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Grazing by captive Barnacle geese affects graminoid growth and productivity on Svalbard [PDF]

, 2006
Migratory geese breed in Svalbard in summer and return to Western Europe for the winter, feeding on wetlands and agricultural fields. Recent changes in climate, land use and the implementation of protective measures dramatically improved the birds\u27 ...
Cooper,Elisabeth J., Jonsdottir,Ingibjorg S., Pahud,Astrid   +2 more
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Waterlogging of soil induces diverging rates of senescence in Svalbard reindeer forage plants

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
As climate change is unfolding faster in the Arctic than in any other biome, thermal and hydrological changes are predicted to reshape Arctic ecosystems. Water availability is expected to affect the end of the plant growth season, a time period essential
Emilie K. S. Andersen, Samantha P. H. Dwinnell, Leif Egil Loe, Caroline Iveland, René van der Wal   +4 more
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Trash on Arctic beach: Coastal pollution along Calypsostranda, Bellsund, Svalbard [PDF]

Beach pollution is one of the most common hazards in present-day anthropogenic environments. Even in the remote Svalbard Archipelago, pollution impacts the beach system and can pose environmental threats.
Jaskolski, M, Lane, TP, Pawlowski, Ł, Strzelecki, M, Zagorski, P   +4 more
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Variations in the Skull of the Bearded Seal [PDF]

, 1974
Fourteen measurements taken on 260 skulls are described and analysed using variance, covariance, reduced major axes, and discriminant functions. No sexual variation is found. Changes in relative growth with age are demonstrated and discussed.
Manning, T. H.
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The mating strategy of female Svalbard reindeer

, 2009
The mating system of Svalbard reindeer was studied in detail on Nordenskiöld land, Svalbard during the mating season 2007. Little is known about the female mating systems of Svalbard reindeer. The aims of the study were to investigate the composition of harems in relation to male attractiveness, harem size and reproductive history and the associated ...
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Circadian organization in reindeer [PDF]

, 2005
Blix, AS, Folkow, L, Gerkema, MP, Oort, Bob E.H. van, Schytte Blix, Arnoldus, Stokkan, KA, Tyler, Nicholas J.C., Tyler, NJC, van Oort, BEH   +8 more
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Social Indicators for Arctic Mining [PDF]

, 2011
This paper reviews and assesses the state of the data to describe and monitor mining trends in the pan-Arctic. It constructs a mining index and discusses its value as a social impact indicator and discusses drivers of change in Arctic mining.
Crow, Andrew, Haley, Sharman, Klick, Matthew, Schwoerer, Tobias, Szymoniak, Nick   +4 more
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Annual variability of heavy metal content in Svalbard reindeer faeces as a result of dietary preferences. [PDF]

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2018
Węgrzyn MH, Wietrzyk P, Lehmann-Konera S, Chmiel S, Cykowska-Marzencka B, Polkowska Ż.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Introduction to the Circumpolar World: Module 1 [PDF]

This module introduces students to a course, called The Circumpolar World, and to the interdisciplinary study of this fascinating part of the globe.

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Parasite-host contact in the Arctic: dispersal behaviour of infective nematode larvae from Svalbard reindeer faeces. [PDF]

Biol Lett
Moerman TM, Tahmin KK, Coulson SJ, Loe LE, van der Wal R.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source