Map of orange stream observations across Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network (ARCN) parks in northern Alaska.
Carson A Baughman
Landscape modeling via GIS; Restoration Ecology; Great Basin, Boreal, and Arctic ecosystems; Terrestrial plant ecology; Population/community ecology; Wildlife management; Species/habitat conservation
Science and Products
The Rusting of Arctic Rivers: Freshwater Ecosystems Respond to Rapidly Uptaking Metals
The water quality of streams and rivers in the Arctic is sensitive to rapid climate change and altered disturbance regimes.
Ecosystems on the Edge: Landscape and Fire Ecology of Forests, Deserts, and Tundra
Climate changes and interacting disturbances such as wildfires, insect and disease outbreaks, and erosion and flooding can perturb and reorganize ecosystems.
Q&A: Arctic Rivers Project
Alaska is home to numerous cultural and linguistic Indigenous groups and the largest number of Federally Recognized Tribes in the United States. Indigenous Alaskans, often living in rural remote communities, are facing multiple impacts due to climate change. As infrastructure, landscapes, and subsistence resources continue to be impacted by warming temperatures, the safety, well-being, and...
Compilation of Historical Water Temperature Data for Large Rivers in Alaska using the Landsat Satellite Archive
Water temperature plays a large role in freshwater ecosystems in the Arctic and sub-Arctic. It affects the physical and biological features of rivers, like how the water interacts with the landscape and the life cycles of organisms that live in the river. For example, unseasonably warm water temperatures in Alaska’s large rivers in 2019 caused large numbers of salmon to die before they could reach
Map of orange stream observations across ARCN parks in northern Alaska
Map of orange stream observations across Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network (ARCN) parks in northern Alaska.
A stony islet in one of the many ponds of Icy Point
A stony islet in one of the many ponds of Icy Point.
A stony islet in one of the many ponds of Icy Point.
A True Ice Worm on La Perouse Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park
A true ice worm (Mesenchytraeus solifugus) on the La Perouse Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park.
A true ice worm (Mesenchytraeus solifugus) on the La Perouse Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park.
Science and Products
The Rusting of Arctic Rivers: Freshwater Ecosystems Respond to Rapidly Uptaking Metals
The water quality of streams and rivers in the Arctic is sensitive to rapid climate change and altered disturbance regimes.
Ecosystems on the Edge: Landscape and Fire Ecology of Forests, Deserts, and Tundra
Climate changes and interacting disturbances such as wildfires, insect and disease outbreaks, and erosion and flooding can perturb and reorganize ecosystems.
Q&A: Arctic Rivers Project
Alaska is home to numerous cultural and linguistic Indigenous groups and the largest number of Federally Recognized Tribes in the United States. Indigenous Alaskans, often living in rural remote communities, are facing multiple impacts due to climate change. As infrastructure, landscapes, and subsistence resources continue to be impacted by warming temperatures, the safety, well-being, and...
Compilation of Historical Water Temperature Data for Large Rivers in Alaska using the Landsat Satellite Archive
Water temperature plays a large role in freshwater ecosystems in the Arctic and sub-Arctic. It affects the physical and biological features of rivers, like how the water interacts with the landscape and the life cycles of organisms that live in the river. For example, unseasonably warm water temperatures in Alaska’s large rivers in 2019 caused large numbers of salmon to die before they could reach
Map of orange stream observations across ARCN parks in northern Alaska
Map of orange stream observations across Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network (ARCN) parks in northern Alaska.
Map of orange stream observations across Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network (ARCN) parks in northern Alaska.
A stony islet in one of the many ponds of Icy Point
A stony islet in one of the many ponds of Icy Point.
A stony islet in one of the many ponds of Icy Point.
A True Ice Worm on La Perouse Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park
A true ice worm (Mesenchytraeus solifugus) on the La Perouse Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park.
A true ice worm (Mesenchytraeus solifugus) on the La Perouse Glacier, Glacier Bay National Park.
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