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Terrestrial fauna

The indicators for the wildlife on land (the terrestrial fauna) are intended to provide an impression of the state of such life in Svalbard and on Jan Mayen. The monitoring now concerns populations of Svalbard reindeer, arctic foxes and Svalbard ptarmigan.

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Arctic fox

The Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) is indigenous to the Arctic tundra and an apex predator and scavenger in Svalbard. It is functionally important because it affects prey species on land, through ground…

Fauna    Terrestrial fauna    

Svalbard reindeer

Management of the Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus), which is only found in Svalbard, is an all-Norwegian responsibility. It is monitored because it is a key species in the…

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Svalbard rock ptarmigan

The Svalbard rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea) is a subspecies of rock ptarmigan and is the only resident herbivorous bird species in Svalbard. It is endemic to Svalbard in Norway…

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  • Climate
    • Atmosphere
      • Climate gases in Svalbard
      • Air temperature and precipitation
      • UV in Ny-Ålesund
    • Ocean
      • The transport of freshwater through the Fram Strait
      • Thickness of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean measured in the Fram Strait
      • Sea ice extent in the Barents Sea and Fram Strait
      • Sea level
      • Temperature and salinity in the Fram Strait
    • Land
      • Mass balance for glaciers in Svalbard
      • Permafrost
      • Duration of snow cover on land
  • Influence
    • Traffic
      • The number of registered snowmobiles
      • Cruise tourism
      • Helicopter landings in protected areas
      • Individual travelers
      • Overnight stays in Longyearbyen
    • Fishery and freshwater fishing
      • Fishing mortality in the Barents Sea
    • Pollution
      • Pollutants in capelin
      • Atmospheric transport of pollutants to the Barents Sea
      • Pollutants in Arctic foxes
      • Pollutants in lake sediments
      • Pollutants in harbour seals
      • Pollutants in char
      • Pollutants in ringed seals
      • Pollution in polar cod
      • Pollutants in glaucous gulls
      • Pollutants in Brünnich’s guillemots
      • Pollutants in polar bears
      • PCB in bottom sediments near the settlements in Svalbard
      • Radioactivity in fish
      • Beach litter in Svalbard
    • Hunting and trapping
      • Hunting and trapping of Arctic foxes
      • Harp seal catch
      • Svalbard ptarmigan bag
      • Svalbard reindeer bag
      • Polar bear take
  • Fauna
    • Marine fauna
      • Zooplankton species composition in Kongsfjorden
      • Stock of golden redfish in the Barents Sea
      • Stock of young herring in the Barents Sea
      • Stock of beaked redfish in the Barents Sea
      • Stock of northeast arctic cod
      • Capelin stock in the Barents Sea
      • Zooplankton biomass in the Barents Sea
      • Harp seal
      • Walrus
      • Polar bear
      • Ivory gull
      • Hooded seal
      • Black-legged kittiwake
      • Brünnich’s guillemot
      • Common guillemot
      • Biomass of polar cod in the Barents Sea
      • Common eider
    • Terrestrial fauna
      • Arctic fox
      • Svalbard rock ptarmigan
      • Svalbard reindeer
  • Flora
    • Landbased flora
      • Biomass of vascular plants
  • Reports
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