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 institutions: 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
Project leader: Arild Sundfjord, arild.sundfjord@npolar.no
Participating institutions: NPI, IMR, UNIS
A coastal, ice-associated arctic whale in a changing climate
Project leader:Christian Lydersen, christian.lydersen@npolar.no
Participating institutions: NPI, UoT, NVH, UoW
How do a dominant predator and climate shape fish biodiversity over space and time in large marine ecosystems?
Project leader: Kari Ellingsen, Kari.Ellingsen@nina.no
Participating institutions: NINA, IMR, UoT, BS PINRO, BedIn, MU
The invasive red king crab as a stressor on coastal marine food webs
Project leader: Jan Sundet, jan.sundet@imr.no
Participating institutions: IMR, UoT
Seabird habitat use and migration strategies
Project leader: Børge Moe, borge.moe@nina.no
Participating institutions: NINA, UoT, ApN, NILU, UNIS, UB
The coastal migratory behavior of anadromous fish in relation to environmental parameters
Project leader: Guttorm Christensen, guttorm.christensen@akvaplan.niva.no
Participating institutions: ApN, UoT, NINA, NIVA, FOC, UoWa
Impact of harbour seal predation on Tana salmon and Tana salmon fishery
Project leader: Marius W. Næss, marius.naess@niku.no
Participating institutions: NIKU, NINA, UiT, TRFM
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, UoT, UoM
Region- and stock-specific catch and migration models of Barents Sea salmon
Project leader: Martin Svenning, martin.svenning@nina.no
Participating institutions: NINA, UoT, IMR, UTu, PINRO
Nordic Marine Fjords: Spatial Mapping and Ecosystem Understanding
Project leader: Lis Lindal Jørgensen, lis.lindal.joergensen@imr.no
Participating institutions: IMR, UoT, ApN, AWI
Benthic biodiversity and ecosystem function in Svalbard and North Norway
Project leader: Sabine Cochrane, sabine.cochrane@akvaplan.niva.no
Participating institutions: ApN, NINA, IMR, UNIS
Life on the edge – Blue mussels on Svalbard
Project leader: Jørgen Berge, jorgen.berge@uit.no
Participating institutions: UoT, UNIS, ApN, AU, IOPAS, BC
An integrated approach to understanding weather–ocean interactions along seabird feeding routes
Project leader: Kjell Einar Erikstad, kjell.e.erikstad@nina.no
Participating institutions: NINA, IMR, NTNU, UR
Direct age determination in crustaceans: Validation of periodicity of age bands in Barents Sea red king crabs
Project leader: Bodil Bluhm, bodil.bluhm@uit.no
Participating institutions: UoT, ApN, UNIS, BC, UoNB, UoM
Marine base maps for the Porsanger Fjord
Project leader: Aivo Lepland, aivo.lepland@ngu.no
Participating institutions: NGU
Pelagic ecosystems in ice-covered and ice-free fjords under climate change
Project leader: Claudia Halsband, clh@akvaplan.niva.no
Participating institutions: ApN, UoT, UNIS
Abbreviations:
ApN: Akvaplan-niva Inc.; AU: Aarhus University; AWI: Alfred Wegener Institute; BC: Bates College; BedIn: Bedford Institute; Bioforsk: Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research; 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; CRRL: Control/Robotics Research Laboratory (NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering); CRRLU: Columbia River Research Laboratory USA; CU: Clemson University; DTU: Technical University of Denmark; DU: Dalhousie University; EC: Environment Canada; FMFI: County governor of Finnmark; 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; IMR: Institute of Marine Research; INEP – RAS: Institute of North Industrial Ecology Problems – Russian Academy of Sciences; IOPAS: Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences; LCED: Lapland Centre for Economic Development; MarinTek: The Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute; MCBR: Murmansk Country Birth Registry; MET: The Norwegian Meteorological Institute; MU: Massey University; NEI: Northern and environmental issues; NFLI: The Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute, NGU: Geological Survey of Norway; NHS: Natural Heritage Services; 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; NPC: The Northwest Public Health Researcher Center; NPI: Norwegian Polar Institute; NRPA: Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority; NULS: Norwegian University of Life Sciences; NTNU: Norwegian University of Science and Technology; NVH: Norwegian School of Veterinary Science; PINRO: Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography; RU: Ryerson University; SINTEF: The Company for Industrial and Technological Research; SIO: Scripps Institution of Oceanography; SRCES RAS: Scientific Research Center for Ecological Safety – Russian Academy of Sciences; TECABN: Transport and the Environment County Administrative Board of Norrbotten; TM: Tromsø Municipality; TO: Troms Offshore; TRFM: Tana River Fisheries Management; UAF: University of Alaska; UB: University of Burgundy; UCL: University College of London; UoA: University of Antwerpen; UoAa: University of Aalborg; UoB: University of Bergen; UoC: University of California; UoCo: University of Copenhagen; UNIS: The University Centre in Svalbard; UoG: University of Gent; UoGo: University of Gothenburg; UoH: University of Hokkaido; UoJ: University of Jyväskylä; UoL: University of Leicester; UoLa: University of Laval; UoO: University of Oslo; UoOu: University of Oulu; UoM: University of Maine; UoNB: University of New Brunswick; UoQ: University of Queensland; UoR: University of Reading; UoS: University of Southampton: UoT: University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway; UoWa: University of Waterloo; UQAR: Université du Québec à Rimouski; UR: University of Reading; UT: University of Texas; UTu: University of Turku; WHOI: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution