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Glenn Guntenspergen measuring elevation in a coastal wetland
Dr. Glenn Guntenspergen measuring marsh surface elevation
Dr. Glenn Guntenspergen measuring marsh surface elevation
Dr. Glenn Guntenspergen measuring marsh surface elevation

Measuring marsh surface elevation to determine if marshes are keeping up with sea level rise

A box turtle with a spool of thread attached to its shell.
Box turtle with trail laying device
Box turtle with trail laying device
Box turtle with trail laying device

Box turtle with trail laying device designed by Dr. Lucille Stickel in the 1940s. To track turtle movements, Dr. Stickel improved on an earlier trailer design described in 1927 and noted, “Details of travels can be followed for weeks or months by attaching thread- laying devices to their carapaces.

Box turtle with trail laying device designed by Dr. Lucille Stickel in the 1940s. To track turtle movements, Dr. Stickel improved on an earlier trailer design described in 1927 and noted, “Details of travels can be followed for weeks or months by attaching thread- laying devices to their carapaces.

A researcher holds a yellow notebook with ruler markings to a red eft in a plastic bag
Measuring red eft
Measuring red eft
Measuring red eft

A researcher measures the snout-vent length of a red eft (Notophthalmus viridescens). The snout-vent length is a measure of the length of a salamander from its snout to its cloaca (located just behind the hind legs).

A researcher measures the snout-vent length of a red eft (Notophthalmus viridescens). The snout-vent length is a measure of the length of a salamander from its snout to its cloaca (located just behind the hind legs).

Man in full protective gear working on many samples under the vacuum hood in a lab.
Heavy Sample Processing Day
Heavy Sample Processing Day
Heavy Sample Processing Day

Luke Iwanowicz processing samples under the BSC within the BSL-3 lab on a 36-sample day.

Luke Iwanowicz processing samples under the BSC within the BSL-3 lab on a 36-sample day.

A USFWS Biologist holds a set of bird bands and pliers and, finishes banding a Black-footed Albatross while another man crouches to release the bird.
Black-footed Albatross Banding
Black-footed Albatross Banding
Black-footed Albatross Banding

Jon Plissner (USFWS Biologist) bands a Black-footed Albatross on Midway Atoll, Northwest Hawaiian Islands.

Jon Plissner (USFWS Biologist) bands a Black-footed Albatross on Midway Atoll, Northwest Hawaiian Islands.

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