Kirsten Seestern Christoffersen
@kirstenseesternc.bsky.social
Freshwater ecologist ▪︎ Arctic & Alpine ecosystems ▪︎ Field work rocks ▪︎ Long-term monitoring ▪︎ Revitalization of old data ▪︎ Belief: Let´s make a difference ▪︎ https://www1.bio.ku.dk/english/research/fbs/ksc/ ▪︎ @fblucph.bsky.social
♨️ Greenland’s thermal springs are mapped for the first time by a team effort. I´m happy to have contributed with to this initiative. An example of how historical records, modern satellite data, and local knowledge jointly reshape our understanding of the Arctic. 🔗 lnkd.in/eRA7Dg9U #ThermalSprings
🦐 Lepidurus as a Model for Biological Rhythms? Vittorio Pasquali from Università del Salento, Italia presented his findings at @fblucph.bsky.social. 🔬 Highlights: #Lepidurus arcticus & couesii reveals strong patterns but #CircadianRhythms rhythm theories are challenged #Chronobiology
The ‘Seasons of Change’ project, working at Arctic Station, unites science, local knowledge and storytelling to amplify Arctic voices in Kalaallit Nunaat. Changes highlighted through lake-sediment cores. @helenmort.bsky.social @iestynbarr.bsky.social @kirstenseesternc.bsky.social Kathryn Adamson.
So glad for the collaboration with the lovely UK-team bridging #science and #poetry together.
Helen Mort@helenmort.bsky.social · last yr.On the return from a research trip to Disko Bay, Greenland with colleagues from quaternary science Dr Kathryn Adamson & @iestynbarr.bsky.social working with @kirstenseesternc.bsky.social at @arcticstationucph.bsky.social - so much to process from another humbling encounter with ice and place.
Today we spotted two #Bowhead whales ((Balaena mysticetus) right outside the station at the sea ice front. The majestic Greenland right whale are special for #Disko_Bay and their singing is captured in real time by #hydrophones and broadcasted as part of the diskolive.com/the-animals#... project.
Just arrived in #Qeqertarsuag to work at @arcticstationucph.bsky.social for a short while. Fascination to watch the vanishing sea ice and the fragmented snow cover on land. #Spring is setting in it seems. Look forward to team up with the lovely station staff and scientists visiting the station.
Truly happy to be partner in one of the nine Arctic projects recently funded by #NordForsk. Our project: Arctic freshwater food systems - influence of warming winters and increased snow cover (FROST), will contribute to a sustainable development of the Arctic. www.nordforsk.org/news/major-i...
A fishy day at #UNIS for the limnology class. Guest teacher @grimsruddavidsen.bsky.social taught about ecology and behavior of #Arctic_charr. Fascinating how this 🐟 species coop with living in the #Arctic. Students got hands-on experience with modern fish tracking equipment. @limnology.bsky.social
Asked the UNIS #limnology_students to formulate #hypotheses about the effect of climate changes in Arctic lake food webs and to create doable in-situ experiments, that could provide answers. Creativity was high ranging from whole year mesocosms studies to fertilizing #lakes with goose droppings.
Wash and fine-sieve mud from the bottom of an arctic lake and you´ll find head capsules of #Chironomid mosquito🦟 larvae. We did so at the #UNIS freshwater course with Simon Belle from #SLU. Some specimen were truly old (~200 y) but 100% intact and are part of a climate story. #Paleo_limnology
Next paper of my Phd project published in @globalchangebio.bsky.social 🎉Read more to find out what makes #Arctic #diatoms arctic and why temperate diatoms could encounter significant barriers in their warming-driven poleward range-shifts. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
What Does It Mean to Be(Come) Arctic? Functional and Genetic Traits of Arctic‐ and Temperate‐Adapted Diatoms
Climate change is expected to drive phytoplankton poleward, but successful establishment in new environments requires adaptation to multiple factors beyond temperature. This study compares two common...
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I wake to a dream, where the sky dances Saariselkä, Sápmi, Lapland #WhiteReindeer #Saariselkä #Ivalo #Inari #Sápmi #Lapland #travel #Arctic #snow #frost #rose #green #blue #NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #sky #trees #SkyAndEarth #scape #aurorascape #photography #chatgpt Photo/Credit: INGEB
There are challenges to do #freshwater sampling in -20oC through 95 cm ice, but this international class at #UNIS_Svalbard runs the whole operation smoothly. They collects under ice light profiles, water samples and plankton. Nothing competes learning by doing. @freshwaterscience.bsky.social
Bravo, @sannemdt.bsky.social for a new study on microbial biofilm in Greenland streams across 3 regions. Highlights: 🟢 Cyanobacteria thrive even in the High Arctic 🌡️ P & water temperature are key drivers of biofilm growth ⛰️ Catchment slope & NO3 conc shape total biomass doi.org/10.1111/1758...
Drivers of Epilithic Biofilms in Greenland Streams: The Role of Nutrients, Temperature and Catchment Slope Across a Climate Gradient
Microbial biofilms are crucial components in Arctic streams, and understanding how climate warming affects them is critical. Across three regions in Greenland, we found large differences in biofilm s...
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Congratulation 🎉 Great to see our study is featured. Link to the paper is in Babara's posts.
Barbara Barta@bartabarbara.bsky.social · 2y agoMy MSc work on glacial-fed lakes in the Andes featured in Glamour Hungary 🗻💦Feeling glamourous 👩🔬💋✨
Today the Limnology-class at #UNIS_Svalbardwe had a very successful fieldtrip to the backland for sampling two mountain lakes. Air temp -22oC and water temp at 7 m depth +2oC. Ice thickness 1 m. Plankton in the nets? Oh - yes. @fblucph.bsky.social @jakobgiesler.bsky.social @rubensh.bsky.social
Daily life at #UNIS-Svalbard. Fieldwork is a prominent aspect of all courses offered at this university. Last Friday the entire limnology💦 class went on their first #winter-sampling event. Ice thickness was 83 cm and with a lot of snow on top. Higher education when it´s best @fblucph.bsky.social
Daily life at #UNIS-Svalbard. The return of sunbeams in #Longyearbyen is always celebrated on March 8 - whether the ☀️ appears or not. It did and the iconic miner in the middle of the town also go a sun crown.
Salmon fish folks; here's a 2 y post doc position with a great team of reseacher working in beautiful lanscapes. Highly recommended.
Jakob Brodersen@brodersenfish.bsky.social · last yr.We are looking for a post doc (2 year position) to work on fundamental and applied salmonid migration ecology. Work place is Eawag in Kastanienbaum, Switzerland, located on the shores of Lake Lucerne. See more here: apply.refline.ch/673277/1241/...
Daily life at #UNIS-Svalbard. Aurora borealis is mind blowing and happens often at 78oN.
mariaansine@mariaansine.bsky.social · last yr.I’m mostly at loss for words lately with the state of the world. But can offer a timeline cleanse of northern lights from my dog walk yesterday evening.
Daily life at #UNIS-Svalbard. The short legged Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) walk the village with no fear of humans (until the hunting seasons starts). This subspecies is only found on the Svalbard archipelago and is smaller than the Norwegian common reindeer.
Winter conditions in Arctic lakes will be in focus for the next five weeks at the University in Svalbard #UNIS-Svalbard during the annual MsC and PhD course. I look forward to meet a fully booked course with super-motivated students in few days. www.unis.no/courses/ab-8...
Gave an invited lecture for the Danish University pedagogy network on how we at Dept of Biology www1.bio.ku.dk/english/ create research-based teaching. Our annual Arctic Biology Field course kurser.ku.dk/course/nbik1... in Greenland for master students takes this approach very seriously.
