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The Arctic terrestrial system
Introduction to the Arctic
Definition of the Arctic and main study system
Focus Area: Svalbard
Global context
The origin and development of the Arctic biome
Arctic – a young biome with a dramatic history
Ancestors of Arctic flora and fauna
Diversification of arctic flora and fauna during the Pleistocene
LGM and postglacial migration
Environmental factors, habitats and communities
Climate, topography and spatial heterogeneity
Bedrock, soil development and soil disturbance
Nutrient input
Succession gradients
Current status of freshwater systems in Svalbard
Arctic Freshwater Habitats
Species and adaptations
Microbes
Fungi
What is a fungus?
Systematics of fungi
Fungi in the Arctic Environment
Saprotrophic fungi
Parasitic fungi
Mutualistic fungi
Fungi in Svalbard
Bryophytes
What are bryophytes?
Life cycle
Biogeography
Diversity
Habitats
Bryophyte adaptations and constraints
Ecosystem role of bryophytes
Bryophytes as environmental indicators
Vascular Plants
Diversity and characteristics
Invertebrates
The Invertebrate fauna of Svalbard
Biogeography of invertebrates
Invertebrate habitats
Invertebrate adaptations
Ecosystem functions – Invertebrates
Freshwater invertebrates
Climate change and invertebrates
Birds and mammals
The Svalbard reindeer
The Svalbard rock ptarmigan
Arctic geese
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The Arctic terrestrial system
Introduction to the Arctic
Definition of the Arctic and main study system
Focus Area: Svalbard
Global context
The origin and development of the Arctic biome
Arctic – a young biome with a dramatic history
Ancestors of Arctic flora and fauna
Diversification of arctic flora and fauna during the Pleistocene
LGM and postglacial migration
Environmental factors, habitats and communities
Climate, topography and spatial heterogeneity
Bedrock, soil development and soil disturbance
Nutrient input
Succession gradients
Current status of freshwater systems in Svalbard
Arctic Freshwater Habitats
Species and adaptations
Microbes
Fungi
What is a fungus?
Systematics of fungi
Fungi in the Arctic Environment
Saprotrophic fungi
Parasitic fungi
Mutualistic fungi
Fungi in Svalbard
Bryophytes
What are bryophytes?
Life cycle
Biogeography
Diversity
Habitats
Bryophyte adaptations and constraints
Ecosystem role of bryophytes
Bryophytes as environmental indicators
Vascular Plants
Diversity and characteristics
Invertebrates
The Invertebrate fauna of Svalbard
Biogeography of invertebrates
Invertebrate habitats
Invertebrate adaptations
Ecosystem functions – Invertebrates
Freshwater invertebrates
Climate change and invertebrates
Birds and mammals
The Svalbard reindeer
The Svalbard rock ptarmigan
Arctic geese
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The Svalbard reindeer
The Svalbard Rock ptarmigan
Arctic geese
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The Arctic terrestrial system
Introduction to the Arctic
Definition of the Arctic and main study system
Focus Area: Svalbard
Global context
The origin and development of the Arctic biome
Arctic – a young biome with a dramatic history
Ancestors of Arctic flora and fauna
Diversification of arctic flora and fauna during the Pleistocene
LGM and postglacial migration
Environmental factors, habitats and communities
Climate, topography and spatial heterogeneity
Bedrock, soil development and soil disturbance
Nutrient input
Succession gradients
Current status of freshwater systems in Svalbard
Arctic Freshwater Habitats
Species and adaptations
Microbes
Fungi
What is a fungus?
Systematics of fungi
Fungi in the Arctic Environment
Saprotrophic fungi
Parasitic fungi
Mutualistic fungi
Fungi in Svalbard
Bryophytes
What are bryophytes?
Life cycle
Biogeography
Diversity
Habitats
Bryophyte adaptations and constraints
Ecosystem role of bryophytes
Bryophytes as environmental indicators
Vascular Plants
Diversity and characteristics
Invertebrates
The Invertebrate fauna of Svalbard
Biogeography of invertebrates
Invertebrate habitats
Invertebrate adaptations
Ecosystem functions – Invertebrates
Freshwater invertebrates
Climate change and invertebrates
Birds and mammals
The Svalbard reindeer
The Svalbard rock ptarmigan
Arctic geese
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