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New article states: Loss of plant biodiversity can reduce soil carbon sequestration in grasslands

New article states: Loss of plant biodiversity can reduce soil carbon sequestration in grasslands

7. November 2023

COAT is part of Nutrient Network, a worldwide network of research stations linked to grasslands. We have our "stations" on the Varanger peninsula and have contributed to a publication in Nature Communications.

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The red fox trapping has started - follow the red foxes live!

The red fox trapping has started - follow the red foxes live!

7. November 2023 The red fox trapping season in Varanger for COAT’s arctic fox module has started again! So far we caught 2 red foxes this year, a young male and an adult female. Both were equipped with GPS collars and released to study their movement on the tundra. Join us with tracking them live here, or read the recent article about our work in Ságat (in Norwegian). See release-videos in Facebook or...

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Classifying images from wildlife cameras using Artificial Intelligence

Classifying images from wildlife cameras using Artificial Intelligence

18. October 2023 Camera traps have become a popular tool in nature science. An example of this is the novel camera trap method we have developed in COAT for monitoring of small mammals. This method provides important information about the animas without affecting them at all. However, novel methods also provide novel challenges. Up until now, researchers would have to look through hundreds of thousands of...

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COAT aims to give robust documentation and predictions on climate change impacts on biodiversity, natural resources and ecosystem processes in the Norwegian Arctic, as a basis for management interventions and adaptations.