Alaska
Science Center - Biological Science Office Glacier Bay Field Station |
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The Alaska Science Center - Biological Science Office's mission is to provide scientific information on Alaska’s wildlife and habitats to federal land management agencies to assist in their resource management decisions. The Field Station primarily focuses its research on the effects of anthropogenic disturbance on and the natural variation within the Glacier Bay ecosystem, with emphasis on the marine environment. The Glacier Bay ecosystem is characterized by large spatial and temporal differences in physical and biological factors, driven not only by the recent history of glaciation and catastrophic glacial retreat but also by complex fjord estuarine dynamics. Field Station Staff:Glacier Bay Office Lisa
L. Etherington, Ph.D., Research Marine Ecologist Juneau Office S.
James (Jim) Taggart, Ph.D., Fisheries Scientist The Research:Pacific Halibut
Dungeness Crab
Kittiwakes
Oceanography
Benthic Habitat Mapping
Spatial Analysis and Geographic Information Systems
Marine Reserves
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Last Reviewed: 08/02/2002