An article from NIVA - Norwegian Institute for Water Research Quest to solve global water plant mystery Mass development of water plants in river and lakes causes headache for researchers and water managers all over the world. New research aims to reveal the causes of the explosive development and identify ecosystem effects of removing the water plants.
This article was produced and financed by The Research Council of Norway Seventeen projects to generate knowledge about ecosystems A total of NOK 240 million has been awarded to 17 projects to study the responses of ecosystems to changes in climate and the environment as well as the cumulative effects on the ecosystem.
An article from Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre Norway’s first Red List for Ecosystems For the first time an overall risk assessment for ecosystems has been done in Norway, using a method similar to the Red List criteria for species.
This article was produced and financed by The Fram Centre Hunting mysterious environmental toxins PFAS is a group of environmental toxins which have been observed in almost every organism and every ecosystem in the entire world, including humans. But nobody really understands how they enter the body.
This article was produced and financed by The Fram Centre Tourists bring alien seeds Tourists can unwittingly bring alien plant species to Svalbard. Increased travel activity and expected temperature increases might alter the island's ecosystem.
