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The bag of Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) is monitored as part of the effort to ensure that the hunting will not have undesirable effects on the population. The annual bag is…

The total stress of pollutants in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Svalbard is dominated by fat-soluble organic pollutants, their metabolites and perfluorinated compounds. Polar bears are…

The common guillemot (Uria aalge) is a dietary specialist that primarily feeds on pelagic fish species such as capelin and herring during the breeding season. This makes it a good indicator of changes in…

The black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) obtains its food on the surface and hence functions as an indicator for this part of the marine ecosystem. This pelagic gull constitutes a large proportion of the seabirds, in…

Zooplankton are small organisms that follow ocean currents and essentially have their entire life cycle in the free water masses. Of these, small crustaceans such as the…

The population of Svalbard rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea) has the Red List status of Least Concern (LC). Between 190 and 340 hunting licenses for Svalbard rock ptarmigan are distributed …

Pollutant levels in lake sediments are generally low in the Arctic. They are classified as insignificantly to moderately polluted. Sediment cores from Ellasjøen, a lake on Bjørnøya, show an increase…

Temperature and precipitation are key climatic factors that influence ecosystems and human activity. Both air temperature and precipitation show an increase throughout the monitoring period…

Since the Brünnich’s guillemot (Uria lomvia) feeds on key species in the ecosystem and is so abundant, it may be a good indicator for the productivity of the ecosystem. The Brünnich’s…