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Sammansättningen av olika arter berättar om hur ekosystemet påverkas av klimatförändringar
I sommar har forskare åkt till två isolerade platser i ryska Arktis för att undersöka klimatförändringarnas konsekvenser. Rasmus Erlandsson från Stockholms universitet ...
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We're in Pevek
... of Pevek in the northeast. Read the blog post in Swedish Buying food in Pevek. Photo: Rasmus Erlandsson Photo documentation. Photo: Rasmus Erlandsson Birdwatching in Pevek. Photo: Rasmus Erlandsson Grid for systematic inventory of plants. ...
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The expedition leaves Longyearbyen
The Sorgfjorden expedition leaves port of Longyearbyen in excellent weather and with high expectations! pic.twitter.com/KBG26VMyBM — Dag Avango (@DagAvango) July 10, 2017
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Challenging ice conditions
Saturday 8 July Most of the expedition team arrived in Longyearbyen on Saturday July 8 and met for dinner. Our discussion ...
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Ready to go
... #geology #science #sciencefuel #bushflight #wrightair #fairbanks #womeninscience #polar #science #offwego #alaska #gateofthearctic #bettles #outback #seeyoulater Ett inlägg delat av Emelie Axelsson (@mli.axelsson) Jul 10, 2017 kl. 1:50 PDT
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Our first research task
... our first research task – to survey a site called Bjørnhamna, consisting of a former claim- and hunters hut on a cape at the northwestern corner of Spitsbergen. The objective of this survey was to gather evidence which could help us map out ...
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Deteriorating weather conditions
Wednesday 12 July Our first full workday consisted of us working in three teams – one team doing qualitative descriptions of the features, and one team doing measurements with a total station and photo descriptions. The ...
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Working extra hard
Saturday 15 July Finally, the sun popped out and the Saturday turned into one of the best days of the entire expedition in ...
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Our final day at the Sorgfjorden station site
This Monday was our final day at the Sorgfjorden station site and therefore a day to finish up with all remaining documentation tasks there. In addition ...
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A very successful expedition
... in 1872. Our main purpose was to document a cairn which the Arc-of-the-Meridian expedition used in its triangulations. While there, we also documented some general features of the site, such as the research station (the AGA stove ...
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Till Svalbard för att undersöka hur betande djur påverkar vegetationen på tundran
I sommar åker forskare från Umeå universitet till Semmeldalen på Svalbard för att inventerat renhägn, platser som är inhägnade för att stänga ute renarna så att de inte kan beta på dessa platser. Elin ...
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Fältarbete på Tjaunflodens delta
Med en stor sovjetisk helikopter flygs forskarna ut till forskningsstationen i Tjaunflodens delta. Foto: Rasmus Erlandsson Den sovjetiska helikoptern har landat på tundran. Foto: Rasmus ...
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Mammoth tusks and bones from a bison
A day in the field. Photo: Jesper Hansson The rubber boats take us to our different study areas in Chaun delta. Photo: Jesper Hansson Sergej steers the boat in the watercourse ...
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We're back!
We’re back! We made it! More stories later… have to run. #alaska #fieldwork #sampling #geology #rocks #womeninscience #workinginalaska #brooksrange ...
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Polar bear in base camp
A late night a young female polar bear visited our camp. Photo: Anders Angerbjörn Hi, We are back in Pevek after a fantastic ...
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Wrangel Island and the Chaun delta is made for historical sampling
When the water level of the Chaun River rises, the water clean the beaches from loose material and vertical walls with frozen soil ...
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The oceans might be full of mammoth ivory, but you will not find this!
... conditions of different animals throughout history. Photo: Jesper Hansson Jesper found a piece of a mammoth ivory that proved suitable for genetic analysis. Photo: Susana Marques Freire Mammoth ivory. Photo: Jesper Hansson There is a lot ...
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What happens to species when the climate changes?
This summer Patrícia Pečnerová from The Swedish Museum of Natural History, is going to Wrangel Island. Originally it was a small hill in ...
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Eating in the extreme
... ‘army’ of a field team is far from an easy challenge! Read Jennifer Newall’s blog post on food in Antarctica: Eating in the extreme
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We are in Cape Town
All expedition participants are now gathered at Breakwater Lodge in Cape Town. All our luggage has arrived and everybody is in good spirit. The day was spent ...