Arctic fieldwork meets climate science. Dr. Isabel C Barrio, Co-EIC, discusses discoveries, challenges, and collaboration in the North. Read more on #CSPBlog 💡▶️ https://ow.ly/cOYH50YipcW #ArcticResearch #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalScience
Mariana Verdonen
@verdonenm.bsky.social
Geographer | NordBorN Postdoc at the Agricultural University of Iceland 💚 Periglacial geomorphology; Remote Sensing; Tundra ecosystem changes; Greening & Browning of the Arctic; Permafrost; Arctic Socio-Ecological Systems (she/her)
This week's blog reflects on the peer-review process in academia, and speculates how the future of peer-review can be improved! blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd...
The courage to be disliked: reflections on peer-review processes
Although often daunting and discouraging, every academic must navigate the inevitable process of peer review. In this week’s post, Jean-Baptiste Koehl, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Osl...
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Three #PhD positions related to projects on #tundra and #permafrost peatland changes are currently open at one of our partner institutions! Application DL: 15.2.2026 #remotesensing #carbonfluxes #arcticvegetation #palsamire 🌱 nordborn.lbhi.is?p=524
PhD positions open at UEF - The Nordic Borealization Network
The Department of Geographical and Historical Studies at the University of Eastern Finland is seeking three motivated PhD researchers for projects on tundra and permafrost peatland changes in northern...
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Over two years already! 😮 Time really does fly when you’re enjoying your work and have great colleagues. Feeling proud of what we’ve accomplished and confident that NordBorN will continue in good hands. This isn’t a goodbye, though 😉
NordBorN@nordborn.bsky.social · 7mo agoLast week Isabel and Mariana visited James and Tom at #NTNU in #Trondheim to discuss the transition of #NordBorN coordination. Tom will take over the coordination role that Mariana has superbly led over the last 2+ yrs. Read more: nordborn.lbhi.is?p=508 @icbarrio.bsky.social @verdonenm.bsky.social
Happy to start the new year with this work officially published! 🎉 Big thanks to everyone involved! 😊💚
NordBorN@nordborn.bsky.social · 8mo agoNew paper out! 🎉 In NordBorN’s first topical review, we define tundra borealization and synthesize evidence for plant and animal community changes, methods for quantifying borealization, and how climate and land-use change are reshaping species distributions. 🌱🌲🦫 Read more: nordborn.lbhi.is?p=474
Do you want to do ecosystem research in the Arctic? This job with the Norwegian Polar Institute might be for you! Apply by Jan 5, 2026! herbivory.lbhi.is/2025/12/04/j...
Job opportunity with the Norwegian Polar Institute in Tromsø and Svalbard – The Herbivory Network
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📢 Do you want to do a #PhD using #hyperspectral satellite data to observe climate influences on tundra vegetation in Sweden? With me and @robertgbjork.bsky.social at U of Gothenburg. Apply by 19 Jan 2026. bit.ly/44duvJI
Time to share some happy news! 😊 After my position in Iceland ends in the spring, I will continue working on permafrost peatlands and bridging the gap between Fennoscandian and Icelandic research on palsa mires. Thank you, Nessling Foundation for the support!
Nesslingin säätiö / The Nessling Foundation@nessling.fi · 10mo agoResults from our general grant call are out: 29 projects, 2,84 million euros for sustainability transformation. Here's the story: nessling.fi/en/funded-pr...
IT’S ALIVE! The Glossary of Permafrost Science and Engineering is released and available to all for free! Spread the news! You can download it here: canadianpermafrostassociation.ca/glossary-of-...
Do you have a background in vegetation mapping from satellite and drone images and you have experience conducting fieldwork in the Arctic? Apply for this amazing position with #GINR by June 9! 🌿🗺️https://herbivory.lbhi.is/2025/06/05/job-opportunities-with-ginr/
Job opportunities with GINR – The Herbivory Network
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Two Marianas talking about #borealization at #VistÍs2025 🤩 @verdonenm.bsky.social @nanitundra.bsky.social
🦌 Emerging priorities in Arctic #herbivory research 🦌 Our horizon scan highlights priority areas for Arctic herbivory management and research. Wonderfully led (as always) by @icbarrio.bsky.social and in collaboration with >70 interdisciplinary authors. cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Emerging priorities in terrestrial herbivory research in the Arctic
Herbivores are an integral part of Arctic terrestrial ecosystems, driving ecosystem functioning and sustaining local livelihoods. In the context of accelerated climate warming and land use changes, un...
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Will you be the next #NordBorN #PhD student? Join the #NTNU University museum team to study the genomics of #Arctic plant invasions! Deadline to apply is May 9 nordborn.lbhi.is?p=406
PhD position on the genomics of Arctic invasion at NTNU University Museum, Trondheim - The Nordic Borealization Network
Deadline: May 9, 2025 The NTNU University Museum is seeking a highly qualified, ambitious, and motivated PhD candidate for a project focusing on genomics of Arctic alien plants. A warming climate, cha...
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Long days and a lot of science and coffee. #NordBorN researchers had a very busy week at #EGU25! nordborn.lbhi.is?p=409 #NordForsk
Busy week at EGU 2025 - The Nordic Borealization Network
This last week (April 27- May 2) several NordBorN researchers attended the European Geophysical Union (EGU) General Assembly 2025 in Vienna. Mariana and Elias co-convened the session Global change imp...
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🚨We are hiring🚨ECR with a PhD within 7 years? Tenure track position (akin to Assistant Prof) in Earth and Env Data Science at U of Gothenburg, Sweden. Expertise in remote sensing and machine learning. Work on climate change, Earth systems, biodiversity, #EO, #UAV Deadline May 10 tinyurl.com/58ft38du
Associate Senior Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Data Science
Associate Senior Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Data Science At the Department of Earth Sciences, we
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USAPECS’s 9th Annual International Polar Film Festival (PFF) is live from March 17-21, 2025 at www.usapecs.org/polar-film-f.... This online event showcases some of the best recent films about polar & alpine regions. Register here for roundtable filmmaker discussion (3/21): forms.gle/Do92aMcMohjG...
🧊🔥 New paper @natclimchange.bsky.social: After millennia as a carbon deep-freezer for the planet, a third of the Arctic-boreal zone is now a CO2 source to the atmosphere. The int’l research team was led by @annvirkk.bsky.social ⬇️ Learn more: permafrost.woodwellclimate.org/after-millen...
📢 Do you want to do a #PhD using #hyperspectral satellite data to observe climate influences on tundra vegetation in Sweden? With me and @robertgbjork at U of Gothenburg. Apply by 9 June - more info here: tinyurl.com/4m7s57ua
PhD position in Natural Sciences, specializing in Physical Geography
At the Department of Earth Sciences, we have ca 80 employees (10 are PhD students)
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Does your research focus on the shift in the distribution of temperate or boreal species into tundra ecosystems? 🌱🌲🦊🦫 If YES, there’s still time to submit your abstract for our session BG3.20 on tundra borealization! Abstract submission is open until 15 Jan 2025, 13:00 CET!
The #Arctic flora and fauna are not only responding to #climate change - they also modulate the way ecosystems feed back to the climate system. Read more about how here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/env... @beestfloris.bsky.social @larsholst.bsky.social @jeep4x4.bsky.social @nordborn.bsky.social
Mathilde is formally the first #PhD student to graduate in the #NordBorN consortium! Don't miss her PhD defence next week! (Teams link will be shared later)
Isabel C Barrio@icbarrio.bsky.social · 2y agoIt is with great pleasure that we announce Mathilde Defourneaux's PhD defence next Wed Dec 18 at 14 GMT at the Agricultural University of Iceland. Join us to learn more about the impacts of changes in herbivore communities in Iceland 🐑💩🦢🌿 tinyurl.com/4p57ywtc #TUNDRAsalad @nordborn.bsky.social
The #Arctic has undergone dramatic changes in just a few decades. The 2024 Arctic Report Card, compiled by a team of 97 scientists, highlights alarming trends in snow, ice, wildfires, and more. https://buff.ly/41tc17I 🌎 @ciresnews.bsky.social @colorado.edu
Arctic has changed dramatically in just a couple of decades – 2024 report card shows worrying trends in snow, ice, wildfire and more
Rapid changes underway in the Arctic affect the region’s people and wildlife, and the entire planet.
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Tree-planting in the Arctic can accelerate rather than decelerate climate warming 🌲 Check out our recent paper in Nature Geoscience superbly led by @jeep4x4.bsky.social: www.nature.com/articles/s41... (figure credit @laurabp.bsky.social)
Postdoc position in Arctic carbon cycling here at the University of Gothenburg 🇸🇪 with my very awesome 😎 colleague Mats Björkman: web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103... #Arctic #postdoc #job
Postdoc position in biogeochemistry focusing on the Arctic carbon balance in a warmer climate
Biogeochemistry with focus on carbon dynamics, climate change ecology, remote sensing, quantitative ecology. At the Department of
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📢 New EGU session alert! Submit your abstract by 15 January 2025! Or December 2nd, if you want to apply for travel support! 🌱 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
