Department
College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
Organization
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Email
bhkonar@alaska.edu

Location

Fairbanks , Alaska 99775
United States

Science Specialties

marine ecology, macroalgae, benthic ecology

Current Research

- phycology - research scuba diving - biodiversity - monitoring programs - nearshore ecology - ecosystem change - benthic ecology My current arctic and subarctic research includes examining kelp forest interaction webs in the Aleutian archipelago, evaluating walrus foraging habitats around St Lawrence Island, surveying nearshore biodiversity in rocky habitats along the North Pacific and in the arctic, and examining recovery in high arctic kelp communities in the Beaufort Sea.