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What will the warming world look like in the future? Some of our projects use open-top chambers to experimentally warm plots and explore how plants respond. The artists Bigert and Bergström let people experience a warming world simulated through their artwork in Abisko, Northern Sweden. Their work was now portrayed in Swedish television. https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/norrbotten/projektet-pa-myren-i-abisko-visar-jordens-uppvarmning

Field season 2024 is over! To get a feeling of how it is doing fieldwork in the Arctic, follow Fredrik to Greenland, checking cameras for microclimate plots and Geerte`s phenology project. Thanks, Fredrik, for the amazing views!

Written by Nicklas Albertsson The first thing that comes to people’s minds when they hear the word arctic is rarely plants. Other aspects of the Arctic are often the primary association, such as ice, snow, polar bears, melting glaciers, and northern lights. You might be thinking, does the Arctic even have plants? The answer is aContinue reading “Arctic plants and temperature – a journey through space and time”

Several members of the EDGE lab group attended the 21st International Tundra Experiment (ITEX) conference in Vancouver, Canada last week. Kai, Xiaoyi and Kata presented their PhD work, and Kata and Anne led workshops on functional traits and extreme weather events. Anne was elected new co-chair of ITEX, and it was agreed that the nextContinue reading “ITEX conference in Vancouver”