Foreword to Supplement 1: research on a polar species—the Arctic fox

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Dominique Berteaux, Nicolas Casajus, Anders Angerbjörn, Eva Fuglei
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2017
• Subjects: Biodiversity; mammal; predator; tundra; Vulpes lagopus; wildlife; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Arctic; Arctic Fox; Polar Research; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2017.1347411; https://doaj.org/article/072378c90b524d97a08f630b94489d93

The Arctic fox has a circumpolar distribution and is intensively studied because it is adapted to extreme environments and influences the ecology of many other species. We introduce here a collection of 12 articles on Arctic fox biology and management. After summarizing the main biological features of the species, we explore the peer-reviewed literature dealing with the Arctic fox through a bibliometric network analysis which identifies clusters of papers sharing a high similarity of cited literature. We visualize with a word cloud analysis 10 clusters comprising 97% of 755 articles published by 1742 authors from 1996–2015. Behavioural and ecological questions, including conservation science, dominate this recent literature. The collection of papers published in the supplement offers an excellent representation of current research dealing with Arctic fox biology and management.