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    • Introduction to the Arctic environment
      • The Arctic and the Arctic Circle
      • Short history of the Arctic environment
      • Arctic terrestrial ecosystem
      • Arctic Freshwater Habitats
      • Focus Area: Archipelagoes of the Barents Sea
      • Global context
      • References Intro
    • Fungi
      • What is a fungus?
      • Systematics of fungi
      • Fungi in the Arctic Environment
      • Saprotrophic fungi
      • Parasitic fungi
      • Mutualistic fungi
      • Fungi in Svalbard
      • Fungi references
    • Bryophytes
      • What are bryophytes?
      • Life cycle
      • Biogeography
      • Diversity
      • Habitats
      • Adaptations and constraints
      • Ecosystem role
      • As environmental indicators
      • Bryophyte references
    • Glossary
    • Reference overview
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  • Arctic Terrestrial Biology
    • Introduction to the Arctic environment
      • The Arctic and the Arctic Circle
      • Short history of the Arctic environment
      • Arctic terrestrial ecosystem
      • Arctic Freshwater Habitats
      • Focus Area: Archipelagoes of the Barents Sea
      • Global context
      • References Intro
    • Fungi
      • What is a fungus?
      • Systematics of fungi
      • Fungi in the Arctic Environment
      • Saprotrophic fungi
      • Parasitic fungi
      • Mutualistic fungi
      • Fungi in Svalbard
      • Fungi references
    • Bryophytes
      • What are bryophytes?
      • Life cycle
      • Biogeography
      • Diversity
      • Habitats
      • Adaptations and constraints
      • Ecosystem role
      • As environmental indicators
      • Bryophyte references
    • Glossary
    • Reference overview
    • Contributing authors
  • Resources
    • External resources
    • Course resources
  • Arctic internship blog
  • About
    • Contributing authors
    • Contact
    • Funding

Glossary

  • Acrocarp
  • Cryoconite hole
  • Cryosphere
  • Dessication tolerance
  • Extremophile
  • Gemma
  • Hydric soil
  • LGM
  • Mesic
  • Methanogene
  • Methanotroph
  • Mycobiont
  • Ornitogenic tundra
  • Oxygenic photosynthesis
  • Phylogeographic
  • Pleurocarp
  • Poikilohydric
  • Protonema
  • Psychrophile
  • Psychrotrophs
  • Quaternary
  • Xeric
  • YBP

Explore topics

  • Intro Arctic
    • 1. Arctic and Arctic Circle
    • 2. Short history
    • 4. Arctic terrestrial ecosystem
    • 5. Arctic freshwater habitats
    • 6. Focus Area
    • 7. Global context
    • References Intro
  • Origin of the Arctic
  • Habitats and Communities
  • Fungi
    • 1. What is a fungus?
    • 2. Systematics of fungi
    • 3. Fungi in the Arctic Environment
    • 4. Saprotrophic fungi
    • 5. Parasitic fungi
    • 6. Mutualistic fungi
    • 7. Fungi in Svalbard
    • Fungi references
  • Bryophytes
    • 1. What are bryophytes?
    • 2. Life cycle
    • 3. Biogeography
    • 4. Diversity
    • 5. Habitats
    • 6. Adaptations and constraints
    • 7. Ecosystem role
    • 9. Bryophytes as environmental indicators
    • 10. Bryophyte references
  • Glossary
  • Reference overview

Authors:

The content of this side is kindly  provided by several authors, all of whom are acknowledged experts in their respective fields and working in the Arctic environment.

For each section/post/page the name of the authors is presented in connection with the material.

A list of authors can be found here.

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