Articles & Interviews
Sciencepoles articles look at key findings from a range of polar science and research fields. Our articles RSS feed will inform you when new articles are published on this website.
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Martin Jakobsson: Investigating Arctic Paleoclimates
29.11.2011
A professor at Stockholm University who has conducted extensive research on Arctic paleoclimates, Professor Martin Jakobsson’s main research interests include the oceanographic and environmental history of the planet’s polar oceans and their sea ice cover. Using geophysical mapping methods, he has also been involved in studying the morphology of the seafloor.
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José Xavier: Winner of the 2011 Martha T. Muse Prize
18.10.2011
Dr. José Xavier from the Institute of Marine Research of the University of Coimbra in Portugal, and the British Antarctic Survey in UK, has conducted outstanding research on the predator-prey dynamics that sustain populations of albatrosses, penguins and other top predators in the Southern Ocean. He recently published a comprehensive…
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Bruno Delille: A Closer Look at Carbon Cycling in Antarctica
27.06.2011
Dr. Bruno Delille is a sea ice researcher and oceanographer from the University of Liège in Belgium. He has been involved in past research projects such as BELCANTO (BELgian research on Carbon uptake in the ANTarctic Ocean), which was studying carbon cycling (how carbon is cycled between atmosphere, marine life…
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Bruno Danis: SCAR-MarBIN, ANTABIF and the Importance of Keeping Tabs on Biodiversity in Antarctica
24.01.2011
Dr. Bruno Danis is a marine biologist from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences who has spent a large part of his professional career working on biodiversity databases. Since 2005, he has been working on SCAR-MarBIN – the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Marine Biodiversity Information Network –…
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Marie-Pierre Lardeau: Vulnerability of Inuit Communities in a Changing Arctic
29.07.2010
Food security (when food is available, accessible and of sufficient quality) is a major issue for the Inuit of northern Canada. Climate change is making it increasingly more difficult for hunters to access traditional hunting routes and changing animals’ natural distribution areas. On top of this, traditional hunting knowledge is…
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Steven Chown: Winner of the 2009 Martha T. Muse Prize for Science and Policy in Antarctica
01.07.2010
An outstanding researcher and world-renowned advisor to the Antarctic Treaty System, Professor Steven Chown of Stellenbosch University, South Africa, has been named the inaugural recipient of the prestigious Martha T. Muse Prize for Science and Policy in Antarctica. The prize was awarded at the recent IPY Oslo Science Conference. Professor…
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ICED: Integrating Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics in the Southern Ocean
02.04.2010
Some of the most evident expressions of global climate change have been found in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Changes to the environment, including modifications in sea ice extent and concentration, have been associated with variations in ecosystems (including changes in seabird and krill abundance in particular areas) and biogeochemical…
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UN Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat Discusses Ocean Acidification
08.03.2010
The world’s oceans are a natural sink for carbon dioxide, both organically and inorganically.
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The Arctic LTER Project: John Hobbie Discusses Arctic Tundra Ecosystem Research
26.11.2009
Since the mid-1970s, Dr. John Hobbie from the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, has been travelling up to Alaska during the summer months to look at Arctic tundra and freshwater ecosystems near Toolik Lake in Alaska's North Slope region. Noticeable changes have occurred over the past 30 years…
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DAMOCLES Scientists Convene in Brussels
17.11.2009
From the 10th to the 12th of November 2009, the DAMOCLES (Developing Arctic Modeling and Observing Capabilities for Long-term Environmental Studies) project held a symposium in Brussels, Belgium. The symposium gathered more than 150 scientists involved in the EU-funded research project so they could debate and discuss the results of…
