Natalie Boelman
Originally presented 11 Jan 2014
Natalie Boelman is a Lamont Assistant Research Professor in the Biology and Paleo Environment Division.
The main goals of my research are to better understand:
- the ways in which the composition, physical structure, and phenology of Arctic-Boreal vegetation are changing
- how these changes impact resident and migratory animals
- the role that animals in turn play in mediating climate-induced change in the region
My research has been spotlighted in this news story “Climate, Fires, and Birds: How Is the Tundra Changing?”
and in this video: “Climate Change in Arctic Tundra: From Wildfire to Songbirds”
(1) The impact of climate warming and changing seasonality, on the interactions among vegetation, insects and songbird communities in an Arctic tundra ecosystem, on the North Slope of Alaska (field surveys, in situ remote sensing, bioacoustics) Project Webpage New York Times Field Blog
(2) Understanding burn severity sensing in Arctic tundra: Exploring vegetation indices, sub-optimal assessment timing and the impact of increasing pixel size (field surveys, in situ and satellite remote sensing, bioacoustics)
(3) Use of remote sensing to study changes in biophysical structure associated with shifts in species dominance in Arctic tundra (field surveys, in situ and airborne remote sensing) Project Webpage
NGSS Connections: LS1, LS2,LS3, LS4, ESS2.E, ESS3
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