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Collecting otoliths from sockeye salmon on the Salmon Lake shoreline
Collecting otoliths from sockeye salmon on the Salmon Lake shorelineChris Zimmerman removing otoliths from sockeye salmon carcasses on the shoreline of Salmon Lake. Otoliths are used to read age of a fish and other chemical signatures over time.
Collecting otoliths from sockeye salmon on the Salmon Lake shoreline
Collecting otoliths from sockeye salmon on the Salmon Lake shorelineChris Zimmerman removing otoliths from sockeye salmon carcasses on the shoreline of Salmon Lake. Otoliths are used to read age of a fish and other chemical signatures over time.
Dolly Varden in a minnow trap in the Agashashok River drainage
Dolly Varden in a minnow trap in the Agashashok River drainageDolly Varden in a minnow trap in the Agashashok River drainage. This is part of the Hydro-Ecoloy of Arctic Thawing (HEAT) project.
Dolly Varden in a minnow trap in the Agashashok River drainage
Dolly Varden in a minnow trap in the Agashashok River drainageDolly Varden in a minnow trap in the Agashashok River drainage. This is part of the Hydro-Ecoloy of Arctic Thawing (HEAT) project.
Soil pit exposing tsunami deposits on Sitkalidak Island, Alaska.
Soil pit exposing tsunami deposits on Sitkalidak Island, Alaska.
Ryan collects water chemistry samples during a subsurface tracer experiment while Matt observes.
Ryan collects water chemistry samples during a subsurface tracer experiment while Matt observes.
Matt and Josh Koch preparing for a subsurface tracer test on the West Twin Creek hillslope.
Matt and Josh Koch preparing for a subsurface tracer test on the West Twin Creek hillslope.
A Common Murre swimming in the waters of Prince William Sound in 2015
A Common Murre swimming in the waters of Prince William Sound in 2015A Common Murre swimming in the waters of Prince William Sound, Alaska.
A Common Murre swimming in the waters of Prince William Sound in 2015
A Common Murre swimming in the waters of Prince William Sound in 2015A Common Murre swimming in the waters of Prince William Sound, Alaska.
Large storm surges in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, AK
Large storm surges in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, AKLarge storm surges in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, AK lead to increased erosion and sedimentation of coastal waterways
Large storm surges in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, AK
Large storm surges in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, AKLarge storm surges in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, AK lead to increased erosion and sedimentation of coastal waterways
Installing geophysical equipment northwest of Lake Clark Natl Park
Installing geophysical equipment northwest of Lake Clark Natl ParkUSGS scientist Beth Burton and helicopter pilot Drew Rose install geophysical equipment northwest of Lake Clark National Park, Alaska
Installing geophysical equipment northwest of Lake Clark Natl Park
Installing geophysical equipment northwest of Lake Clark Natl ParkUSGS scientist Beth Burton and helicopter pilot Drew Rose install geophysical equipment northwest of Lake Clark National Park, Alaska
Geologist checks a granitic rock before geochemistry and geochronology
Geologist checks a granitic rock before geochemistry and geochronologyUSGS geologist Erin Todd examines granitic rocks in outcrop before collecting samples for geochemistry and geochronology in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.
Geologist checks a granitic rock before geochemistry and geochronology
Geologist checks a granitic rock before geochemistry and geochronologyUSGS geologist Erin Todd examines granitic rocks in outcrop before collecting samples for geochemistry and geochronology in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.
Fledgling Arctic Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Fledgling Arctic Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, AlaskaFledgling Arctic Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Fledgling Arctic Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Fledgling Arctic Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, AlaskaFledgling Arctic Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Pulling in the mid-water trawl from the R/V Alaskan Gyre
Pulling in the mid-water trawl from the R/V Alaskan GyrePulling in the mid-water trawl from the R/V Alaskan Gyre
Pulling in the mid-water trawl from the R/V Alaskan Gyre
Pulling in the mid-water trawl from the R/V Alaskan GyrePulling in the mid-water trawl from the R/V Alaskan Gyre
R/V Alaskan Gyre in Prince William Sound, Alaska
R/V Alaskan Gyre in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Identifying and sorting clams by species. This sample came from benthic trawls on the Norseman II.
Identifying and sorting clams by species. This sample came from benthic trawls on the Norseman II.
Field camp in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, western AK
Field camp in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, western AKField camp in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, western AK, where USGS and other ecologists monitor impacts of climate changes, erosion, sedimentation, and flooding on coastal ecosystems
Field camp in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, western AK
Field camp in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, western AKField camp in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, western AK, where USGS and other ecologists monitor impacts of climate changes, erosion, sedimentation, and flooding on coastal ecosystems
Panoramic view of Chakachamma Lake near Lake Clark, Alaska
Panoramic view of Chakachamma Lake near Lake Clark, AlaskaPanoramic view of entrance to Chakachamma Lake (near Lake Clark, Alaska).
Panoramic view of Chakachamma Lake near Lake Clark, Alaska
Panoramic view of Chakachamma Lake near Lake Clark, AlaskaPanoramic view of entrance to Chakachamma Lake (near Lake Clark, Alaska).
Pacific walrus hauled out on sea ice in the Chukchi Sea
Pacific walrus hauled out on sea ice in the Chukchi SeaPacific walrus hauled out on sea ice in the Chukchi Sea.
Pacific walrus hauled out on sea ice in the Chukchi Sea
Pacific walrus hauled out on sea ice in the Chukchi SeaPacific walrus hauled out on sea ice in the Chukchi Sea.
An Alaska Native village on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, western AK
An Alaska Native village on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, western AKAn Alaska Native village on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, western AK
An Alaska Native village on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, western AK
An Alaska Native village on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, western AKAn Alaska Native village on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, western AK
Male Arctic Warbler singing on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Male Arctic Warbler singing on the Seward Peninsula, AlaskaMale Arctic Warbler singing on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Male Arctic Warbler singing on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Male Arctic Warbler singing on the Seward Peninsula, AlaskaMale Arctic Warbler singing on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.
Carol Damberg (USFWS) conducting survey of eelgrass (Zostera marina) in Izembek Lagoon, Alaska, 2015.
Carol Damberg (USFWS) conducting survey of eelgrass (Zostera marina) in Izembek Lagoon, Alaska, 2015.