Five decades of terrestrial and freshwater research at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard

Å. Ø. Pedersen*, P. Convey, K. K. Newsham, J. B. Mosbacher, E. Fuglei, V. Ravolainen, B. B. Hansen, T. C. Jensen, A. Augusti, E. M. Biersma, E. J. Cooper, S. J. Coulson, G. W. Gabrielsen, J. C. Gallet, U. Karsten, S. M. Kristiansen, M. M. Svenning, A. T. Tveit, M. Uchida, I. BaneschiE. Calizza, N. Cannone, E. M. de Goede, M. Doveri, J. Elster, M. S. Giamberini, K. Hayashi, S. I. Lang, Y. K. Lee, T. Nakatsubo, V. Pasquali, I. M.G. Paulsen, C. Pedersen, F. Peng, A. Provenzale, E. Pushkareva, C. A.M. Sandström, V. Sklet, A. Stach, M. Tojo, B. Tytgat, H. Tømmervik, D. Velazquez, E. Verleyen, J. M. Welker, Y.-F. Yao, M. J. J. E. Loonen

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Abstract

For more than five decades, research has been conducted at Ny-Ålesund, in Svalbard, Norway, to understand the structure and functioning of High-Arctic ecosystems and the profound impacts on them of environmental change. Terrestrial, freshwater, glacial and marine ecosystems are accessible year-round.

Original languageEnglish
Article number6310
JournalPolar Research
Volume41
Number of pages39
ISSN0800-0395
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

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Keywords

  • Biogeochemical cycles
  • climate change
  • ecosystem structure and functioning
  • environmental change
  • High Arctic
  • human impacts
  • soil

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