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...
Published in: | Arctic Science |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English French |
Published: |
Canadian Science Publishing
2018
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0019 https://doaj.org/article/48d14a32c6cb452f967c86769190f275 |
id |
fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:48d14a32c6cb452f967c86769190f275 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:48d14a32c6cb452f967c86769190f275 2023-05-15T14:22:18+02:00 Financial costs of conducting science in the Arctic: examples from seabird research Mark L. Mallory H. Grant Gilchrist Michael Janssen Heather L. Major Flemming Merkel Jennifer F. Provencher Hallvard Strøm 2018-12-01 https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0019 https://doaj.org/article/48d14a32c6cb452f967c86769190f275 en fr eng fre Canadian Science Publishing doi:10.1139/as-2017-0019 2368-7460 https://doaj.org/article/48d14a32c6cb452f967c86769190f275 undefined Arctic Science, Vol 4, Iss 4, Pp 624-633 (2018) research expenses travel community consultation envir info Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2018 fttriple https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0019 2023-01-22T19:32:36Z 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 Unknown Arctic Arctic Science 4 4 624 633 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Unknown |
op_collection_id |
fttriple |
language |
English French |
topic |
research expenses travel community consultation envir info |
spellingShingle |
research expenses travel community consultation envir info Mark L. Mallory H. Grant Gilchrist Michael Janssen Heather L. Major Flemming Merkel Jennifer F. Provencher Hallvard Strøm Financial costs of conducting science in the Arctic: examples from seabird research |
topic_facet |
research expenses travel community consultation envir info |
description |
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. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Mark L. Mallory H. Grant Gilchrist Michael Janssen Heather L. Major Flemming Merkel Jennifer F. Provencher Hallvard Strøm |
author_facet |
Mark L. Mallory H. Grant Gilchrist Michael Janssen Heather L. Major Flemming Merkel Jennifer F. Provencher Hallvard Strøm |
author_sort |
Mark L. Mallory |
title |
Financial costs of conducting science in the Arctic: examples from seabird research |
title_short |
Financial costs of conducting science in the Arctic: examples from seabird research |
title_full |
Financial costs of conducting science in the Arctic: examples from seabird research |
title_fullStr |
Financial costs of conducting science in the Arctic: examples from seabird research |
title_full_unstemmed |
Financial costs of conducting science in the Arctic: examples from seabird research |
title_sort |
financial costs of conducting science in the arctic: examples from seabird research |
publisher |
Canadian Science Publishing |
publishDate |
2018 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0019 https://doaj.org/article/48d14a32c6cb452f967c86769190f275 |
geographic |
Arctic |
geographic_facet |
Arctic |
genre |
Arctic Arctic |
genre_facet |
Arctic Arctic |
op_source |
Arctic Science, Vol 4, Iss 4, Pp 624-633 (2018) |
op_relation |
doi:10.1139/as-2017-0019 2368-7460 https://doaj.org/article/48d14a32c6cb452f967c86769190f275 |
op_rights |
undefined |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0019 |
container_title |
Arctic Science |
container_volume |
4 |
container_issue |
4 |
container_start_page |
624 |
op_container_end_page |
633 |
_version_ |
1766294943768248320 |