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Robert Harris

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Expeditions: SEDNA Beaufort Sea Ice
Occupation: Teacher
Organization: Hartford High School

Robert Harris has been teaching high school science at Hartford High School in White River Junction, Vermont for 19 years. He has a Bachelors degree in Marine Biology and Environmental Studies and a Masters degree in Fisheries Oceanography from the University of Alaska, and has worked and traveled throughout Alaska, including work on various research vessels. Mr. Harris grew up reading the adventure stories of Jack London and Robert Service and dreamed of visiting the Arctic. The north still has a special allure for him and he was very excited to have the opportunity to return to Alaska.

Robert Harris's Content

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Polartrec Training - 2007 Video 28 November 2011
Asking Significant Questions Lesson 14 October 2011
PolarTREC Posters Lesson 11 October 2011
Ft Yukon Educational Outreach for SEDNA Video 3 February 2011
CRREL Team Studies Impact Of Wind on a Frozen World Article 28 January 2011
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Polar Bears

Make sure you check out the questions and answers above. I think you will find the answers to your questions there. If there is some thing more specific, just let me know.

{read more} 		February 23, 2012 - 6:42am
Man

Historically, man has used the caribou, whales, seals and fish for food and fur. Currently, there is oil and mineral exploration and development taking place. As a circumpolar sea lane opens in the sumer there is more shipping traffic occurring.

{read more} 		February 23, 2012 - 6:49am
Journals

Ms. Alex,

We are really enjoying your journals. The Flowers in New Zealand are beautiful.
Everything is stark, and grey right now in Vermont. Keep up the good work!

Mr. H
Hartford High - Vermont

{read more} 		January 11, 2012 - 10:41am
Ecosystems

Hi,

What would happen in the ecosystem would depend on the organisms position in the food web. You might check out the reply to the question on Polar Bear extinction. When sea otters were sharply reduced off California, sea urchin populations grew and reduced the kelp forest ecosystem...{read more}

June 7, 2011 - 11:39am
Helmricks Camp

Hi Susy,

I was at Helmricks in the early 80's. I stayed there once during break up to collect water samples for nutrient studies and then again one summer to collect samples from surrounding rivers and streams. I was working with Dr. Don Schell at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks....{read more}

June 7, 2011 - 11:55am
Polar Bears eliminated -- ecosystem effect?

Hi Rebecca,

Interesting question. No one really knows what would happen to the ecosystem if polar bears were eliminated. However if we look at a food web of the Arctic Ocean (you could google this), we see that polar bears eat seals. If the polar bears were gone there would be more...{read more}

March 17, 2011 - 1:08pm
Northern Lights?

Hi,

I have really enjoyed your journal entries. We have something in common as I
spent some time at the Helmricks place on the Colville River Delta in 1979 and 80.
The last time I was on the North Slope I was amazed by the changes.

Did you get to see any northern...{read more}

March 12, 2011 - 8:20am
Antarctic Reading

Hi Alex,

From Polar Connections to PolarTrec ---- Congratulations! I loved the Ice Carving when I was in Fairbanks.
I was amazed at how delicate and wonderful the sculptures were! I am looking forward to following your expedition!
Antarctica -- I am so jealous. I am...{read more}

March 11, 2011 - 3:07pm
Polar Bears

Hi,

I see that your interested in Polar Bears. If you go up toward the top at #1 and #10 you will find some information.
There is also a PolarTrec Expedition that studied Polar Bears. They can also help.

...{read more}

March 11, 2011 - 2:50pm
What is the niche of an organism?

Hi Sushana,

A niche is the job that a living thing has in that ecosystem (where they live).

Some living things (organisms) capture energy from sunlight or chemicals (producers) and turn that energy into chemical energy (like sugars) that other living things can use (consumers)....{read more}

October 21, 2010 - 12:59pm

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