Flagship leader: Lis Lindal Jørgensen, Institute of Marine Research: lis.lindal.joergensen@imr.no
Physical-biological coupling: Oceanography and habitat use by predators and their prey
Effects of climate on cod life history and ecology along a temperate-arctic gradient
Project leader: Hector Andrade hector.andrade@akvaplan.niva.no
Participating instituions: ApN, IMR, UNIS, UT, BC
Effects of oceanic inflow and glacial runoff on fjord circulation in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard; establishment of a high resolution ocean circulation model system
Arild Sundfjord arild.sundfjord@npolar.no
NPI, IMR, UNIS
The role of the harbour porpoise
Ulf Lindstrøm ulf.lindstroem@imr.no
IMR, UiT, ApN, NAMMCO, NTNU, UoStA
How do a dominant predator and climate shape fish biodiversity over space and time in large marine ecosystems?
Kari Ellingsen kari.ellingsen@nina
NINA, IMR, UiT, PINRO, BedIn, MU
Seabird habitat use and migration strategies
Børge Moe borge.moe@nina.no
NINA, ApN, UiT, NILU, UNIS, NPI, NTNU, UoO, CNRS, LRU, UoGr, IMARES, AU, AARI, UoF, CEH BAS, UAF, UoIs, UTu,
The coastal migratory behavior of anadromous fish
Guttorm N. Christensen gnc@akvaplan.niva.no
ApN, UiT, NIVA, FOC, UoWa
Costal heritage for sustainable regional development
Einar Eythorsson einar.eythorsson@niku.no
NIKU, NORUT, TCD
Timing of reproduction in seabirds
Zofia Burr zofia.burr@gmail.com
UNIS, NPI, NINA, UiT, ApN, IMR, BS
Ecological and commercial implications of extreme winter arrivals of herring and whales into North-Norwegian fjord systems
Martin Biuw mab@akvaplan.niva.no
ApN, NINA, UiT
Mapping sea ice characteristics
Sebastian Gerland sebastian.gerland@npolar.no
NPI, MET, NORUT, UiT
Structure, function and change in Arctic and boreal fjord ecosystems
Recovery of coastal kelp ecosystems – driven by climate change or predators?
Project leader: Hartvig Christie hartvig.christie@niva.no
Participating institutions: NIVA, IMR, ApN, NBIC
Salmon at sea in a changing world
Martin Svenning martin.svenning@nina.no
NINA, UiT, LUKE, UTu, FOC, UoWa
Carbon flux dynamics in ice-free versus ice‐ covered Svalbard fjords during the last decade: Exploring the effects of sea ice variability on the downward flux of biogenic particles
Gerald Darnis gerald.darnis@akvaplan.niva.no
ApN, UiT, UNIS, NPI, UoLa SAMS
Fjord and Coast The Arctic scallop Chlamys islandica as a biosensor for detection of effects of climate upon ecosystem functioning and anthropogenic impact in Svalbard
Lionel Camus lionel.camus@akvaplan.niva.no
ApN, UiT, CNRS
Life on the edge – Blue mussels on Svalbard
Jørgen Berge UiT jorgen.berge@uit.no
ApN, UNIS, BC
An integrated approach to understanding weather–ocean interactions along seabird feeding routes
Kjell Einar Erikstad kjell.e.erikstad@nina.no
NINA, IMR, BS, NTNU, UoR
Direct age determination in crustaceans: Validation of periodicity of age bands in Barents Sea red king crabs
Bodil Bluhm bodil.bluhm@uit.no
UiT, ApN, UNIS, BC, UoNB
Marine base maps for the Porsanger Fjord
Aivo Lepland aivo.lepland@ngu.no
NGU, IMR, NRPA
Climate driven regime shifts in arctic rocky bottom
Raul Primicerio raul.primicerio@uit.no
UiT, ApN, UNIS
High latitude fjord ecosystems
Torild Johansen torild.johansen@imr.no
IMR, ApN, UiT
Meroplankton biodiversity
Janne Søreide janne.soreide@unis.no
UNIS, ApN, UoGd, PAS
Abbreviations: AARI: The Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute; ApN: Akvaplan-niva Inc.; AU: Aarhus University; AWI: Alfred Wegener Institute; BAS: British Antarctic Survey; BC: Bates College; BedIn: Bedford Institute; BOS: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Science; BS: The Bjerknes Centre; CEBC: Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé; Cedre: Centre of Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution; CEH: The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology; CNRS: The National Center for Scientific Research; CRRL: Control/Robotics Research Laboratory (NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering); CU: Clemson University; DTU: Technical University of Denmark; FMI: Finnish Meteorological Institute; FNI: Fridtjof Nansen Institue; FOC: Fisheries and Oceans Canada; FSU: Florida State University; JAMSTEC: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology; IDAEA-CSIC: Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research – Spanish Council for Scientific Research; IMARES: Institute for Marine Resources & Ecosystem Studies; IMR: Institute of Marine Research; INSPQ: Public Health Expertise and Reference Centre – Québec; IVM: Institute for Environmental Studies; LIENSs: Littoral, Environment and Societies, La Rochelle University; LRU: La Rochelle University; LUKE: Natural Resources Institute Finland; MET: The Norwegian Meteorological Institute; MU: Massey University; NAMMCO: North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission; NBIC: Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre; NCA: The Norwegian Coastal Administration; NCAOR: National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research; NGU: Geological Survey of Norway; NIBIO: The Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research; NINA: Norwegian Institute for Nature Research; NIKU: The Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research; NILU: Norwegian Institute for Air Research; NIVA: Norwegian Institute for Water Research; NMBU: Norwegian University of Life Sciences; Nofima: The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research; NORUT: Northern Research Institute; NPI: Norwegian Polar Institute; NRPA: Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority; NTNU: Norwegian University of Science and Technology; OASYS: Ocean Atmosphere Systems – Research; PAS: Polish Academy of Sciences; PINRO: Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography; RAS: Russian Academy of Sciences; RECETOX: Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment; RU: Ryerson University; SAMS: The Scottish Association for Marine Science; SCNN: Science Centre of Northern Norway; SINTEF: The Company for Industrial Research areas/Project titles Project leader (s) Participating institutions Flagship E-mail project leader Consequences for cultural heritage and society Sea urchin harvest: Ecosystem recovery, integrated management of social-ecological system, ecosystem service and sustainability Wenting Chen NIVA, UiT, Nofima, UoC MIKON wenting.chen@niva.no The impact of extractive industries and tourism on socioecological dynamics in the Arctic Vera Hausner UiT, NINA MIKON vera.hausner@uit.no Ecosystem services and coastal governance Einar Eythorsson NIKU, Nofima MIKON einar.eythorsson@niku.no 12 and Technological Research; SIO: Scripps Institution of Oceanography; SRCES-RAS: Scientific Research Center for Ecological Safety – Russian Academy of Sciences; SU: Stockholm University; TCD: Trinity College Dublin; TI: Thule Institute; TM: Tromsø Municipality; TO: Troms Offshore; UAF: University of Alaska – Fairbanks; UiT: UiT The Arctic University of Norway; UNIS: The University Centre in Svalbard; UNN: University Hospital of North Norway; UoA: University of Antwerpen; UoC: University of California; UoCa: University of Calgary; UoF: University of Freiburg; UoG: University of Gent; UoGd: University of Gdańsk; UoGo: University of Gothenburg; UoGr: University of Groningen; UoH: University of Hokkaido; UoIs: University of Island; UoL: University of Leicester; UoLa: University of Laval; UoO: University of Oslo; UoOu: University of Oulu; UoM: University of Maine; UoMu: University of Murcia; UoNB: University of New Brunswick; UoQ: University of Queensland; UoR: University of Reading; UoStA: University of St. Andrews; UoWa: University of Waterloo; UQAR: Université du Québec à Rimouski; UT: University of Texas; UTu: University of Turku; VU: Vrije University Amsterdam; WHOI: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; WU: Wageningen University