Greenland 2010: Week 1

Dr. Jennifer Burnham, assistant professor of geography, is doing field research this summer in Greenland. Here are some of the photos she has shared.

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Cassiope tetragona, commonly known as Arctic heather.

Dryas integrifolia, also called white dryas or white dryad.

Asembling the tiny geolocators that will be attached to the legs of arctic terns to get data on their migration pattern and timing of migration.

A pen next to a geolocator shows the size of the devices.

Taking a sample from a bird.

Kurt and Jennifer Burnham.

Loading a netgun that will be used to capture larger birds.