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Lake Clark outlet
Lake Clark outlet
Lake Clark outlet
Lake Clark outlet

Lake Clark outlet

A small flock of Sabine's Gulls flying over the top of the water
A small flock of Sabine's Gulls
A small flock of Sabine's Gulls
A small flock of Sabine's Gulls

A small flock of Sabine's Gulls flying over the top of the water

A small flock of Sabine's Gulls flying over the top of the water

Tufted Puffins perching near their burrows in a colony on Bogoslof Island
Tufted Puffins perching near their colony burrows on Bogoslof Island
Tufted Puffins perching near their colony burrows on Bogoslof Island
Tufted Puffins perching near their colony burrows on Bogoslof Island

Tufted Puffins perching near their burrows in a colony on Bogoslof Island (volcano) in the Aleutian Islands.

Tufted Puffins perching near their burrows in a colony on Bogoslof Island (volcano) in the Aleutian Islands.

Researchers deploying gravity corer off boat in Chukchi Sea.
Deployment of a Gravity Corer
Deployment of a Gravity Corer
Deployment of a Gravity Corer

Deployment of a gravity corer aboard USCGC Healy during an expedition to the Chukchi Sea. 

Deployment of a gravity corer aboard USCGC Healy during an expedition to the Chukchi Sea. 

Many people looking at a log on a hill
USGS team looking at a tsunami-rafted log above Stardust Bay, Alaska
USGS team looking at a tsunami-rafted log above Stardust Bay, Alaska
USGS team looking at a tsunami-rafted log above Stardust Bay, Alaska

USGS Alaska Earthquake Hazards research team investigates a tsunami-rafted drift log high above sea level at Stardust Bay, Sedanka Island, Alaska.

USGS Alaska Earthquake Hazards research team investigates a tsunami-rafted drift log high above sea level at Stardust Bay, Sedanka Island, Alaska.

A degrading trough network on the Arctic Coastal Plain
A degrading trough network on the Arctic Coastal Plain
A degrading trough network on the Arctic Coastal Plain
A degrading trough network on the Arctic Coastal Plain

A degrading trough network on the Arctic Coastal Plain.

Scientist holding a gray bird
Young Northern Shrike captured at a Seward Peninsula banding station
Young Northern Shrike captured at a Seward Peninsula banding station
Young Northern Shrike captured at a Seward Peninsula banding station

A young Northern Shrike captured at a banding station on the Seward Peninsula. This photo was taken as part Phase 1 of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.

A young Northern Shrike captured at a banding station on the Seward Peninsula. This photo was taken as part Phase 1 of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.

Pacific sand lance on a measuring table aged to year one and year zero
Age 1 and 0 Pacific sand lance in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Age 1 and 0 Pacific sand lance in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Age 1 and 0 Pacific sand lance in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Two different age classes of sand lance showing length differences and condition between fish in an age class.

Two different age classes of sand lance showing length differences and condition between fish in an age class.

Thawing ice wedges create ponds on the Arctic Coastal Plain
Thawing ice wedges create ponds on the Arctic Coastal Plain
Thawing ice wedges create ponds on the Arctic Coastal Plain
Thawing ice wedges create ponds on the Arctic Coastal Plain

Thawing ice wedges create ponds on the Arctic Coastal Plain.  The shape of these ponds influences how their water levels and nutrient concentrations change over the year.  These variables in turn influence pond ecosystems and use by waterbirds.

Thawing ice wedges create ponds on the Arctic Coastal Plain.  The shape of these ponds influences how their water levels and nutrient concentrations change over the year.  These variables in turn influence pond ecosystems and use by waterbirds.

Table Top Mountain and the West Twin Creek catchment
Table Top Mountain and the West Twin Creek Catchment
Table Top Mountain and the West Twin Creek Catchment
Table Top Mountain and the West Twin Creek Catchment

Table Top Mountain and the West Twin Creek catchment.

Scientists use ground penetrating radar to measure the depth to ground ice in the watershed
Using ground penetrating radar
Using ground penetrating radar
Using ground penetrating radar

Colin and Colby use ground penetrating radar to measure the depth to ground ice in the watershed

Colin and Colby use ground penetrating radar to measure the depth to ground ice in the watershed

Many types of small fish laid out on the table for counting
Catch of forage fish from a trawl in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Catch of forage fish from a trawl in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Catch of forage fish from a trawl in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Catch of forage fish from a trawl in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Trawling was part of detecting long-term changes in forage fish populations.

Catch of forage fish from a trawl in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Trawling was part of detecting long-term changes in forage fish populations.

A Tufted Puffin on the water
A Tufted Puffin on the water
A Tufted Puffin on the water
A Tufted Puffin on the water

A Tufted Puffin on the water

The research vessel Alaskan Gyre is near a glacier in Prince William Sound, Alaska
R/V Alaskan Gyre near a glacier in Prince William Sound, Alaska
R/V Alaskan Gyre near a glacier in Prince William Sound, Alaska
R/V Alaskan Gyre near a glacier in Prince William Sound, Alaska

The research vessel Alaskan Gyre is near a glacier in Prince William Sound, Alaska.

The research vessel Alaskan Gyre is near a glacier in Prince William Sound, Alaska.

A small yellow bird being held in a hand
Yellow Warbler in Alaska
Yellow Warbler in Alaska
Yellow Warbler in Alaska

Scientist holding an Yellow Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska.  This photo is part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystems Boreal-Arctic Transition program.

Scientist holding an Yellow Warbler on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska.  This photo is part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystems Boreal-Arctic Transition program.

One of two trawl winches on the  R/V Alaskan Gyre
One of two trawl winches on the R/V Alaskan Gyre
One of two trawl winches on the R/V Alaskan Gyre
One of two trawl winches on the R/V Alaskan Gyre

One of two trawl winches on the  R/V Alaskan Gyre

A stream flowing from a small lake on the Arctic Coastal Plain
Stream outflow from a lake on the Arctic Coastal Plain
Stream outflow from a lake on the Arctic Coastal Plain
Stream outflow from a lake on the Arctic Coastal Plain

Stream outflow from a lake on the Arctic Coastal Plain. Surface water connectivity affects the occupancy of fish species in lakes, influencing richness, composition, and food web complexity.

Stream outflow from a lake on the Arctic Coastal Plain. Surface water connectivity affects the occupancy of fish species in lakes, influencing richness, composition, and food web complexity.

Releasing ninespine stickleback into a fishless pond
Ninespine stickleback experimental release
Ninespine stickleback experimental release
Ninespine stickleback experimental release

Ninespine stickleback experimental release. The addition of small-bodied ninespine stickleback to fishless thermokarst ponds provided valuable information on their ability to influence invertebrate prey. Through consumption, ninespine stickleback substantially reduced invertebrate biomass during the 6-week experiment.

Ninespine stickleback experimental release. The addition of small-bodied ninespine stickleback to fishless thermokarst ponds provided valuable information on their ability to influence invertebrate prey. Through consumption, ninespine stickleback substantially reduced invertebrate biomass during the 6-week experiment.

Three Greater White-fronted geese flying
Greater white-fronted geese on the Arctic Coastal Plain
Greater white-fronted geese on the Arctic Coastal Plain
Greater white-fronted geese on the Arctic Coastal Plain

Greater white-fronted geese on the Arctic Coastal Plain

A Least and Crested Auklet on Kasatochi Volcano in 2012
A Least and Crested Auklet on Kasatochi Volcano in 2012
A Least and Crested Auklet on Kasatochi Volcano in 2012
A Least and Crested Auklet on Kasatochi Volcano in 2012

A Least and Crested Auklet on Kasatochi Volcano in 2012

Two Least Auklets sitting on a rock on Kasatochi Volcano
Two Least Auklets sitting on a rock on Kasatochi Volcano
Two Least Auklets sitting on a rock on Kasatochi Volcano
Two Least Auklets sitting on a rock on Kasatochi Volcano

Two Least Auklets sitting on rocks on Kasatochi Volcano four years after the catastrophic eruption in 2008.

Two Least Auklets sitting on rocks on Kasatochi Volcano four years after the catastrophic eruption in 2008.

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