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Team Vole

@TeamVole

Team vole is a group of collaborative scientists seeking to understand the impacts of small herbivores on carbon and nutrient cycling in tundra ecosystems.

Joined July 2018
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Arctic small mammals made the main stream media! theatlantic.com/science/arch…
A Major Climate Force Has Been Ignored for Decades

A Major Climate Force Has Been Ignored for Decades

Small mammals play an outsize role in shaping the world around them.

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New paper alert! Read up on how tundra herbivores influence canopy structure on carbon flux estimates! iopscience.iop.org/article/1…
Using structure to model function: incorporating canopy structure improves estimates of ecosystem...

Using structure to model function: incorporating canopy structure improves estimates of ecosystem...

Using structure to model function: incorporating canopy structure improves estimates of ecosystem carbon flux in arctic dry heath tundra, Min, Elizabeth, Naeem, Shahid, Gough, Laura, McLaren, Jennie...

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instagram.com/p/ChskZF8PaTO/… – at North Dakota, USA

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Team Vole member @a_n_roy presenting some of his #DDRIG research at #ESA2022! – at Montréal, Québec
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The Utqiagvik crew taking advantage of the warmer weather by taking a "polar plunge"! – at Alaska, USA
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Take a look at the newest publication from Team Vole and Friends - a review paper describing how climate change may affect arctic herbivores, and in turn how that is going to affect carbon and nutrient cycling in the tundra. nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley… – at Alaska, USA

NYAS Publications

Here we review how herbivores influence tundra carbon and nutrient dynamics through their consumptive and non-consumptive effects. We also present evidence for herbivore responses to climate change...

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Fresh off the presses, check out this new Team Vole pub from researcher @a_n_roy examining how small mammal structures influence tundra biogeochemical cycling! doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14… – at Alaska, USA

Small but mighty: Impacts of rodent‐herbivore structures on carbon and nutrient cycling in arctic...

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Polar plunge, lemming style! #avinnaq #splishsplash – at Alaska, USA
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The trapping crew is on the ground in Utqiagvik, catching lemmings and prepping the fences for the summer! @ Utqiaġvik instagram.com/p/Cfo7eZkJrfY/… – at Barrow, AK
Team Vole (@teamvole) • Instagram photos and videos

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Collared lemming caught near @Toolik – at North Dakota, USA
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Team vole measuring early season plant spectral reflectance @toolikfieldstation – at North Dakota, USA
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Belated congrats to @a_n_roy for successfully passing his PhD defense! – at El Paso, TX
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Congrats to Nicole Williamson for successfully passing her MS Defense! Our research wouldn't be possible without all her contributions to the project! #TeamVole
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Check out this new pub from Team Vole members, led by grad student @JessSteketee !
Ecology (@ESAEcology) profile pictureEcology@ESAEcology6 Apr 2022
New in @ESAEcology: Small herbivores with big impacts: Tundra voles (Microtus oeconomus) alter post-fire ecosystem dynamics doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3689 With #OpenData in @EDIgotdata @JessSteketee @rubyanho @TeamVole @av_rocha @NSF #Arctic #Herbivory #Wildfire #NSFFunded
Differences in rodent herbivore density and activity at the burned and unburned sites. (a) Tundra vole captures per 100 trap nights over 4 years (spanning 7-12 years post-fire). Differences in abundance between sites were significant. (b) Average rodent sign (activities, e.g., latrines, nests) 12 years post-fire. Differences in activities between sites were significant

ALT Differences in rodent herbivore density and activity at the burned and unburned sites. (a) Tundra vole captures per 100 trap nights over 4 years (spanning 7-12 years post-fire). Differences in abundance between sites were significant. (b) Average rodent sign (activities, e.g., latrines, nests) 12 years post-fire. Differences in activities between sites were significant

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Ever wonder what lemmings eat? Grad student @a_n_roy and @LavretskyLab are analyzing how lemming diets change seasonally by detecting forage DNA in feces!
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Grad student Nicole representing Team Vole at the 2022 ARC-LTER annual meeting!
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Post-doc and PhD student position available in the McLaren Lab studying nutrient cycling in dryland ecosystems, as part of a NSF funded Dryland Critical Zone project. See details about both positions at drylandcz.org/opportunities.… – at El Paso, TX
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Walking back after a successful day of veg surveys on the trapping grids! – at Alaska, USA
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Red solo cup I fill you up Let's do some science! #Nsf #DDRIG
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Look at those little paws!
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