Research Project Sampler
Browse: We invite you to browse a sample of research projects by scientists and students at the Institute of Arctic Biology. Use the keyword or researcher search tools below or click on "Browse All" in the upper right of this page to see all posted projects. Not all projects are listed, but new projects are added every few weeks so check back.
Expertise: IAB scientists are known internationally for their expertise and contributions in a diverse range of fields related to biology and life sciences. Researchers investigate climate change, human-ecological systems, obesity and diabetes in Alaska Natives, wildlife and wildfowl biology and management, hibernation and nutritional physiology, genetics and evolution, molecular mycology, permafrost and thermokarsts, ecology of boreal forests, tundra and taiga landscapes, and salmon streams including disturbance regimes and invasive plants and insects.
Geographic Scope: Scientists pursue their research across Alaska and the world - from Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska to the Bonanza Creek Long-Term Ecological Research program's lands near the Fairbanks campus to IAB's Toolik Field Station on the North Slope and from Antarctica to the Russian Arctic.
Support: IAB's research is funded in part by national and state agencies such as the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Alaska Department of Fish and Game fund research through a peer-review proposal process.
