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Fellow, Russell Bellmer

Bellmer’s past positions include: restoration manager (marine biologist) for the Damage Assessment and Restoration Program and Restoration Research program manger with NOAA Fisheries in the

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arial view of habitat loss progressing in to forest
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Habitat Loss

The primary threat to the world’s biodiversity is habitat destruction, sometimes referred to habitat loss. Habitat loss alters or eliminates the conditions needed for plants

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Top 100 Invasive Species

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Invasive species have been recognized globally as a major threat to biodiversity as well as to agriculture and other human interests. It

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Bald Eagles in Alaska

What is it about bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) that catches the eye of people? Is it simply their size or striking appearance? Is it the

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Spiny Dogfish Underwater
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Alaska Shark Assessment Program

Alaska Shark Assessment Program In 1999 Bruce Wright created the Alaska Shark Assessment Program in response to many reports, mostly from fishermen, that sharks abundances

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thermal view of ozone depletion
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Ozone Depletion

The 1985 report of the discovery of an “ozone hole” over Antarctica focused attention on the idea that humans can have a significant impact on

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