By Xurxo Gago and María José Clemente Let us tell you a story about one of the northernmost vascular plant species that also lives in the coldest place ever recorded for angiosperm life:…
Over time we were slowly ramping up the adventure factor of field work. From the comforts of the station, to camping with indoor kitchen and field work company, after some time back at…
On the way north across the remaining bit of Sweden, crossing the northeast corner of Finland, and driving into Norway, autumn is progressing. The landscape is turning more colourful the further we go.…
After a long journey from Bristol, we made it to the Abisko Scientific Research Station north of the Arctic Circle in Sweden – Fin and I, and all 8 pieces of luggage. After…
Our final sunrise above the ringing peaks of the Kobbefjord arrived under a pale blue sky. After a weekend hiking and collecting on steep terraced hills amid a tangle of lakes and fens,…
Skimming over the icy waters off the southwest coast of Greenland, I scarcely hear the whir of the twin outboard engines nor feel the wave chop as we enter the mouth of the…
The four researchers from the AQUATERR project (see our homepage, Twitter, and ResearchGate for more info) who travelled to Kilpisjärvi Biological Station (see other post for more information) continued their journey to the…
Four researchers from the AQUATERR project (see more at our homepage, Twitter, and ResearchGate) embarked on a journey mid-June 2022 to the Finnish Laplands to collect Arctic emergent aquatic insects. We, Dr. Martin…
I am a MSCA researcher of the research group ‘Plants and Ecosystems’ (PLECO) at the University of Antwerpen, Belgium. I focus on the impacts of permafrost thaw on the biogeochemistry of arctic peatlands,…
by Agata Buchwal, Ylva Sjöberg, Pawel Matulewski Air temperature observations show that the Barents region is currently the most rapidly warming region on the globe. For better understanding how the climate has varied…
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