DepartmentCollege of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
OrganizationUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks
Emailbhkonar@alaska.edu
Phone907-474-5028
AddressPO Box 757220
Fairbanks , Alaska 99775United States
Science Specialties
marine ecology, macroalgae, benthic ecology
Current Research
- phycology- research scuba diving- biodiversity- monitoring programs- nearshore ecology- ecosystem change- benthic ecologyMy 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.