JUL 24, 2017 RACHEL BRATTON A newly hatched Guillemot chick about to be measured and weighed (pre-manicure!). Photo: R. Bratton. This summer, I spent two weeks on a seabird research island as part of my internship with the Northeast Climate Science Center, Five College Coastal & Marine Sciences Program, and Audubon Project Puffin. Project Puffin, based out of Bremen, … Continue reading Notes from the field: Summer Undergraduate Internship on Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge
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High Stakes for our High Peaks: Working to Conserve Montane Birds of the Northern Forest in the Face of Climate Change
JUL 18, 2016 TIMOTHY DUCLOS Taking a break atop Mt. Webster, White Mountain National Forest, NH. Photo: Tim Duclos While the mountains of the Northeast may not be the tallest nor the most remote compared to others within North America, they contribute just as much to the natural and cultural value of the surrounding landscape as … Continue reading High Stakes for our High Peaks: Working to Conserve Montane Birds of the Northern Forest in the Face of Climate Change
LiDAR Applications for Sea Level Rise Mapping
JUN 6, 2016 BENJAMIN IGNAC AND EMILY CAMPBELL Parts of Key West’s famous Duval Street flooded during rainstorms. Photo: Rob O’Neal/Florida Trend Magazine Have you ever wondered how we know what coastal sea rise is going to look like at the end of the century? Climate change and sea level rise are strongly connected and pose a … Continue reading LiDAR Applications for Sea Level Rise Mapping
A climatologist dropped in the bush
MAY 23, 2016 ADRIENNE WOOTTEN As a climatologist, it’s not often when I get out of the office and away from working with climate data and projections. The closest I normally get to working in the bush are the occasional times I get out to give a tour at a weather station, or do station maintenance. … Continue reading A climatologist dropped in the bush
Splitting Hares: When climate increases predation on a keystone species
APR 25, 2016 ALEXEJ SIREN Snowshoe hare captured at one of the camera sites. Photo: A. Siren Northern New Hampshire, January 2016. I was doubtful that I was going to find lynx tracks. As a Master’s student, I had spent most weekends doing field work in northern New Hampshire and never found lynx tracks. However, that … Continue reading Splitting Hares: When climate increases predation on a keystone species
Of trees and beetles: Research at the intersection of climate change and disturbance dynamics
APR 11, 2016 by KATIE RENWICK A mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) perched atop a match stick for scale. Photo credit: US Forest Service Many trees in the Rocky Mountains were alive long before I was born- before my grandparents were born. These trees bore witness to an unprecedented rise in CO2 concentrations, and have weathered the … Continue reading Of trees and beetles: Research at the intersection of climate change and disturbance dynamics
Corals under climate change: Hawai’i’s winners and losers
MAR 14, 2016 KEISHA BAHR The beauty of a healthy, thriving coral reef community is astonishing. These ‘rainforests of the sea’ are unique and their beauty is unmatched. While coral reefs only occupy less than 1% of the world’s ocean floor, they support more than 25% of all marine species. An estimated 85% of the United States’ … Continue reading Corals under climate change: Hawai’i’s winners and losers
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