Eugénie S. Euskirchen
Arctic Biology
University of Alaska Fairbanks
United States of America
Biography
Biography research focuses on terrestrial ecology in high latitude regions, and their interactions with the surrounding natural and human-altered landscapes. I work towards gaining a better understanding of the sensitivity of Arctic tundra and boreal forest ecosystems to warming, and in particular, how this shifts the timing and dynamics of multiple climatological and ecological factors, eventually feeding back to influence the climate. I pursue research questions at multiple temporal and spatial scales, using both model- and field-based approaches. The outcomes of this research can be applied to evaluate biodiversity, ecosystem services, and management options.
Research Interest
Collaborative Research on Carbon, Water, and Energy Balance of the Arctic Landscape at Flagship Observatories in Alaska and Siberia, Funding source: National Science Foundation, This is a project that was begun during the International Polar Year (2007 - 2009) to understand the interactions among carbon, water, and energy fluxes in arctic landscapes. A large focus of this project has been on continuous collection of data, throughout the Arctic winter.
Publications
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Cristóbal, J., A. Prakash, M.A. Anderson, W.P. Kustas, E.S. Euskirchen, D.L. Kane. 2017. Estimation of surface energy fluxes in the Arctic tundra using the thermal-based two-source energy balance model. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences.
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Luus, K.A., R. Commane, N. Parazoo, E.S. Euskirchen, C. Frankenberg, J. Joiner, J.O.W. Lindaas, C. Miller, W. Oechel, S. Wofsy, D. Zona, and J.C. Lin. 2017. Alaskan photosynthesis captured by satellite-observed solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence. Geophysical Research Letters, 44, doi:10.1002/2016GL070842.
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Commane, R., J. Lindaas, J. Benmergui, K. Luus, R. Chang, B. Daube, E. Euskirchen, J. Henderson, A. Karion, J. B. Miller, S. M. Miller, N. Parazoo, J. Randerson, C. Sweeney, P. Tans, K. Thoning, S. Veraverbeke, C. E. Miller, S. Wofsy, 2017. Carbon dioxide sources from Alaska driven by increasing early winter respiration from Arctic tundra, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 114: 5361–5366, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1618567114
