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Biologists sorting through buckets of benthic invertebrates looking for bivalves onboard the Norseman II in the Chukchi Sea
Biologists sorting through benthic invertebrates for bivalves
Biologists sorting through benthic invertebrates for bivalves
Biologists sorting through benthic invertebrates for bivalves

Biologists sorting through buckets of benthic invertebrates looking for bivalves onboard the Norseman II in the Chukchi Sea.

Helicopter arriving to move geologists from Redoubt Volcano, Alaska
Helicopter arriving to move geologists from Redoubt Volcano, Alaska
Helicopter arriving to move geologists from Redoubt Volcano, Alaska
Helicopter arriving to move geologists from Redoubt Volcano, Alaska

Helicopter arriving to pick up geologists after retrieving geophysical equipment from the flanks of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska, July 2015

Benthic invertebrates captured in a bottom trawl
Benthic invertebrates captured in a bottom trawl
Benthic invertebrates captured in a bottom trawl
Benthic invertebrates captured in a bottom trawl

Benthic invertebrates captured in a bottom trawl. This was from the Ecosystem Shifts in Arctic Seas project.

2015 benthic field sampling team
2015 benthic field sampling team
2015 benthic field sampling team
2015 benthic field sampling team

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.

Jannelle Trowbridge sorts through benthic invertebrates for bivalves
Jannelle Trowbridge sorts through benthic invertebrates for bivalves
Jannelle Trowbridge sorts through benthic invertebrates for bivalves
Jannelle Trowbridge sorts through benthic invertebrates for bivalves

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. 

Songbird sitting on the tundra
Savannah Sparrow sitting on a hummock in dwarf shrub meadow habitat
Savannah Sparrow sitting on a hummock in dwarf shrub meadow habitat
Savannah Sparrow sitting on a hummock in dwarf shrub meadow habitat

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. 

A sparrow in the grass
Savannah Sparrow on a hummock in dwarf shrub meadow habitat
Savannah Sparrow on a hummock in dwarf shrub meadow habitat
Savannah Sparrow on a hummock in dwarf shrub meadow habitat

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.

Fire ecologists record post-fire information
Fire ecologists record post-fire information
Fire ecologists record post-fire information
Fire ecologists record post-fire information

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

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 Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
A smoke plume from a wildland fire Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
A smoke plume from a wildland fire Kenai National Wildlife Refuge

A smoke plume from a wildland fire rises above a spruce stand in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, AK

A tributary at the arctic-boreal transition in the Agashashok River Watershed
A tributary at the Agashashok River Watershed
A tributary at the Agashashok River Watershed
A tributary at the Agashashok River Watershed

A tributary at the arctic-boreal transition in the Agashashok River Watershed

A tributary at the arctic-boreal transition in the Agashashok River Watershed
Water falling in a watershed drains to a common point.
Water falling in a watershed drains to a common point.
Water falling in a watershed drains to a common point.

Watersheds: A tributary at the arctic-boreal transition in the Agashashok River Watershed

Semipalmated Sandpiper on the bow of a boat on the Colville River Delta, Alaska
Semipalmated Sandpiper on the Colville River Delta, Alaska
Semipalmated Sandpiper on the Colville River Delta, Alaska
Semipalmated Sandpiper on the Colville River Delta, Alaska

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.

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