Benthic invertebrates captured in a bottom trawl. This was from the Ecosystem Shifts in Arctic Seas project.
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Benthic invertebrates captured in a bottom trawl. 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 bivalvesANSEP 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.
Jannelle Trowbridge sorts through benthic invertebrates for bivalves
Jannelle Trowbridge sorts through benthic invertebrates for bivalvesANSEP 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.
Biologists sorting through benthic invertebrates for bivalves
Biologists sorting through benthic invertebrates for bivalvesBiologists 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 bivalvesBiologists 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, AlaskaHelicopter arriving to pick up geologists after retrieving geophysical equipment from the flanks of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska, July 2015
Helicopter arriving to move geologists from Redoubt Volcano, Alaska
Helicopter arriving to move geologists from Redoubt Volcano, AlaskaHelicopter arriving to pick up geologists after retrieving geophysical equipment from the flanks of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska, July 2015
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.
Sea ice in the Chukchi Sea.
Sea ice in the Chukchi Sea.
Whimbrel in dwarf shrub meadow habitat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Whimbrel in dwarf shrub meadow habitat on the Seward Peninsula, AlaskaWhimbrel in dwarf shrub meadow habitat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska.
Whimbrel in dwarf shrub meadow habitat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Whimbrel in dwarf shrub meadow habitat on the Seward Peninsula, AlaskaWhimbrel in dwarf shrub meadow habitat on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska.
Whimbrel feeding on a hummock of dwarf shrub meadow habitat
Whimbrel feeding on a hummock of dwarf shrub meadow habitatWhimbrel feeding on a hummock of dwarf shrub meadow habitat.
Whimbrel feeding on a hummock of dwarf shrub meadow habitat
Whimbrel feeding on a hummock of dwarf shrub meadow habitatWhimbrel feeding on a hummock of dwarf shrub meadow habitat.
Savannah Sparrow on a hummock in dwarf shrub meadow habitat
Savannah Sparrow on a hummock in dwarf shrub meadow habitatSavannah 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
Savannah Sparrow on a hummock in dwarf shrub meadow habitatSavannah 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 sitting on a hummock in dwarf shrub meadow habitat
Savannah Sparrow sitting on a hummock in dwarf shrub meadow habitatSavannah 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
Savannah Sparrow sitting on a hummock in dwarf shrub meadow habitatSavannah 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.
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.
Greater White-fronted Goose, Colville River Delta, northern Alaska
Greater White-fronted Goose, Colville River Delta, northern AlaskaGreater White-fronted Goose on the Colville River Delta, northern Alaska.
Greater White-fronted Goose, Colville River Delta, northern Alaska
Greater White-fronted Goose, Colville River Delta, northern AlaskaGreater White-fronted Goose on the Colville River Delta, northern Alaska.
Pacific Loon swimming in a small lake near the Colville River, Alaska
Pacific Loon swimming in a small lake near the Colville River, AlaskaA Pacific Loon swimming in a small lake on the Colville River delta.
Pacific Loon swimming in a small lake near the Colville River, Alaska
Pacific Loon swimming in a small lake near the Colville River, AlaskaA Pacific Loon swimming in a small lake on the Colville River delta.
Pacific Loon swimming in a small lake near the Colville River, Alaska
Pacific Loon swimming in a small lake near the Colville River, AlaskaA Pacific Loon swimming in a small lake on the Colville River delta.
Pacific Loon swimming in a small lake near the Colville River, Alaska
Pacific Loon swimming in a small lake near the Colville River, AlaskaA Pacific Loon swimming in a small lake on the Colville River delta.
A smoke plume from a wildland fire Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
A smoke plume from a wildland fire Kenai National Wildlife RefugeA 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 RefugeA smoke plume from a wildland fire rises above a spruce stand in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, AK
Snow Goose near the Colville River, northern Alaska
Snow Goose near the Colville River, northern AlaskaSnow Goose near the Colville River, northern Alaska.
Snow Goose near the Colville River, northern Alaska
Snow Goose near the Colville River, northern AlaskaSnow Goose near the Colville River, northern Alaska.
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
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
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 Colville River Delta, Alaska
Semipalmated Sandpiper on the Colville River Delta, AlaskaA 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.
Semipalmated Sandpiper on the Colville River Delta, Alaska
Semipalmated Sandpiper on the Colville River Delta, AlaskaA 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.