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GREENER ARCTIC FEWER BIRDS?
Is there a link? Rolf A Ims et al
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ARCTIC ALIENS: A RISING THREAT FOX ON THE RUN FROM SVALBARD TO CANADA DRIFTING WITH ICE – FROM FRAM TO POLARSTERN
Jesamine Bartlett and Kristine Bakke Westergaard Eva Fuglei and Arnaud Tarroux Ellen Kathrine Bludd
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POLAR BEARS: DELIGHT AND NUISANCE
Magnus Andersen et al
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FJORD ICE – A COLD, WET KINDERGARTEN BIOFOULED PLASTIC. TRICK OR TREAT? NORWAY’S PATH TO THE ANTARCTIC TREATY
Janne E Søreide et al Claudia Halsband et al Harald Dag Jølle
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Research Kongsfjorden sea ice observation Atlantification in Kongsfjorden Polar bear or “aquabear”? Salmon louse pesticide sampling Science in environmental policy A marine system in our backyard
Northeast Arctic cod habitat changes? Sympagohydra tuuli in Svalbard sea ice Arctic weather and sea ice information Where river meets fjord Sea–ice system in the Arctic Ocean More, longer winter warming events Forecasting arctic shipping
A new approach to governance Climate and cryosphere project Consequences of oil spills on fishes Polar cod in a changing Arctic Mineral particles in tailings Monitoring whales with drones Svalbard reindeer trends – 40 years
Integrating biology into risk assessment Tidewater glaciers and ecosystems Population changes in polar bears Research Multiple stressors threaten predators Small engineers with large impact Reconstructing past arctic climate
Sound pollution and endangered whales SOS from the Arctic Paleoceanography reveals ancient seas Tidewater glacier fronts: Arctic oases New modelling tools for Kongsfjorden Weather station in the sea Antarctic ice rises
Harbour seal diet and behaviour Climate ethics: a new research priority Fram Strait outflow observatory Climate change is moving fish populations New ways to measure glacier mass loss Monitoring challenges in the Arctic Upward growth of sea ice Profile: Audun Rikardsen
In Brief/Outreach: Mercury, Mining, Fram Science Days, Arctic Council, Ny-Ålesund seminar, Arctic Frontiers, Fram Centre News
Norwegian Young Sea ICE Cruise Joint proxies – voices from the past
Outreach/In brief UFOs search for contaminants Arctic Safety Centre Digital map of Svalbard’s geology The Bird Cliff Retrospective: “The people’s welfare” Profile: Jasmine Nahrgang
Pollutants and energy in arctic geese Exploring the potential of microalgae Sea or summit: reindeer foraging Sunlight in a wintry world One uranium mountain Retrospective: 60 years of cooperation Profile: Tycho Anker-Nilssen
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Theme: Plastic Plastic in the Arctic Plastic in Arctic fish diets Developing biodegradable plastic PhD course in plastic Retrospective: Johan Hjort Profile: Dorte Herzke
Theme: Oceans Marine plastic pollution in the Arctic Herring impacts on fjord ecosystems Eddies transport heat to the Arctic Polar bears and ringed seals Ocean acidification and zooplankton Pacific water in the Arctic Ocean
Vulnerable to oil spills Fat matters to polar bears Contaminants in Norwegian waters Blue mussels to Svalbard from afar Benthic fauna as a warning system The Arctic Ocean’s invisible forest Innovative research in the polar night
Research Environmental toxins and you Ocean acidification state in Svalbard Climate-Ecological Observatory Svalbard’s antique mountains Ecosystem modelling in the Arctic Polyaromatic hydrocarbons in the Arctic
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Research Answers from tundra-dwellers Sustainable harvest The Green Arctic Goose density and predation Food and health security Monitoring Russian tundra animals
THEME ISSUE Focus on arctic birds Goose patrol Geese beyond borders Seabird breeding timing The atmosphere and guillemot survival SEATRACK – tracking birds in winter
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FRAM FORUM 2016 fram forum 2013 Research Grubbers on the Svalbard tundra Pollutants in polar bears Sea ice–ocean–ecosystem modelling Checking a sunken nuclear submarine Compiling mineral data Insurance branch and arctic shipping
Research Sea urchin deserts to kelp forests Atlantic inflow to the Arctic Ocean Lumpsucker and Themisto libellula Plastic litter in the ocean Future arctic sea ice regime A focus on plankton
research Ocean acidification Contaminant cocktails Warm Gulf Stream and methane Joint Norwegian–Russian cruise Cosmetics as contaminants Satellites and fieldwork
research Nitrogen deposition Planktonic food web Reindeer herders Invasive plants Methane release NCoE-Tundra
Methane from sea to air? The snow crab Modelling Arctic Ocean ecosystems Record high levels of siloxanes What hunting statistics can teach us Computer model finds contaminants Black carbon in snow and ice
in brief New ice-breaking vessel Greenland sharks Cod in the Barents Sea Various news items Fram Centre Flagships New books
In brief Arctic Council Secretariat Nansen–Amundsen Year 2011 Geodetic antenna Ny-Ålesund Fram Centre expectations Fram Centre Flagships New books
In Brief/Outreach Ocean acidification Eclogites – colourful rocks Plant biomass and climate change Seeing in the dark Arctic Council Secretariat Norwegian Meteorological Institute
In Brief/Education/Outreach New Flagship – MIKON Ocean acidification Improved sea ice charting Nansen Memorial Expedition Climate and Cryosphere Environmental monitoring
Education/outreach Ice drift in the Barents Sea TopoSvalbard Fram Centre Awards Research plaza Politics between two poles Recent doctorates
Education/outreach High North Academy Reindeer cooling Antarctic logistics Kittiwakes Secondary schools Recent doctorates
Seafood and pollutants Carbon dioxide and acidification Seafloor secrets in Porsanger Harp seals in the Barents Sea Glacier mass balance in Antarctica Little auk distribution and threats Fram Centre Flagships
retrospective: CE Borchgrevink
Profile: Åshild Ønvik Pedersen
Climate-driven shifts Arctic hitchhikers Climate-ecological observatory
retrospective Adolf Hoel Norwegian-Russian cooperation
Profiles Paul Wassmann Torkjel Sandanger
Profile: Alf Håkon Hoel Retrospective: UNIS
Climate communication Norwegian-Russian cooperation Tundra schoolnet Expanding industries
Research at the end of the earth Fisheries in the Arctic Ocean? Keeping decision-makers updated Science in the City Arctic Frontiers 2015 Profile: Laura Jaakola Retrospective: The sea, fish and oil
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