Jannelle Trowbridge sorts through a catch of benthic invertebrates for bivalves on the Norseman II. This was from the Ecosystem Shifts in Arctic Seas project.
Sea ice in the Chukchi Sea.
Sea ice in the Chukchi Sea.
Benthic invertebrates captured in a bottom trawl. This was from the Ecosystem Shifts in Arctic Seas project.
Benthic invertebrates captured in a bottom trawl. This was from the Ecosystem Shifts in Arctic Seas project.
The 2015 benthic field sampling team Jannelle Trowbridge, Vanessa von Biela, Carolynn Harris, and Thomas Nguyen. This was from the Ecosystem Shifts in Arctic Seas project.
The 2015 benthic field sampling team Jannelle Trowbridge, Vanessa von Biela, Carolynn Harris, and Thomas Nguyen. This was from the Ecosystem Shifts in Arctic Seas project.
Savannah Sparrow sitting on a hummock in dwarf shrub meadow habitat. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Savannah Sparrow sitting on a hummock in dwarf shrub meadow habitat. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Savannah Sparrow on a hummock in dwarf shrub meadow habitat. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Savannah Sparrow on a hummock in dwarf shrub meadow habitat. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Whimbrel feeding on a hummock of dwarf shrub meadow habitat.
Whimbrel feeding on a hummock of dwarf shrub meadow habitat.
Whimbrel in dwarf shrub meadow habitat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska.
Whimbrel in dwarf shrub meadow habitat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska.
Fire ecologists record post-fire information on tree mortality, fuel consumption, and vegetation communities to better understand and predict fire impacts, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, AK
Fire ecologists record post-fire information on tree mortality, fuel consumption, and vegetation communities to better understand and predict fire impacts, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, AK
Dan Esler at work.
A Pacific Loon swimming in a small lake on the Colville River delta.
A Pacific Loon swimming in a small lake on the Colville River delta.
Greater White-fronted Goose on the Colville River Delta, northern Alaska.
Greater White-fronted Goose on the Colville River Delta, northern Alaska.
A Pacific Loon swimming in a small lake on the Colville River delta.
A Pacific Loon swimming in a small lake on the Colville River delta.
Snow Goose near the Colville River, northern Alaska.
Snow Goose near the Colville River, northern Alaska.
A smoke plume from a wildland fire rises above a spruce stand in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, AK
A smoke plume from a wildland fire rises above a spruce stand in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, AK
Meanders on the Agashashok River
Meanders on the Agashashok River
A tributary at the arctic-boreal transition in the Agashashok River Watershed
A tributary at the arctic-boreal transition in the Agashashok River Watershed
Watersheds: A tributary at the arctic-boreal transition in the Agashashok River Watershed
Watersheds: A tributary at the arctic-boreal transition in the Agashashok River Watershed
A Semipalmated Sandpiper on the bow of a boat on the Colville River Delta in northern Alaska. This picture was taken during the Changing Arctic Ecosytems project. The band recoveries of this species were from as far away as Peru. These birds are only about 25 grams a piece.
A Semipalmated Sandpiper on the bow of a boat on the Colville River Delta in northern Alaska. This picture was taken during the Changing Arctic Ecosytems project. The band recoveries of this species were from as far away as Peru. These birds are only about 25 grams a piece.
Two Black Brant in a wetland near the Colville River Delta.
Two Black Brant in a wetland near the Colville River Delta.
A Pacific Loon taking off from a small lake near the Colville River Delta in northern Alaska.
A Pacific Loon taking off from a small lake near the Colville River Delta in northern Alaska.