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FACE-IT in the Media
- Article about Arctic tourism in "Osservatorio Artico" [in Italian] (28 November 2024)
- Article on tourism development scenarios in Greenland in the Arktis section of “Altinget” [in Danish] (05 September 2024)
- Article on the hotel and restaurant developments in Nuuk, Greenland at "Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa" ("Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation") [in Kalaallisut and Danish] (28 Juni 2024)
- Article about FACE-IT in "CORDIS - EU research results" (11 May 2024)
- Article on FACE-IT research in the news section of "Nature" (25 April 2024)
- Article in the Sagat newspaper [in Norwegian] on the FACE-IT workshop "Management options to mitigate climate change effects" in Lakselv, 08 April 2024 (17 April 2024)
- Article on the importance of limiting global warming for the Arctic in "The Circle" of the WWF Global Arctic Programme (pages 14-16, 17 April 2024)
- Article on FACE-IT and other projects related to the effects of melting glaciers in the "Fram Forum" (14 March 2024)
- Article on the FACE-IT research paper "Coping with rapid and cascading changes in Svalbard: the case of nature-based tourism in Svalbard" at "forskersonen.no" (Dannevig et al. 2023, 07 August 2023)
- Article on the work of the "Sea ice group" of the Norwegian Polar Institute at "forskersonen.no" (08 July 2023)
- Article and radio interview on Greenland politics at "radio4.dk" (21 March 2023)
- Article on the FACE-IT research paper "Kelp Forest Distribution in the Nordic Region" at "CORDIS" (Kvile et al. 2022, 18 November 2022)
- Article on the FACE-IT research paper "Highly Productive Ice Algal Mats in Arctic Melt Ponds: Primary Production and Carbon Turnover" at "Eos" (Hancke et al. 2022, 27 June 2022)
- Article on the economy and climate crisis in Greenland at "The Guardian" (07 May 2022)
- Article about FACE-IT research of Uni Bremen in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, on the Uni Bremen Faculty 02 homepage (13 July 2021)
- Article about FACE-IT research in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, on the "Ny-Ålesund Research Station" homepage (08 July 2021)
- Article on the start of FACE-IT from the radio station "Euranetplus" (16 November 2020)
- Article on the funding of FACE-IT in the local Bremen newspaper “Weserkurier” (25 February 2020)
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Marine heatwaves in the Subarctic and the effect of acute temperature change on the key grazer Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (Echinoidea, Echinodermata)
Subarctic fjord systems are facing a continuous temperature increase as well as more…
Run-off impacts on Arctic kelp holobionts have strong implications on ecosystem functioning and bioeconomy
Kelps (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) are foundation species along Arctic rocky shores,…
FACE-IT project leader Kai Bischof presents future research needs for Arctic biodiversity at EU PolarNet town hall event
EU-PolarNet co-coordinates the EU Polar Cluster and, hence, is connecting all…
Arktische Fjorde im Wandel – Was ist das „Neue Normal“?
30. November 2024: Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Kai Bischof [in German]
Impact of climate change on the kelp Laminaria digitata – simulated Arctic winter warming
The Arctic is seasonally exposed to long periods of low temperatures and complete…
Multifactorial effects of warming, low irradiance, and low salinity on Arctic kelps
The Arctic is projected to warm by 2 to 5 °C by the end of the century. Warming…
Summer primary production of Arctic kelp communities is more affected by duration than magnitude of simulated marine heatwaves
Fjord systems in the Norwegian Arctic are experiencing an increasing frequency and…
Sarina Niedzwiedz: Second PhD thesis defended within FACE-IT
On 20 September 2024, Sarina Niedzwiedz successfully defended her PhD thesis,…
FACE-IT keynote lecture and poster exhibition at ICYMARE 2024 BREMEN
Conference from 16 to 20 September 2024
Photoperiod and temperature interactions drive the latitudinal distribution of Laminaria hyperborea (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) under climate change
Due to global rises in temperature, recent studies predict marine species shifting…
Acoustic mapping reveals macroalgal settlement following a retreating glacier front in the High Arctic
Vegetated coastal marine ecosystems are projected to expand northwards in the Arctic…
Last Annual Meeting of FACE-IT in Copenhagen, Denmark
FACE-IT is slowly coming towards its end. Yet, the whole team is still working on…
Sea ice as habitat for microalgae, bacteria, virus, fungi, meio- and macrofauna: A review of an extreme environment
The novel concept of the review is a focus on the organisms living in the sea ice…
Seasonality in phytoplankton communities and production in three Arctic fjords across a climate gradient
Phytoplankton communities and production in Arctic fjords undergo strong seasonal…
Arctic benthos in the Anthropocene: Distribution and drivers of epifauna in West Greenland
Albeit remote, Arctic benthic ecosystems are impacted by fisheries and climate…
Interannual site fidelity by Svalbard walruses
The Arctic is experiencing rapid reductions in sea ice, affecting all ice-dependant…
Kelp forest community structure and demography in Kongsfjorden (Svalbard) across 25 years of Arctic warming
The Arctic archipelago of Svalbard is a hotspot of global warming and many fjords…
FACE-IT contributions to the World Biodiversity Forum 2024 in Davos, Switzerland
Conference from 16 to 21 June 2024
Desirable futures for Arctic biodiversity: FACE-IT contributed insights from coastal environmental economics
In the frame of the World Biodiversity Forum 2024 in Davos, Switzerland, the FACE-IT…
Underwater light environment in Arctic fjords
Most inhabitants of the Arctic live near the coastline, which includes fjord systems…
An Arctic sea ice spring bloom driven and dominated by Dinoflagellates – a harbinger of the future sea ice?
The sea ice spring bloom is crucial for sustaining Arctic marine food webs, with sea…
FACE-IT joins workshop of the Svalbard Social Science Initiative
In the frame of the Arctic Congress in Bodø (29 May - 03 June 2024), the Svalbard…
The 2024 EU Arctic Forum, Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue and EU-Arctic Youth Dialogues
Conference from 14 to 15 May 2024
FACE-IT invited to expert panel on EU-US Arctic Cooperation
On 06 May, FACE-IT project coordinator Kai Bischof (Marine Botany, University of…
Productivity of mixed kelp communities in an Arctic fjord exhibit tolerance to a future climate
Arctic fjords are considered to be one of the ecosystems changing most rapidly in…
Arctic puzzle: Pioneering a northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) habitat model in Disko Bay, West Greenland
Recent advancements in spatial modelling leverage remote sensing data and…
FACE-IT workshop on management options to mitigate climate change effects in Lakselv, Finnmark
On 08 April 2024, FACE-IT and the collaborating project "Future Arctic Lives"…
EU Engagement in the Arctic: Challenges to Achieving Ambitions in an Area outside Its Jurisdiction
The European Union (EU) has underscored its will to heighten its engagement in the…
The sugar kelp Saccharina latissima II: Recent advances in farming and applications
The sugar kelp Saccharina latissima has received intense scientific attention over…
Light-mediated temperature susceptibility of kelp species (Agarum clathratum, Saccharina latissima) in an Arctic summer heatwave scenario
Kelps (Phaeophyceae, Laminariales) are ecosystem engineers along Arctic rocky…
Seafloor primary production in a changing Arctic Ocean
Phytoplankton and sea ice algae are traditionally considered to be the main primary…
Ice type matters: impacts of landfast and drift ice on body condition in a high Arctic seabird community
Sea ice, a central component of polar ecosystems, is undergoing profound changes due…
Environmental drivers of Arctic communities based on metabarcoding of marine sediment eDNA
Our ability to assess biodiversity at relevant spatial and temporal scales for…
Technical note: An autonomous flow-through salinity and temperature perturbation mesocosm system for multi-stressor experiments
The rapid environmental changes in aquatic systems as a result of anthropogenic…
FACE-IT co-organized workshops in Porsanger, Finnmark
The FACE-IT colleagues Camilla Risvoll and Solveig Øye Bjørdal from the Nordland…
The sugar kelp Saccharina latissima I: recent advances in a changing climate
The sugar kelp Saccharina latissima is a Laminariales species widely distributed in…
Arctic infrastructure: Considerations in the green transition
The global green transition has put a new focus on the Arctic region and its…
Five social science intervention areas for ocean sustainability initiatives
Ocean sustainability initiatives – in research, policy, management and development –…
First biennial Greenland Marine Research Seminar co-organized by FACE-IT
The first biennial Greenland Marine Research Seminar hosted by the Greenland…
Sustainable Arctic cruise tourism workshop co-organized by FACE-IT
"How is cruise tourism developing in Greenland and how to secure the balancing of…
FACE-IT attending workshop of the European Commission and the European Space Agency
Conference from 22 to 24 November 2023
FACE-IT colleagues contributing to the Nansen Legacy Symposium
Conference from 06 to 09 November 2023
Invitation: Workshop on sustainable Arctic cruise tourism development in Nuuk, Greenland
“Cruise trouble”: How to sustainably develop Arctic cruise tourism? Join our seminar…
Spatial Variability in the Primary Production Rates and Biomasses (Chl a) of Sea Ice Algae in the Canadian Arctic–Greenland Region: A Review
The aims of this review are to elucidate the spatial variation in the primary…
Anaïs Lebrun: First FACE-IT PhD thesis defended
On 23 October 2023, Anaïs Lebrun sucessfully defended her PhD thesis, entitled…
Impact of winter freshwater from tidewater glaciers on fjords in Svalbard and Greenland; A review
This review paper is the first to collect and synthesise the available knowledge,…
Population development and ecophysiology of the sea urchins Strongylocentrotus sp. in Porsangerfjorden, Finnmark, Norway
In August 2023, three researchers of the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) and the…
Invitation to Greenland Marine Research Seminar
The Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR), partner in the FACE-IT project,…
Wälder unter Wasser – Großalgen und ihre Gemeinschaften
[in German] Public lectures in the House of Science Bremen
A dataset for investigating socio-ecological changes in Arctic fjords
The collection of in situ data is generally a costly process, with the Arctic being…
Future kelp forest communities on Greenland
Nora Diehl and Sarina Niedzwiedz from the University of Bremen conducted a field…
High-frequency, year-round time series of the carbonate chemistry in a high-Arctic fjord (Svalbard)
The Arctic Ocean is subject to high rates of ocean warming and acidification, with…
Glacier retreat alters downstream fjord ecosystem structure and function in Greenland
The melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet is accelerating, with glaciers shifting from…
A fjord with a land-terminating glacier: Meltwater, bio-optics, particulate matter, nutrients, phytoplankton species, and primary production in west Greenland
Land-terminating glaciers and submarine melting of marine-terminating glaciers are…
Exploring intraspecific variability – biochemical and morphological traits of the sugar kelp Saccharina latissima along latitudinal and salinity gradients in Europe
Broadly distributed seaweeds, such as the boreal-temperate kelp species Saccharina…
Coping with rapid and cascading changes in Svalbard: the case of nature-based tourism in Svalbard
Tourism has been booming in Svalbard and has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels.…
FACE-IT Scientists Meet for Workshop on Ecosystem Function Changes in Rønbjerg, Denmark
From 14 to 17 May 2023, FACE-IT scientists involved in the research area Ecosystem…
Ecological impacts of climate change on Arctic marine megafauna
Global warming affects the Arctic more than any other region. Mass media constantly…
Status of Arctic kelp forests around Svalbard
The Arctic and Svalbard in particular is warming at a rate far beyond the global…
Influence of terrestrial run-off on kelp elemental composition and associated microbial community
End of August 2022, Sarina Niedzwiedz from the University of Bremen conducted a…
Lill Rastad Bjørst from Denmark’s Aalborg University to Participate in Fulbright Arctic Week Activities in Washington D.C.
Dr. Lill Rastad Bjørst from Aalborg University is one of nineteen scholars who will…
FACE-IT Workshop on the future Porsangerfjord, Nordkapp
FACE-IT, the project Future Arctic Lives and the Porsanger Municipality invited to a…
Effects of Arctic commercial shipping on environments and communities: context, governance, priorities
Increasing shipping traffic in the Arctic Ocean creates an emerging need to…
Demographic responses of Arctic seabirds to spring sea-ice variations
The Arctic experiences a rapid retreat of sea-ice, particularly in spring and…
Master thesis project at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources GINR, Nuuk
Phytoplankton primary production is the base of the marine food web. Consequently,…
Successful Policy Briefing “Arctic Biodiversity, climate and food security” in Brussels
CHARTER, ECOTIP and FACE-IT, three EU-funded projects that are researching on…
Two Master theses on plankton available at UNIS, Svalbard
The University Centre in Svalbard UNIS is running the northernmost high-frequent…
Successful FACE-IT contributions at the Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2023
Conference from 17 to 24 February 2023.
Managing Svalbard Tourism: Inconsistencies and Conflicts of Interest
The Svalbard Archipelago has experienced a rapid increase in tourism-related…
Glacial retreat and rising temperatures are limiting the expansion of temperate kelp species in the future Arctic
Kelps act as ecosystem engineers on many polar rocky shore coastlines. The…
Policy Briefing “Arctic Biodiversity, climate and food security”
FACE-IT, ECOTIP and CHARTER, the three Horizon 2020 projects working on Arctic…
Drivers of Change in Arctic Fjord Socio-ecological Systems: Examples from the European Arctic
Fjord systems are transition zones between land and sea, resulting in complex and…
To Live Up to Our Name “Greenland”: Politics of Comparison in Greenland’s Green Transition
In 2021, the Government of Greenland made an active, discursive shift in the…
Glacial meltwater determines the balance between autotrophic and heterotrophic processes in a Greenland fjord
Global warming accelerates melting of glaciers and increases the supply of meltwater…
Impact of climate change on Arctic macroalgal communities
The Arctic region faces a warming rate that is more than twice the global average.…