Five decades of terrestrial and freshwater research at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard
For more than five decades, research has been conducted at Ny-Ålesund, in Svalbard, Norway, to understand the structure and functioning of High- Arctic ecosystems and the profound impacts on them of environmental change. Terrestrial, freshwater, glacial and marine ecosystems are accessible year-roun...
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VDP::Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400 Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik Convey, P. Newsham, Kevin K. Mosbacher, Jesper Bruun Fuglei, Eva Ravolainen, Virve Hansen, Brage Bremset Jensen, Thomas Correll Augusti, A. Biersma, Elisabeth Mackteld Cooper, Elisabeth J. Coulson, S.J. Gabrielsen, Geir W. Gallet, Jean-Charles Karsten, U. Kristiansen, Silje Marie Svenning, Mette Marianne Tveit, Alexander Uchida, M. Baneschi, I. Calizza, E. Cannone, N. de Goede, E.M. Doveri, M. Elster, J. Giamberini, M.S. Hayashi, K. Lang, Simone Lee, Y.K. Nakatsubo, T. Pasquali, V. Paulsen, I.M.G. Pedersen, Christina Alsvik Peng, F. Provenzale, A. Pushkareva, E. Sandström, C.A.M. Sklet, Vera Stach, A. Tojo, M. Tytgat, B. Tømmervik, Hans Velazquez, D. Verleyen, E. Welker, J.M. Yao, Y.-F. Loonen, M.J.J.E. Five decades of terrestrial and freshwater research at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard |
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For more than five decades, research has been conducted at Ny-Ålesund, in Svalbard, Norway, to understand the structure and functioning of High- Arctic ecosystems and the profound impacts on them of environmental change. Terrestrial, freshwater, glacial and marine ecosystems are accessible year-roundfrom Ny-Ålesund, providing unique opportunities for interdisciplinary observational and experimental studies along physical, chemical, hydrological and climatic gradients. Here, we synthesize terrestrial and freshwater research at Ny-Ålesund and review current knowledge of biodiversity patterns, species population dynamics and interactions, ecosystem processes, biogeochemical cycles and anthropogenic impacts. There is now strong evidence of past and ongoing biotic changes caused by climate change, including negative effects on populations of many taxa and impacts of rain-on-snow events across multiple trophic levels. While species-level characteristics and responses are well understood for macro-organisms, major knowledge gaps exist for microbes, invertebrates and ecosystem-level processes. In order to fill current knowledge gaps, we recommend (1) maintaining monitoring efforts, while establishing a longterm ecosystem-based monitoring programme; (2) gaining a mechanistic understanding of environmental change impacts on processes and linkages in food webs; (3) identifying trophic interactions and cascades across ecosystems; and (4) integrating long-term data on microbial, invertebrate and freshwater communities, along with measurements of carbon and nutrient fluxes among soils, atmosphere, freshwaters and the marine environment. The synthesis here shows that the Ny-Ålesund study system has the characteristics needed to fill these gaps in knowledge, thereby enhancing our understanding of High-Arctic ecosystems and their responses to environmental variability and change. Biogeochemical cycles; climate change; ecosystem structure and functioning; environmental change; High Arctic; human impacts; soil |
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Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik Convey, P. Newsham, Kevin K. Mosbacher, Jesper Bruun Fuglei, Eva Ravolainen, Virve Hansen, Brage Bremset Jensen, Thomas Correll Augusti, A. Biersma, Elisabeth Mackteld Cooper, Elisabeth J. Coulson, S.J. Gabrielsen, Geir W. Gallet, Jean-Charles Karsten, U. Kristiansen, Silje Marie Svenning, Mette Marianne Tveit, Alexander Uchida, M. Baneschi, I. Calizza, E. Cannone, N. de Goede, E.M. Doveri, M. Elster, J. Giamberini, M.S. Hayashi, K. Lang, Simone Lee, Y.K. Nakatsubo, T. Pasquali, V. Paulsen, I.M.G. Pedersen, Christina Alsvik Peng, F. Provenzale, A. Pushkareva, E. Sandström, C.A.M. Sklet, Vera Stach, A. Tojo, M. Tytgat, B. Tømmervik, Hans Velazquez, D. Verleyen, E. Welker, J.M. Yao, Y.-F. Loonen, M.J.J.E. |
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Five decades of terrestrial and freshwater research at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard |
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Five decades of terrestrial and freshwater research at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard |
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Five decades of terrestrial and freshwater research at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard |
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Five decades of terrestrial and freshwater research at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard |
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ftoslouniv:oai:www.duo.uio.no:10852/93800 2023-05-15T14:55:38+02:00 Five decades of terrestrial and freshwater research at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard ENEngelskEnglishFive decades of terrestrial and freshwater research at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik Convey, P. Newsham, Kevin K. Mosbacher, Jesper Bruun Fuglei, Eva Ravolainen, Virve Hansen, Brage Bremset Jensen, Thomas Correll Augusti, A. Biersma, Elisabeth Mackteld Cooper, Elisabeth J. Coulson, S.J. Gabrielsen, Geir W. Gallet, Jean-Charles Karsten, U. Kristiansen, Silje Marie Svenning, Mette Marianne Tveit, Alexander Uchida, M. Baneschi, I. Calizza, E. Cannone, N. de Goede, E.M. Doveri, M. Elster, J. Giamberini, M.S. Hayashi, K. Lang, Simone Lee, Y.K. Nakatsubo, T. Pasquali, V. Paulsen, I.M.G. Pedersen, Christina Alsvik Peng, F. Provenzale, A. Pushkareva, E. Sandström, C.A.M. Sklet, Vera Stach, A. Tojo, M. Tytgat, B. Tømmervik, Hans Velazquez, D. Verleyen, E. Welker, J.M. Yao, Y.-F. Loonen, M.J.J.E. 2022-04-21T12:44:46Z http://hdl.handle.net/10852/93800 https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v41.6310 EN eng Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) NFR/276080 NFR/287402 NFR/223257 OTHER/The Svalbard Science Forum Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik Convey, P. Newsham, Kevin K. Mosbacher, Jesper Bruun Fuglei, Eva Ravolainen, Virve Hansen, Brage Bremset Jensen, Thomas Correll Augusti, A. Biersma, Elisabeth Mackteld Cooper, Elisabeth J. Coulson, S.J. Gabrielsen, Geir W. Gallet, Jean-Charles Karsten, U. Kristiansen, Silje Marie Svenning, Mette Marianne Tveit, Alexander Uchida, M. Baneschi, I. Calizza, E. Cannone, N. de Goede, E.M. Doveri, M. Elster, J. Giamberini, M.S. Hayashi, K. Lang, Simone Lee, Y.K. Nakatsubo, T. Pasquali, V. Paulsen, I.M.G. Pedersen, Christina Alsvik Peng, F. Provenzale, A. Pushkareva, E. Sandström, C.A.M. Sklet, Vera Stach, A. Tojo, M. Tytgat, B. Tømmervik, Hans Velazquez, D. Verleyen, E. Welker, J.M. Yao, Y.-F. Loonen, M.J.J.E. . Five decades of terrestrial and freshwater research at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Polar Research. 2022, 41 http://hdl.handle.net/10852/93800 2018156 info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.jtitle=Polar Research&rft.volume=41&rft.spage=&rft.date=2022 Polar Research 41 https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v41.6310 Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ CC-BY-ND 0800-0395 VDP::Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed PublishedVersion 2022 ftoslouniv https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v41.6310 2022-04-27T22:34:04Z For more than five decades, research has been conducted at Ny-Ålesund, in Svalbard, Norway, to understand the structure and functioning of High- Arctic ecosystems and the profound impacts on them of environmental change. Terrestrial, freshwater, glacial and marine ecosystems are accessible year-roundfrom Ny-Ålesund, providing unique opportunities for interdisciplinary observational and experimental studies along physical, chemical, hydrological and climatic gradients. Here, we synthesize terrestrial and freshwater research at Ny-Ålesund and review current knowledge of biodiversity patterns, species population dynamics and interactions, ecosystem processes, biogeochemical cycles and anthropogenic impacts. There is now strong evidence of past and ongoing biotic changes caused by climate change, including negative effects on populations of many taxa and impacts of rain-on-snow events across multiple trophic levels. While species-level characteristics and responses are well understood for macro-organisms, major knowledge gaps exist for microbes, invertebrates and ecosystem-level processes. In order to fill current knowledge gaps, we recommend (1) maintaining monitoring efforts, while establishing a longterm ecosystem-based monitoring programme; (2) gaining a mechanistic understanding of environmental change impacts on processes and linkages in food webs; (3) identifying trophic interactions and cascades across ecosystems; and (4) integrating long-term data on microbial, invertebrate and freshwater communities, along with measurements of carbon and nutrient fluxes among soils, atmosphere, freshwaters and the marine environment. The synthesis here shows that the Ny-Ålesund study system has the characteristics needed to fill these gaps in knowledge, thereby enhancing our understanding of High-Arctic ecosystems and their responses to environmental variability and change. Biogeochemical cycles; climate change; ecosystem structure and functioning; environmental change; High Arctic; human impacts; soil Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Ny Ålesund Ny-Ålesund Polar Research Svalbard Universitet i Oslo: Digitale utgivelser ved UiO (DUO) Arctic Norway Ny-Ålesund Svalbard Polar Research 41 |