We are working near the adjacent Cree (Whapmagoostui; “place of the beluga” in Cree) and Inuit (Kuujjuarapik; “little great river” in Inuktitut) villages. The relief consists of low rolling hills built of Prekambrain rocks, depressions and coastal dunes. Vegetation pattern is connected with landscape. The W-K region is located in the transition zone between the […]

After the unexpected stay in Chisasibi on the James Bay coast due to problems with landing in the Kuujjuarapik, we finally reach the W-K station one day later. We were welcome by the beautiful weather, team of research station CEN and station manager Maxime Saunier. The first day of the our research stay was very […]

Last four days were very busy! Good weather and midnight sun favors hard and fruitful work. We have already collected 170 samples of dwarf shrubs (Betula nana, Salix arctica, S.herbacea, Empetrum hermaphroditum, Dryas octopetala) and 40 cores of Betula pubescens. We have worked in different locations including sea coast, rock cliffs, highlands. Four more days of sampling ahead […]

After long flight from Wroclaw to Reykjavik we have finally reached Iceland. Due to strong jet stream our fight was a little bit complicated with an unexpected stopover in Stavanger. The Rif Field Station is located in north-eastern part of the country. During the first three days we observed amazing landscapes and rich arctic vegetation. […]

This summer team of the project entitled:  “Growth-ring record of modern extreme weather phenomena in the Low Arctic (REACT)” will be conducting dendroclimatological research in two locations: Iceland (July) and Canada (late July- early August), where they will study how modern climate changes affect the terrestrial ecosystems. The REACT team will investigate how shrubs and […]