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Dr. Andrew Rypel holds a largemouth bass. Largemouth bass are a spatially variable species, and respond strongly to large scale ecosystem changes like climate change. Courtesy Andrew Rypel. CC by-SA 4.0.

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Bootstrapped temporal heterogeneity measures for 18 fish species in each of four lakes compared to bootstrapped spatial heterogeneity measures for the same species across 55 lakes regionally. Species like walleye were less heterogeneous in individual lakes over time relative to patterns observed spatially. Conversely, black crappie and yellow perch had high temporal heterogeneity in lakes relative to observed spatial heterogeneity. Figure and caption from Spatial versus temporal heterogeneity in abundance of fishes in north-temperate lakes by Andrew Rypel. CC BY-SA 4.0.

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One of many lakes in the North Temperate Lakes LTER. The spatial breadth of the LTER, combined with the long duration of research in the area, provided Dr. Rypel the requisite data to study population variability across both space and time in several fishes. Credit: Andrew Rypel. CC BY-SA 4.0.

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A Svastra bee climbing along Asclepias (milkweed). Photo credit: Jade McLaughlin

Cholla_bee

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A Svastra bee climbing along Asclepias (milkweed). Photo credit: Jade McLaughlin

Pressure ridge

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Pressure ridge on the surface of the sea ice on Elson Lagoon. Credit: Alina Spera (2021) CC BY-SA 4.0

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.