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Peatland & Watershed Surveys
Lead Researcher: Katie Gavenus, Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies
Internship Description
This research internship focuses on completing peatland and wetland surveys at the Carl E. Wynn Nature Center and Inspiration Ridge Preserve. These locations are based on the benchlands located above Homer, Alaska. The intern will work mostly alongside naturalists from the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies to survey peat depth, collect water quality measurements, and identify plant species - as well as signs of animal use - present in the bogs and wetlands of both locations. This collaborative project also may include opportunities to work with volunteers from Homer Drawdown: Peatland Project and/or graduate students from the University of Michigan.
Nature of the Research Project
Field Research
Student Learning Outcomes
Develop research questions based on your own or others' observations.
Execute protocols and accurately record measurements and observations.
Suggest how collaborators in STEM & non-STEM disciplines could contribute to solutions of real-world problems.
Use appropriate language and style to communicate science effectively to targeted audiences (e.g. general public; biology experts; collaborators in other disciplines)
Work effectively with teammates to complete projects.
Research Location
Mile 1.5 East Skyline Drive
Homer, Alaska
Remote Option? no
Preferred Timing
Start Date: 2021-06-21
End Date: 2021-08-15
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An example of a peatland (in this case a bog) located at Inspiration Ridge Preserve. This is one of the potential study sites.
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Identifying macroinvertebrates at an Inspiration Ridge Preserve pond as part of water quality monitoring.
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Sphagnum moss makes up much of the biomass in a peatland. Hundreds of years of slowly decomposing organic matter, called peat, sequesters carbon in peatlands. A large part of the field work for this internship will involve measuring peat depth and carbon
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