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Apr 05

Polar Talk #8

By Iris Events, News, Polar Ecology, PolarTalk

Am 31.05.2023 um 18:30 Uhr findet der #8 Polar Talk im Naturhistorischen Museum Wien statt. Gletscher sind nicht nur ein extremer Lebensraum, sondern stellen auch die Wissenschaftler vor große Herausforderungen. In einem faszinierenden Multimedia-Vortrag gibt Klemens Weisleitner Einblicke in die Welt…

Mar 31

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DNA-degrading microorganisms identified from Greenland sediments

By Iris Polar Ecology

An interdisciplinary team of researchers consisting of members of the Austrian Polar Research Institute, the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science of the University of Vienna, the University of Aalborg (Denmark) and the University of Calgary (Canada) succeeded in…

Dec 21

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Tracking Microplastics in the High Arctic – Part II

By Iris Expedition, Field report, Polar Ecology

The following voyage had the island Jan Mayen as destination, where we wanted to climb the Beerenberg, the highest volcano in the Arctic, in order to be the first to collect samples from there. After a few days we reached…

Dec 07

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Tracking Microplastics in the High Arctic – Part I

By Iris Expedition, Feldbericht, Field report, Polar Ecology

Microplastics (MP) is one of the most current research topics for many scientists around the world and also at the Department of Ecology at the University of Innsbruck. APRI board member Dr. Birgit Sattler has been researching microplastics in the…

Oct 22

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Polar Talk #5

By Iris Events, News, Polar Ecology

Satellitendaten zeigen deutlich den Rückgang des Meereises auf, aber auch an Land verändert sich der Lebensraum. Der Vortrag beleuchtet aktuelle Methoden der Fernerkundung und Satellitenmissionen sowie wichtige Erkenntnisse über die bereits sichtbaren Auswirkungen des Klimawandels in der Arktis.Priv.-Doz. Dr. Annett…

Sep 20

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The antibiotic crisis: Can hunting for antibiotics in the World´s coldest place help?

By Iris Polar Ecology

Rising antibiotic resistance, less effective treatments of bacterial infections, freezing and remote Antarctica with its cold-loving microorganism and one passionate microbiologist…How is this all connected? Without any doubts we know that medicine reached the point when antibiotic therapy becomes less…

Jun 29

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Methane gas emissons in the ice of Siberian Arctic lakes

By Christoph Ruhsam Polar Ecology

"Lakes and wetlands in the permafrost of the Arctic region play an essential role in the carbon cycle", explains Georg Pointner, a researcher at b.geos - an Austrian SME - and a doctoral student at the DK GIScience doctoral program…

May 27

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The Hidden Ocean

By Iris News, Polar Ecology

The deep sea is the largest ecosystem on Earth, yet we know so little about it. This holds especially true for the bottom of the Arctic deep sea, where – due to remoteness and sea ice cover – only very…

May 19

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PLASTICS IN THE ARCTIC?

By Iris Expedition, Polar Ecology

The Arctic is facing increasing stressors under global change. Plastic pollution is starting to become a major threat to pristine Arctic environments. Yet, research concerning the quality and quantity of pollution, as well as public awareness on this issue, remains…

Polar Ecology

Polar Talk #8

DNA-degrading microorganisms identified from Greenland sediments

Tracking Microplastics in the High Arctic – Part II

Tracking Microplastics in the High Arctic – Part I

Polar Talk #5

The antibiotic crisis: Can hunting for antibiotics in the World´s coldest place help?

Methane gas emissons in the ice of Siberian Arctic lakes

The Hidden Ocean

PLASTICS IN THE ARCTIC?

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