Financial costs of conducting science in the Arctic: examples from seabird research
Research in remote locations is more expensive than similar activities at sites with easier access, but these costs have rarely been compared. Using examples from seabird research, we show that conducting research in the Arctic is typically eight times more expensive than pursuing similar studies at...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/as-2017-0019 2024-10-13T14:03:39+00:00 Financial costs of conducting science in the Arctic: examples from seabird research Mallory, Mark L. Gilchrist, H. Grant Janssen, Michael Major, Heather L. Merkel, Flemming Provencher, Jennifer F. Strøm, Hallvard 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0019 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/as-2017-0019 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/as-2017-0019 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Arctic Science volume 4, issue 4, page 624-633 ISSN 2368-7460 2368-7460 journal-article 2018 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0019 2024-09-27T04:07:24Z Research in remote locations is more expensive than similar activities at sites with easier access, but these costs have rarely been compared. Using examples from seabird research, we show that conducting research in the Arctic is typically eight times more expensive than pursuing similar studies at a southern location. The differences in costs are related principally to the much higher expenses of travel and shipping (typically 4–10× higher for Arctic work), as well as the good practice of meaningful engagement with northern communities (4%–25% of project costs). Although there is some variation in costs among Arctic countries, we hope that the consistent pattern of relatively higher Arctic costs allows policy-makers and funding agencies to better plan for research support, especially for this region that is experiencing rapid environmental change. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Canadian Science Publishing Arctic Arctic Science 4 4 624 633 |
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Research in remote locations is more expensive than similar activities at sites with easier access, but these costs have rarely been compared. Using examples from seabird research, we show that conducting research in the Arctic is typically eight times more expensive than pursuing similar studies at a southern location. The differences in costs are related principally to the much higher expenses of travel and shipping (typically 4–10× higher for Arctic work), as well as the good practice of meaningful engagement with northern communities (4%–25% of project costs). Although there is some variation in costs among Arctic countries, we hope that the consistent pattern of relatively higher Arctic costs allows policy-makers and funding agencies to better plan for research support, especially for this region that is experiencing rapid environmental change. |
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Financial costs of conducting science in the Arctic: examples from seabird research |
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Financial costs of conducting science in the Arctic: examples from seabird research |
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