Funding is available for a either a M.S. or Ph.D. student in the Department of Biology and Wildlife at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The student will join a broader research project examining stream and watershed hydro- biogeochemistry in the boreal forest of Alaska. Discontinuous permafrost underlies much of the boreal forest of interior Alaska and has a major effect on watershed carbon and nutrient fluxes by controlling watershed hydrology and the storage of organic matter in soil. With climatic warming, permafrost is thawing, which will alter watershed hydrology and release soil carbon and nutrients to streams and the atmosphere. Our research examines the implications of climate change on watershed hydrology, nutrient fluxes and stream biogeochemistry. This work is funded through the Bonanza Creek Long Term Ecological Program (http://www.lter.uaf.edu/) and is focused in the Caribou-Poker Creeks Research Watersheds (CPCRW) located near Fairbanks. Additional information about research in my lab can be found at http://users.iab.uaf.edu/~jay_jones/. Review of applications by the Department of Biology and Wildlife at the University of Alaska Fairbanks begins January 15. For more information, please contact Dr. Jay Jones at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 907-474-7972.
