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Biological clocks keep ticking in the Arctic Ocean
Posted: 15th July 2020Marine biologists studying how climate change affects the Arctic found that despite permanent daylight during the Arctic summer internal biological clocks continue to provide the rhythm of life.
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Strathclyde mathematician joins Arctic climate change venture
Posted: 14th August 2019A mathematics researcher at the University of Strathclyde has joined a scientific venture to the Arctic Ocean which is to understand the behaviour of tiny organisms that are key to the food chain.
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Arctic study to shed light on organisms key to the food chain
Posted: 4th August 2019A research team – led by a University of Stirling expert – will set off on a scientific cruise to the Arctic Ocean this weekend in a bid to understand the behaviour of tiny organisms that are key to the food chain.
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Copepods: The unsung heroes of the ocean
Posted: 24th April 2019Published in NERC’s Planet Earth magazine this week is an interview with Holly Jenkins, a PhD student in the DIAPOD project, describing her research on copepods.
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Interview on Blue Planet Live with Prof David Pond
Posted: 28th March 2019During a week of live programmes on the BBC, Blue Planet Live celebrates marine life around the globe to explore the health of our oceans.
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#ThinkArctic interview with Holly Jenkins
Posted: 22nd March 2019Holly Jenkins, PhD student in the DIAPOD project, gave an interview this week on her research into copepods in the Arctic Ocean to GCI’s #ThinkArctic podcast series.
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Life in the slow lane: Polar plankton march to their own beat
Posted: 19th December 2018The world’s largest daily commute happens in our oceans, as fish and zooplankton – key components in the food web – travel up and down in the water column in response to the sun as it sets and rises.
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UK and Germany combine forces to fund crucial Arctic science
Posted: 3rd July 2018For the first time, the UK and Germany have joined forces to investigate the impact of climate change on the Arctic Ocean. The UK’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) have jointly invested almost £8 million in 12 new projects to carry…
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UK scientists return to the Arctic Ocean to measure climate change threat to marine life
Posted: 9th May 2018The £16 million, UK flagship programme of Arctic research returns today on a scientific cruise to the Arctic Ocean.