Hydrology
Distant lands intertwine: PI-CASC hosts Alaska CASC scientists in Hawaiʻi
From icy fields to humid jungles, partner researchers from Hawaiʻi and Alaska have had a pair of opportunities this year to visit each other’s work spaces and get an up-close look at the parallels their regions had in science, community, and natural resources. The Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center, in coordination with the University…
Research across the Pacific: PI-AK scientists meet in Juneau
On the banks of Montana Creek in Juneau, Alaska, a group clad in colorful rain gear watches expectantly as AK CASC graduate student Kevin Fitzgerald empties a throng of juvenile salmon from a small wire trap. His audience has traveled across the Pacific from Hawai`i to observe stream research in Alaskan watersheds and compare methodologies…
BTS: Observe & Conserve
Short video featuring Dr. John Burns and the multiscale environmental graphical analysis (MEGA) lab. The MEGA lab is a global consortium of scientists, athletes, and artists who use science as a way to improve our planet. The overarching goal of the MEGA lab is to create innovative solutions that protect our oceans, providing to the…
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From Land to Sea: How will hydrologic regime shifts influence Southeast Alaska and Hawaiʻi rivers?
Streamflows are changing in both Hawaiʻi and Southeast Alaska, impacting riverine ecosystems and the marine ecosystems into which rivers flow. This project examines how changes in sequence affect nutrient cycling, how the timing of high and low-flow in rivers and streams will impact surrounding ecosystems, and how the human dimension is impacted by these changes.…
Related project: From land to sea: How will hydrologic regime shifts influence regime shifts in Southeast Alaska and Hawaiʻi?
From land to sea: How will hydrologic regime shifts influence regime shifts in Southeast Alaska and Hawaiʻi?
Streamflows are changing in both Hawaiʻi and Southeast Alaska, impacting riverine ecosystems and the marine ecosystems into which rivers flow. This project examines how changes in sequence affect nutrient cycling, how the timing of high and low-flow in rivers and streams will impact surrounding ecosystems, and how the human dimension is impacted by these changes.