After a break in our program we are pleased to invite you to our next AkvaSem, this Friday, 08.06., from 11:15-12:00 in NFH E-102 (Lille Auditorium)
 
We are lucky to have Philipp Assmy, a research scientist at the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI), who will give a presentation about his work on Muddy Waters: The role of active tidewater glaciers for the marine ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard.
 
Here is the synopsis: "One obvious sign of climate change is rapidly retreating glaciers, not least in Svalbard. We know that loss of glacier ice mass raises sea level, but less is known about how meltwater from Svalbard’s tidewater glaciers affects fjord ecosystems, and what might happen if they retreat onto land. In July 2017 we sampled intensively in front of tidewater glaciers in Kongsfjorden to study their effect on the adjacent marine ecosystem. Our results indicate that the meltwater plumes modulate the local fjord environment through effects on the light regime, nutrient dynamics and zooplankton availability for seabirds and might have some downstream effects on fjord productivity."
 
We hope to see you there,
The AkvaSem Team
(Bernhard, Coralie and Tobias)
 
" /> After a break in our program we are pleased to invite you to our next AkvaSem, this Friday, 08.06., from 11:15-12:00 in NFH E-102 (Lille Auditorium)
 
We are lucky to have Philipp Assmy, a research scientist at the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI), who will give a presentation about his work on Muddy Waters: The role of active tidewater glaciers for the marine ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard.
 
Here is the synopsis: "One obvious sign of climate change is rapidly retreating glaciers, not least in Svalbard. We know that loss of glacier ice mass raises sea level, but less is known about how meltwater from Svalbard’s tidewater glaciers affects fjord ecosystems, and what might happen if they retreat onto land. In July 2017 we sampled intensively in front of tidewater glaciers in Kongsfjorden to study their effect on the adjacent marine ecosystem. Our results indicate that the meltwater plumes modulate the local fjord environment through effects on the light regime, nutrient dynamics and zooplankton availability for seabirds and might have some downstream effects on fjord productivity."
 
We hope to see you there,
The AkvaSem Team
(Bernhard, Coralie and Tobias)
 
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AkvaSem: Muddy Waters: The role of active tidewater glaciers for the marine ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

After a break in our program we are pleased to invite you to our next AkvaSem, this Friday, 08.06., from 11:15-12:00 in NFH E-102 (Lille Auditorium)
 
We are lucky to have Philipp Assmy, a research scientist at the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI), who will give a presentation about his work on Muddy Waters: The role of active tidewater glaciers for the marine ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard.
 
Here is the synopsis: "One obvious sign of climate change is rapidly retreating glaciers, not least in Svalbard. We know that loss of glacier ice mass raises sea level, but less is known about how meltwater from Svalbard’s tidewater glaciers affects fjord ecosystems, and what might happen if they retreat onto land. In July 2017 we sampled intensively in front of tidewater glaciers in Kongsfjorden to study their effect on the adjacent marine ecosystem. Our results indicate that the meltwater plumes modulate the local fjord environment through effects on the light regime, nutrient dynamics and zooplankton availability for seabirds and might have some downstream effects on fjord productivity."
 
We hope to see you there,
The AkvaSem Team
(Bernhard, Coralie and Tobias)
 

Når: 08.06.18 kl 11.15–12.00
Hvor: E-102
Sted: Tromsø
Målgruppe: alle
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