Climate-ecological Observatory for Arctic Tundra (COAT)

29. April 2024 Overvåkningserier som driftes av COAT og BirdLife Norge, viser at det er en nær perfekt kopling mellom bestandssyklusen til gråsidemus og ungeproduksjonen til den kritisk truede dverggåsa i Porsanger.  Rovdyr - som veksler mellom å spise smågnagere og gjessenes egg eller kyllinger - er årsaken til denne slående koplingen.       Les hele historien om dette i den...

25. April 2024 A new study from COAT uncovers suitability of habitats for the three key herbivorous species in the Norwegian high Arctic Island group Svalbard: the Svalbard reindeer, the Svalbard rock ptarmigan, and pink-footed goose. Only a small fraction of the vegetated tundra was suitable for these species combined. Management and conservation of Svalbard tundra needs therefore to consider...

15. March 2024 COAT contributes with two articles to FRAM FORUM 2024, which was launched on 14 March. The magazine contains knowledge and research produced by the institutions at the Fram Centre, FRAM - High North Research Centre for Climate and the Environment. The two COAT articles is first a prortrait interview with COAT leader and professor in ecology Rolf Anker Ims: An ecosystem guy in the era of...