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

• Published in: Polar research Vol. 41; pp. 1 - 39
• Main Authors: Pedersen, Å.Ø., Convey, P., Newsham, K.K., Mosbacher, J.B., Fuglei, E., Ravolainen, V., Hansen, B.B., Jensen, T.C., Augusti, A., Biersma, E.M., Cooper, E.J., Coulson, S.J., Gabrielsen, G.W., Gallet, J.C., Karsten, U., Kristiansen, S.M., Svenning, M.M., Tveit, A.T., Uchida, M., Baneschi, I., Calizza, E., Cannone, N., de Goede, E.M., Doveri, M., Elster, J., Giamberini, M.S., Hayashi, K., Lang, S.I., Lee, Y.K., Nakatsubo, T., Pasquali, V., Paulsen, I.M.G., Pedersen, C., Peng, F., Provenzale, A., Pushkareva, E., Sandström, C.A.M., Sklet, V., Stach, A., Tojo, M., Tytgat, B., Tømmervik, H., Velazquez, D., Verleyen, E., Welker, J.M., Yao, Y.-F., Loonen, M.J.J.E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Spånga Open Academia 2022; Norwegian Polar Institute
• Subjects: Anthropogenic factors; Aquatic ecosystems; Biodiversity; Biogeochemical cycle; Biogeochemical cycles; Climate change; Ecological monitoring; Ecology; ecosystem structure and functioning; Ecosystems; Ekologi; environmental change; Environmental changes; Food chains; Food webs; Fresh water; Freshwater; Freshwater ecosystems; high arctic; human impacts; Human influences; Hydrology; Inland water environment; Invertebrates; Marine ecosystems; Marine environment; Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400; Mathematics and natural scienses: 400; Microorganisms; Population dynamics; Precipitation; Soil; Taiga & tundra; Trophic levels; Trophic relationships; VDP; Arctic region

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...