Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecology
The ACRC's aquatic and terrestrial ecology research focuses on the vital connections between land and water environments. We investigate how changes in one ecosystem affect the other, studying everything from fish and invertebrate populations to forest health and wildlife movements. This integrative approach helps us develop strategies to protect and sustain the rich biodiversity of Southeast Alaska in the face of environmental change.
Stream Food Webs and Salmon Productivity
ACRC scientists are exploring how the diversity of water sources in Southeast Alaskan watersheds influences stream food webs that sustain salmon productivity. This research helps inform freshwater fisheries management and food security in rural and coastal communities in the face of climate change.
Cryptic Carbon Pathways in Freshwater Food Webs
ACRC researchers and collaborators are investigating the role of “cryptic carbon” - energy produced through chemosynthesis and methane oxidation, in supporting freshwater food webs and salmon in Southeast Alaska’s dynamic river systems.
Mountain Goats and Avalanches
ACRC researchers and collaborators are exploring the relationship between snow avalanches and mountain goat population ecology in coastal Alaska.
Héen Latinee
The Héen Latinee experimental forest is 12,000 hectares of land north of Juneau that serves as a natural laboratory, encompassing two watersheds from their glaciated headwaters to a tidal estuary.
