Ice Drilling BLE

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The BLE-LTER team drills a hole in the sea ice on Stefansson Sound in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Credit: James Schloemer (2021) CC BY-SA 4.0

Benthic Grab

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Sydney Wilkinson and Dr Ken Dunton sort material from benthic grabs for isotope analysis.

Sydney Sea Ice

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Sydney Wilkinson poses next to a block of sea ice.

Drilling Sea Ice at Beaufort

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Sydney Wilkinson and Dr Ken Dunton use an ice corer to drill into the sea ice to sample the ice and create holes to sample the lagoons.

Vanishing-Act-5

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Wendy Schnell’s Vanishing Point, from Drawing Water, illustrates in an artistic “graph” the increasing population of the invasive rainbow smelt alongside the declining natural walleye population. After her time at Trout Lake Station, Schnell donated the piece to the station, where it hangs for scientists and artists to view.

VCR-litter-trap-Gedan

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Dead fallen pine tree crushing a leaf litter trap. Keryn Gedan CC BY-SA 4.0

Nassawadox-Johnston-Baird

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Researchers working at the forest disturbance site, Nassawadox VA. Cora Johnston-Baird CC BY-SA 4.0

cdr-BioCON-2007-barrott

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Caption: The BioCON experiment at Cedar Creek LTER focuses on understanding the interactions between carbon dioxide concentration, nutrients, and biodiversity. Credit: Susan Barrott. Cedar Creek LTER. CC-BY 4.0

kbs-mesocosms_hamilton

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Experimental mesocosms, such as those pictured here, help to bridge researchers’ understanding of mechanisms with whole system dynamics.