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Responses of Arctic marine birds to environmental constraints in the context of climate change
It is essential to reach a better understanding of ecological processes in the Arctic, as this ecoregion is hit severely […]
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Behavioural Ecology of subantarctic birds
The foundation of all animal activity is behaviour, which is constantly influenced by cues and clues from their surroundings. In […]
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Contaminants exposure, carry-over and maternal effects in an arctic seabird
For the next 4 years, the ORNITHO-ENDOCRINO research project will aim at continuing to investigate the consequences of contaminants exposure […]
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Monitoring galactic and solar cosmic rays for astrophysical research and space weather applications
The RAYCO project aims to monitor cosmic rays, i.e. the high-energy protons and nuclei (>450 MeV) that continually strike the Earth’s atmosphere. […]
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Long-Term UTLS aerosol/cloud/ozone monitoring, stratosphere-climate interactions: NDACC-France Antarctic contribution
The objectives of the 209 project “NDACC Antarctic” consist in long term monitoring associated to process and climatological studies on both the […]
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Five French magnetic observatories in Austral territories and Antarctica (Amsterdam, Crozet, Concordia, Dumont d’Urville & Kerguelen)
The 5 permanent magnetic observatories (Amsterdam, Crozet, Dome C/Concordia, Dumont d’Urville and Kerguelen) are located in remote and isolated locations. […]
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Adaptive strategies and population dynamics of polar seabirds under environmental constraints
Assessing the ongoing and future adaptive capacities of populations to cope with global changes is a major challenge. Relying on […]
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Long-term monitoring of the spatio-temporal changes of the distribution of terrestrial sub-Antarctic biota
Long-term time series represent invaluable sources for improving our comprehension of the environmental factors driving the distribution of the terrestrial […]
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GEOSCOPE – EOST: Global Seismological Observatory
The main objective of the “SEISMOLOGY/OBS” program is the continuous, broad-band, high-resolution observation of ground motion, especially in the generally […]
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SEE-Life: Long-term observatory of king penguin ecophysiology, behaviour, growth and breeding success
The earth’s environment is changing at an unprecedented rate and the effects of global change are even stronger in what […]
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Seabirds and marine mammals as sentinels of global changes in the Southern Ocean: eco-evolutionary trends and processes
Describing and understanding factors affecting ecosystem changes in the Southern Ocean is important for fundamental and applied reasons to provide […]
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