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Physical Activity and Health, Pluridisciplinarity Approach in ICE (isolated, confined environment) (PAHPA ICE)
This program convenes several disciplinary fields to understand the human adaptation to hostile environment. This applied research addresses this problem […]
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Microorganisms living in the Arctic
The Arctic is an area of growing strategic importance for European policy. As a consequence, there is an increasing need […]
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Fate of MAcroalgae Detritus as FOOD sources in polar coastal ecosystems. Phase 2
The west coast of Spitsbergen is one of the most impacted area in the world due to global warming, as […]
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Bioavailability of Iron contained in Nanoparticles of Glacial Origin
The Southern Ocean is a key player for the control of atmospheric CO2 and therefore climate. However the biological pump […]
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Antarctic seals and the sea-ice environment
Given the sensitivity of the sea-ice zone to global warming (IPCC SROCC 2019), there is an urgent need for determining […]
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Oxidation capacity of the atmosphere between 35-75 °S
The CAPOXI 35-75 project aims to document the oxidative capacity and the aerosol formation of the southern hemisphere following a […]
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Aerosol Monitoring using sun photometer at Amsterdam Island (AERONET/PHOTONS station)
This project aims to maintain the AERONET measurements at Amsterdam Island. These measurements provide optical and microphysical properties of aerosols […]
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Reproductive strategies in a genetically monogamous Arctic seabird
Most seabirds are genetically monogamous. They are long-lived birds that usually mate for life and share parental care. Mate choice […]
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Circulation of directly transmitted and tick-borne infectious agents in sub-Antarctic and Antarctic colonial vertebrate populations: surveillance, understanding and management implications
Describing and understanding factors affecting the distribution and circulation of infectious agents in animal populations is important for basic and […]
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Dynamic Slope Geomorphology and vulnerability in Nunavik, Canada
Several villages and parks in Nunavik (northern Quebec, Canada) are located near high reliefs whose slopes are subject to frequent […]
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Long-term interactions between snow and the atmosphere in the Arctic – 2
The Arctic warms faster than the rest of the globe due to “Arctic Amplification”. The different elements of the cryosphere […]
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Adaptation of sub-Antarctic plants to climate change and soil-plant-dynamics and trajectories
The subantarctic Kerguelen Islands are subject to rapid and intense climate change as evidenced by recent data. If we are […]
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