Zackenberg, a mountain in northeast Greenland offers a habitat for Arctic organisms while the nearby research station ZERO (Zackenberg Ecological Research Station) offers a habitat for research teams since 1996. (Photo: NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet, CC BY 2.0) Initially,...
Between moss-covered peat bogs and glacial valley lakes, water-logged troughs mostly line the gentle slopes of the sub-Antarctic island coasts. A few rare flowering plants find refuge there, plants that are fond of spaces rich in nutrients brought by marine animals....
Penguins that have built their nests in the middle of green spaces are not a manifestation of rapid climate change, but a sign of the plant life of the Subantarctic region. This is a legacy of the former supercontinent Gondwana, which included the continents of the...
Greenland includes ice, snow and rock. Nunataqs are mountain peaks that stick out of the ice. The Alps probably also looked similar during the last ice age. Photo: Christian Rixen, SLF An expedition around northern Greenland led SLF botanist Christian Rixen to the...
The Arctic landscape is changing due to increasing warming. Permafrost soils thaw, new species migrate and previously well-adapted organisms are displaced. How much, however, depends on geographic location and species, the published report shows. Picture: Michael...
