GVSU Arctic Ecology Program

GVSU Arctic Ecology Program The AEP examines the effects of global change on Arctic ecosystems. Please feel free to contact us with any questions about our research! Hollister.

The Arctic Ecology Program (AEP) at Grand Valley State University is housed in the Biology Department and is led by Robert D. The focus of the program is to examine the effects of global change on Arctic ecosystems. The two primary sources of global change examined are human disturbance and climate warming. The program does research in northern Alaska and extensive outreach activities. Grand Valle

y students are encouraged to get involved and do research. Students can apply for hire and/or do independent study for course credit. Members of the community are encouraged to contact Dr. Hollister to discuss polar and global change issues.

Take a look at an interesting new project by our friends and collaborators at the University of Texas at El Paso.
04/24/2015

Take a look at an interesting new project by our friends and collaborators at the University of Texas at El Paso.

This Summer Florencia will be attached to a multidisciplinary team of researchers, scientists and technicians working in this part of the frigid tundra in their efforts to better understand the shifting landscape that climate change has brought about.

06/26/2013

Bob Hollister showing us how to use the point frame method for sampling tundra plants!

The team is in Atqasuk, Alaska collecting plant measurements!
06/14/2013

The team is in Atqasuk, Alaska collecting plant measurements!

10/24/2012

In the words of our friends at the Owl Research Institute: "Check out this preview of Magic of the Snowy Owl! In 2011, English film makers, Fergus Beeley Productions, joined us in Barrow, AK to create this documentary about Snowy Owls. They were a pleasure to work with & we are excited to see the film premiering on PBS Oct 24th!"

A team of filmmakers set out to record the rarely observed daily lives of a breeding pair of snowy owls. Magic of the Snowy Owl premieres October 24 at 8/7c.

Check out this video made by our friend Christian Andresen from UTEP - The University of Texas at El Paso. Hooray for Ar...
09/17/2012

Check out this video made by our friend Christian Andresen from UTEP - The University of Texas at El Paso. Hooray for Arctic research!

From the frying pan and into the freezer is a journey from the desert area of El Paso, TX. to the Arctic, in order to assess the long-term chemical and biolo...

The Barrow Dry site has a new guardian.
07/25/2012

The Barrow Dry site has a new guardian.

07/13/2012

When we came in from the field today, this caribou was being driven towards us by Bob and Jessica in the truck. It didn't want to get off the road.

Greetings from the Arctic Ocean!
06/14/2012

Greetings from the Arctic Ocean!

Tim and Chase, we're ready for you! Safe travels tomorrow!
06/12/2012

Tim and Chase, we're ready for you! Safe travels tomorrow!

Here is a photo of an arctic deciduous shrub, dwarf birch. As the growing season gets underway, plants become exposed to...
06/11/2012

Here is a photo of an arctic deciduous shrub, dwarf birch. As the growing season gets underway, plants become exposed to 24 hrs of light once they emerge from the snow. Their buds expand until bud break and leaves begin to expand (as shown in photo).

Thanks for a great week, Toolik Field Station! We're headed north.
06/07/2012

Thanks for a great week, Toolik Field Station! We're headed north.

Fluorometry on some Vaccinium vitis-idaea and Ledum palustre leaves out in the tundra. It was a hot day, don't let the s...
06/06/2012

Fluorometry on some Vaccinium vitis-idaea and Ledum palustre leaves out in the tundra. It was a hot day, don't let the sweatshirt fool you.

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