Welcome

Welcome to the Arctic Research website at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL) of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES). This site covers the ecosystem and biogeochemical research of Jacqueline Grebmeier and Lee Cooper.

Our team at CBL includes faculty research associates Stephanie Soques, Alicia Clarke, Joanna Snellings, Syeda Sadia Ali, and Brian Marx. We also have post-doc Chao Wang and graduate student Natalia Herb. Christina Goethel, PhD, is an Assistant Research Scientist at CBL and a visiting professor at St. Mary's College of Maryland. Alynne Bayard manages GIS mapping, data graphics, and quality assurance. Cédric Magen provides part-time expertise for CBL's stable isotope lab.

Bering Sea Chukchi Sea Benthic ecology Biogeochemistry Climate change Long-term monitoring

Featured Research

Distributed Biological Observatory (DBO)

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One of the pressing needs for evaluating climate change impacts on biological systems in the Arctic is the need for sustained observations. Biological observations cannot be automated to the same extent as many physical measurements, so there is much less scientific documentation of how biological systems are changing in response to environmental change.

We were involved in a science planning process supported by NOAA, NSF, the international Pacific Arctic Group, and the International Arctic Science Committee, to initiate more systematic biological observations in the Pacific Arctic. This evolved into the Distributed Biological Observatory (DBO), which takes advantage of increased multi-national interest in the larger Bering Strait region.

Jackie Grebmeier (jgrebmei@umces.edu) is the key contact. Further information can be found at the DBO website.

Dr. Monika Kędra (Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Science) is an international collaborator working with Dr. Grebmeier on benthic taxonomic issues. She maintains a benthic taxonomic portal for organisms collected in the Pacific Arctic.

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DBO Meetings & Reports

Scientific results from the DBO have been presented at numerous international meetings. Reports and presentations are available below.